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: May 2001 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 Securities 6. Owner- Beneficially ship Form: 3. Trans- Owned at End Direct (D) 1. Title of 2. Transaction action 4. Securities Acquired of Month or Indi- 7. Nature of Indirect Security Date (Month/ Code (A) or Disposed of (D) Instr. 3 rect (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 271,440 D Common Stock 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 327,828 I By Richard Adamson Lumpkin Grandchildren's Trust dated September 5, 1980 for the benefit of Elizabeth L. Celio 5. Amount of Securities 6. Owner- Beneficially ship Form: 3. Trans- Owned at End Direct (D) 1. Title of 2. Transaction action 4. Securities Acquired of Month or Indi- 7. Nature of Indirect Security Date (Month/ Code (A) or Disposed of (D) Instr. 3 rect (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 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 28,797 D(1) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 10. Owner- 9. ship 5. Number Form 2. Number of Deri- of Conver- of Deriva- 7. vative Deriva- 1. sion or tive 6. Title 8. Securi- tive Title Exer- Secur- Date and Price ties Secur- of cise ities Exer- Amount of of Bene- ity: Deriva- Price 3. Acquired cisable Under- Deriva- ficially Direct 11. tive of Trans- 4. (A) or and Expi- lying tive Owned at (D) or Nature of Secur- Deriva- action Trans- Disposed ration Secur- Secur- End of Indi- Indirect ity tive Date action of (D) Date ities ity Month rect (I) Beneficial (Instr. Secur- (Month/ Code (Insr. 3, (Month/ (Instr. 3 (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. Ownership 3) ity Day/Year) (Instr. 8) 4 and 5) Day/Year) and 4) 5) 4) 4) (Instr. 4) ------- ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ---------------- ------- -------- -------- ---------- Code V (A) (D) Date Expir- Title Amount or ---- - --- --- Exer- ation ----- Number of cis- Date Shares able ------ --------- ----- Employee $5.875 (1) 09/25/07 Class A 111,048 111,048 D Stock Common Option Stock (right to buy) Employee $5.75 (2) 12/22/07 Class A 7,500 7,500 D Stock Common Option Stock (right to buy) Employee $4.958 (3) 12/31/08 Class A 120,012 120,012 D Stock Common Option Stock (right to buy) Employee $17.521 (4) 01/07/10 Class A 75,000 75,000 D Stock Common Option Stock (right to buy) 10. Owner- 9. ship 5. Number Form 2. Number of Deri- of Conver- of Deriva- 7. vative Deriva- 1. sion or tive 6. Title 8. Securi- tive Title Exer- Secur- Date and Price ties Secur- of cise ities Exer- Amount of of Bene- ity: Deriva- Price 3. Acquired cisable Under- Deriva- ficially Direct 11. tive of Trans- 4. (A) or and Expi- lying tive Owned at (D) or Nature of Secur- Deriva- action Trans- Disposed ration Secur- Secur- End of Indi- Indirect ity tive Date action of (D) Date ities ity Month rect (I) Beneficial (Instr. Secur- (Month/ Code (Insr. 3, (Month/ (Instr. 3 (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. Ownership 3) ity Day/Year) (Instr. 8) 4 and 5) Day/Year) and 4) 5) 4) 4) (Instr. 4) ------- ------ --------- ---------- ---------- ------------- ---------------- ------- -------- -------- ---------- Code V (A) (D) Date Expir- Title Amount or ---- - --- --- Exer- ation ----- Number of cis- Date Shares able ------ --------- ----- Employee $6.03 05/07/01 A 22,500 (5) 05/07/11 Class A 22,500 22,500 D Stock Common Option Stock (right to buy) Employee $4.083 (6) 09/24/07 Class A 94,500 94,500 D Stock Common Option Stock (right to buy) Employee $4.042 (7) 12/22/07 Class A 15,000 15,000 D Stock Common Option Stock (right to buy) Employee $4.958 (8) 12/31/08 Class A 22,500 22,500 D Stock Common Option Stock (right to buy) Employee $20.458 (9) 04/21/10 Class A 15,000 15,000 D Stock Common Option Stock (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. (5) The employee stock option dated 5/7/2001 vests in three installments as follows: 25% on July 1, 2001, 25% on October 1, 2001, and 50% on January 1, 2002. The following derivative securities shown in Table II are beneficially owned for purposes of Rule 16a-1(a)(2) by Steven L. Grissom. (6) The employee stock option dated 9/24/97 vests in four equal annual installments which began on September 24, 1998. (7) The employee stock option dated 12/22/97 vests in four equal annual installments which began on October 12, 1999. (8) The employee stock option dated 12/31/98 vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 31, 1999. (9) 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: June 8, 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: May, 2001 Signature: Steven L. Grissom Individually and as trustee of the Personal Income Trusts