UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP ( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b). 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person: Richard A. Lumpkin 121 South 17th Street Mattoon, Illinois 61938 U.S.A. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: McLeodUSA Incorporated MCLD 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary): 4. Statement for Month/Year: December 2000 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year): 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable): (x) Director ( ) 10% Owner (x) Officer (give title below) (x) Other (specify below) Vice Chairman Member of 13(d) group owning more than 10% 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line): ( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person (x) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 5. Amount of 6. Owner- Securities ship Form: 2. Trans- Beneficially Direct (D) 1. Title action 3. Trans- 4. Securities Owned at End or In- of Date action Acquired (A) or of Month direct 7. Nature of Indirect Security (Month/ Code Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3 (I) Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 3) Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) --------- --------- ---------- ------------------- ------------ ---------- -------------------- Code V Amount (A)or(D) Price ---- - ------ -------- ----- Class A 12/22/00 M 128,952 A $5.875 D Common Stock 12/22/00 M 15,000 A $5.750 D 12/22/00 M 59,994 A $4.958 D 12/27/00 M 7,500 A $5.750 D 12/31/00 M 59,994 A $4.958 271,440 D 2,284,303 I By Richard Anthony Lumpkin 1990 Personal Income Trust for the Benefit of Elizabeth L. Celio dated April 20, 1990 2,284,303 I By Richard Anthony Lumpkin 1990 Personal Income Trust for the Benefit of Benjamin Iverson Lumpkin dated April 20, 1990 1,852,890 I By Trust named for Elizabeth L. Celio created under the Mary Green Gallo Trust Agreement dated December 29, 1989 1,852,890 I By Trust named for Benjamin I. Lumpkin created under the Mary Green Gallo Trust Agreement dated December 29, 1989 5. Amount of 6. Owner- Securities ship Form: 2. Trans- Beneficially Direct (D) 1. Title action 3. Trans- 4. Securities Owned at End or In- of Date action Acquired (A) or of Month direct 7. Nature of Indirect Security (Month/ Code Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3 (I) Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 3) Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) --------- --------- ---------- ------------------- ------------ ---------- -------------------- Code V Amount (A)or(D) Price ---- - ------ -------- ----- 327,828 I By Richard Adamson Lumpkin Grandchildren's Trust dated September 5, 1980 for the benefit of Elizabeth L. Celio 327,828 I By Richard Adamson Lumpkin Grandchildren's Trust dated September 5, 1980 for the benefit of Benjamin I. Lumpkin 13,930 I By Gail G. Lumpkin 1998 QTIP Trust, dated September 15, 1998 10,932 I By Richard Anthony Lumpkin Trust under the Trust Agreement dated February 6, 1970 1,852,832 I By Richard Anthony Lumpkin Trust under the Trust Agreement dated May 13, 1978 27,300 D(1) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 10. Owner- 9. ship Number of Form of 5. Number Deriv- Deriv- of Deriv- ative ative 11. 1. 2. Con- ative 8. Secur- Secur- Nature Title version Secur- Price ities ity: of In- of or 3. ities of Benefi- Direct direct Deriv- Exer- Trans- Acquired 7. Title and Deriv- cially (D) or Benefi- ative cise action 4. Trans- (A) or Amount of ative Owned at In- cial Secur- Price of Date action Disposed 6. Date Underlying Secur- End of direct Owner- ity Deriv- (Month/ Code of (D) Exercisable and Securities ity Month (I) ship (Instr. ative Day/ (Instr. (Instr. 3, Expiration Date (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) Security Year) 8) 4 and 5) (Month/Day/Year) 3 and 4) 5) 4) 4) 4) ------- -------- ------ --------- ---------- ---------------- -------------- ------- -------- ------- ------ Date Exer- Expir- Amount or cis- ation Number of Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares ---- - --- --- ---- ------ ----- -------- Em- $5.875 12/22/00 M 128,952 (1) 9/25/07 Class A 128,952 111,048 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) Em- $5.75 12/22/00 M 15,000 (2) 12/22/07 Class A 15,000 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) Em- $5.75 12/27/00 M 7,500 (2) 12/22/07 Class A 7,500 7,500 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) 10. Owner- 9. ship Number of Form of 5. Number Deriv- Deriv- of Deriv- ative ative 11. 1. 2. Con- ative 8. Secur- Secur- Nature Title version Secur- Price ities ity: of In- of or 3. ities of Benefi- Direct direct Deriv- Exer- Trans- Acquired 7. Title and Deriv- cially (D) or Benefi- ative cise action 4. Trans- (A) or Amount of ative Owned at In- cial Secur- Price of Date action Disposed 6. Date Underlying Secur- End of direct Owner- ity Deriv- (Month/ Code of (D) Exercisable and Securities ity Month (I) ship (Instr. ative Day/ (Instr. (Instr. 3, Expiration Date (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) Security Year) 8) 4 and 5) (Month/Day/Year) 3 and 4) 5) 4) 4) 4) ------- -------- ------ --------- ---------- ---------------- --------------- ------- -------- ------- ------ Date Exer- Expir- Amount or cis- ation Number of Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares ---- - --- --- ---- ------- ------ --------- Em- $4.958 12/22/00 M 59,994 (3) 12/31/08 Class A 59,994 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) Em- $4.958 12/31/00 M 59,994 (3) 12/31/08 Class A 59,994 120,012 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) Em- $17.521 (4) 1/7/10 Class A 75,000 75,000 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) Em- $4.083 (5) 9/24/07 Class A 94,500 94,500 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) 10. Owner- 9. ship Number of Form of 5. Number Deriv- Deriv- of Deriv- ative ative 11. 1. 2. Con- ative 8. Secur- Secur- Nature Title version Secur- Price ities ity: of In- of or 3. ities of Benefi- Direct direct Deriv- Exer- Trans- Acquired 7. Title and Deriv- cially (D) or Benefi- ative cise action 4. Trans- (A) or Amount of ative Owned at In- cial Secur- Price of Date action Disposed 6. Date Underlying Secur- End of direct Owner- ity Deriv- (Month/ Code of (D) Exercisable and Securities ity Month (I) ship (Instr. ative Day/ (Instr. (Instr. 3, Expiration Date (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) Security Year) 8) 4 and 5) (Month/Day/Year) 3 and 4) 5) 4) 4) 4) ------- -------- ------ --------- ---------- ---------------- --------------- ------- -------- ------- ------ Date Exer- Expir- Amount or cis- ation Number of Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares ---- - --- --- ---- ------ ----- --------- Em- $4.042 (6) 12/22/07 Class A 22,500 15,000 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) Em- $4.958 (7) 12/31/08 Class A 22,500 22,500 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) Em- $20.458 (8) 4/21/10 Class A 15,000 15,000 D ployee Common Stock Stock Option (right to buy) Explanation of Responses: Explanation of footnotes to Table I: For purposes of Section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act, Richard A. Lumpkin is a member of a group that together owns more than 10% of the Issuer's Class A Common Stock. Except as indicated in the following note, the securities shown in Table I are beneficially owned for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) by Richard A. Lumpkin. (1) Beneficially owned for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) by Steven L. Grissom. These shares are not subject to Mr. Grissom's agreement with the other members of the 13(d) group referred to in Item 6 of the cover page of this Form 4. Explanation of footnotes to Table II: The following derivative securities shown in Table II are beneficially owned for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) by Richard A. Lumpkin. (1) The employee stock option dated 12/3/97 vests in four equal annual installments which began on September 25, 1998. (2) The employee stock option dated 12/22/97 vests in four equal annual installments which began on December 22, 1998. (3) The employee stock option dated 12/31/98 vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 1999. (4) The employee stock option dated 1/7/2000 vests in full on January 7, 2003. The following derivative securities shown in Table II are beneficially owned for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) by Steven L. Grissom. (5) The employee stock option dated 9/24/97 vests in four equal annual installments which began on September 24, 1998. (6) The employee stock option dated 12/22/97 vests in four equal annual installments which began on October 12, 1999. (7) The employee stock option dated 12/31/98 vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 1999. (8) The employee stock option dated 4/21/2000 vests in four equal installments beginning on April 21, 2001. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON: Richard A. Lumpkin By: Steven L. Grissom Attorney in Fact DATE: January 10, 2001 JOINT FILER INFORMATION: Name: Steven L. Grissom Address: 121 South 17th Street, Mattoon, Illinois 61938 Designated Filer: Richard A. Lumpkin Issuer & Ticker Symbol: McLeodUSA Incorporated, MCLD Statement for Month/Year: December, 2000 Signature: Steven L. Grissom Individually and as trustee of the Personal Income Trusts