SEC Form 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Fenwick Neal V

(Last) (First) (Middle)
300 TOWER PARKWAY

(Street)
LINCOLNSHIRE IL 60069

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ACCO BRANDS CORP [ ABD ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Executive VP and CFO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/16/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 08/16/2005 A 1,799 A $0(1) 1,799 D
Common Stock 08/16/2005 A 430 A $0(1) 430 I By spouse
Common Stock 08/16/2005 A 286 A $0(1) 286 I By spouse by savings plan(2)
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $12.31 08/16/2005 A 20,400 09/23/2002 09/23/2012 Common Stock 20,400 (3) 20,400 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $14.41 08/16/2005 A 39,877 09/29/2003 09/29/2013 Common Stock 39,877 (3) 39,877 D
Stock Option (right to buy) $18.25 08/16/2005 A 71,780 10/28/2004 10/28/2014 Common Stock 71,780 (3) 71,780 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Received in connection with the pro rata distribution (the "Distribution") by Fortune Brands, Inc. ("Fortune") to its stockholders of the shares of common stock of ACCO Brands Corporation ("ACCO") held by Fortune on August 16, 2005, whereby each holder of Fortune common stock received one share of ACCO common stock for every 4.255 shares of Fortune common stock held as of the close of business on August 9, 2005.
2. Shares represented by company stock fund units under the Fortune savings plan acquired in connection with the Distribution.
3. In connection with the Distribution, each outstanding option to purchase Fortune common stock held by an employee of ACCO was converted into an option to purchase a number of shares of ACCO common stock at an exercise price determined in accordance with the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of March 15, 2005, as amended August 4, 2005, by and between Fortune, ACCO, Gemini Acquisition Sub, Inc. and General Binding Corporation.
/s/ A. Robert Colby, attorney-in-fact for Neal V. Fenwick 08/18/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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