X0202 4 2008-04-29 0 0001109808 AVOCENT CORP AVCT 0001194657 MCALEER WILLIAM 9911 WILLOWS ROAD NE REDMOND WA 98052 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2008-04-29 4 D 0 1000 19.50 D 15774 D Options (rights to buy) 52.4375 2000-09-18 2010-09-18 Common Stock 20000 20000 D Options (rights to buy) 22.36 2001-05-25 2011-05-25 Common Stock 6000 6000 D Options (rights to buy) 27.25 2003-03-07 2013-03-07 Common Stock 15000 15000 D Options (rights to buy) 40.98 2004-02-05 2014-02-05 Common Stock 10000 10000 D Options (rights to buy) 26.14 2005-06-30 2015-06-30 Common Stock 4200 4200 D Grant date, exercisable in 24 monthly installments beginning one month from date of grant. Grant date, 100% vests on December 31, 2005. The vesting of unvested options will accelerate and become 100% vested on December 25, 2005, if the reporting person is an employee on that date. These include time-based restricted shares granted on April 27, 2007 and February 19, 2008. 5,016 shares vest on January 1, 2009 and 3,000 on January 1, 2010. Richard K. Hempstead as attorney-in-fact for William H McAleer 2008-04-30