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
Conway, James L.
c/o Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
146 Nassau Avenue
Islip, NY 11751
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Netsmart Technologies, Inc.
NTST
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
October 3, 2002
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) ( ) Other
(specify below)
CEO
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |10/03/|M | |13,382 (1) |A |$1.81 |110,467 |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Common Stock | |10/03|M | |21,000 |D | | |Common Stock|21,000 |1.81 |20,000 |D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | |34,000 |D |(2) |
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Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | |14,250 |I |(3) |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Mr. Conway exercised an option to purchase 21,000 of his common stock by
delivery of 7,618 shares of
common stock that he
owned
(2) Represents shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants owned
by Mr. Conway
(3) Represents shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of warrants owned
by Mr. Conway's wife,
as to which he disclaims beneficial
ownership
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
James L. Conway
DATE
October 8, 2002