UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Rayfield, Allan L
1800 West Park Drive
Suite 250
Westborough, MA 01581
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arch Wireless, Inc. (ARCH)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Director
7. 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
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code Amount D Price End of Year I
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code A D Exercisable Expiration
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Phantom Stock Units $0.0000 08/03/00 A 600 (1)
Phantom Stock Units $0.0000 09/19/00 A 74 (1)
Phantom Stock Units $0.0000 11/01/00 A 696 (1)
Phantom Stock Units $0.0000 11/02/00 A 355 (1)
Phantom Stock Units $0.0000 12/14/00 A 1,419 (1)
Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Year
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Phantom Stock Units 08/03/00 Common Stock 600 $5.0000 D Direct
Phantom Stock Units 09/19/00 Common Stock 74 $5.0625 D Direct
Phantom Stock Units 11/01/00 Common Stock 696 $2.8750 D Direct
Phantom Stock Units 11/02/00 Common Stock 355 $2.8125 D Direct
Phantom Stock Units 12/14/00 Common Stock 1,419 $0.9688 8,309 D Direct
Explanation of Responses:
(1)
The phantom stock units were accrued under the Arch Communications Group, Inc. directors deferred compensation plan and are exercisa
ble for cash on the date Mr. Rayfield ceases to be a Director of Arch Communications Group, Inc.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Rayfield, Allan L
DATE 01/12/01