SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Ramlall Richard

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O RCN CORP

196 VAN BUREN STREET, SUITE 300

(Street)

HERNDON

20170

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RCN CORP /DE/ [ RCNI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Senior Vice President

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
08/26/2010

4. If Amendment, Date of 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

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	08/26/2010		D		55,447⁽¹⁾	D	$15⁽²⁾	0	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Options to Purchase Common Stock	$13.79	08/26/2010		D			99,972	08/26/2010⁽³⁾	01/01/2012	Common Stock	99,972	$15⁽³⁾	0	D
Options to Purchase Common Stock	$11.22	08/26/2010		D			26,460	08/26/2010⁽³⁾	03/13/2015	Common Stock	26,460	$15⁽³⁾	0	D
Options to Purchase Common Stock	$9.05	08/26/2010		D			8,185	08/26/2010⁽³⁾	08/12/2016	Common Stock	8,185	$15⁽³⁾	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 31,040 previously unvested Restricted Stock Units, each of which automatically vested in connection with the closing of the transactions contemplated by the Merger Agreement in accordance with the terms of the Merger Agreement.

2. Shares were disposed of pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of March 5, 2010, as amended, by and among RCN Corporation, Yankee Cable Acquisition, LLC, Yankee Metro Parent, Inc. and Yankee Metro Merger Sub, Inc. in exchange for $15.00 per share in cash.

3. Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, options cancelled and converted into the right to receive, for each share underlying such option, a cash payment equal to the excess, if any, of $15.00 over such option's per-share exercise price.

Remarks:

	Richard Ramlall	08/30/2010
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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