Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Messenger David R.J.
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Virgin Mobile USA, Inc. [VM]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Admin & Corp Dev Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
10 INDEPENDENCE BLVD, 2ND FLOOR
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/24/2009
(Street)

WARREN, NJ 07059
4. If Amendment, Date 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
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
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
Class A Common Stock 11/24/2009   D   69,482 D (1) 0 D  

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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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: 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
Option to Purchase Class A Common Stock (right to buy) $ 17.45 11/24/2009   D     42,679 07/11/2009 07/11/2015 Class A Common Stock 42,679 $ 0 (2) 0 D  
Option to Purchase Class A Common Stock (right to buy) $ 17.45 11/24/2009   D     51,215   (3) 06/01/2012 Class A Common Stock 51,215 $ 0 (2) 0 D  
Option to Purchase Class A Common Stock (right to buy) $ 15 11/24/2009   D     35,778   (4) 10/10/2013 Class A Common Stock 35,778 $ 0 (2) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Messenger David R.J.
10 INDEPENDENCE BLVD, 2ND FLOOR
WARREN, NJ 07059
      Chief Admin & Corp Dev Officer  

Signatures

 /s/ Nathan Marinoff, Attorney-in-Fact   11/24/2009
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) Pursuant to the Merger Agreement dated July 27, 2009 among the Issuer, Sprint Nextel Corporation ("Sprint"), and Sprint Mozart, Inc., each of these shares or restricted stock units was cancelled at the effective time of the merger and converted into the right to receive, as applicable, 1.3668 shares of Sprint stock or 1.3668 restricted stock units of Sprint with vesting terms substantially similar to the restricted stock units of the Issuer being cancelled. On the effective date of the merger, the market value of Sprint stock was $3.75 per share.
(2) This stock option was cancelled in the merger in exchange for no consideration.
(3) This stock option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments on 6/1/2007, 6/1/2008, 6/1/2009 and 6/1/2010.
(4) This stock option provided for vesting in four equal annual installments on 7/1/2008, 7/1/2009, 7/1/2010 and 7/1/2011.

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