Edgar Filing: J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC

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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

RESSLER RICHARD S

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC [JCOM]

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

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC., 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/05/2009

(Street)

LOS ANGELES, CA 90028

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)
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, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		M⁽²⁾		50,000	A	$ 1.72	1,059,161 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		M⁽²⁾		206,667	A	$ 1.03	1,265,828 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		M⁽²⁾		12,500	A	$ 1.17	1,278,328 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		30,537	D	$ 22.75	1,247,791 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		900	D	$ 22.76	1,246,891 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		6,213	D	$ 22.77	1,240,678 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		3,198	D	$ 22.78	1,237,480 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		1,702	D	$ 22.79	1,235,778 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		8,030	D	$ 22.8	1,227,748 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		100	D	$ 22.81	1,227,648 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		1,200	D	$ 22.82	1,226,448 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		524	D	$ 22.83	1,225,924 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		300	D	$ 22.8325	1,225,624 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		5,900	D	$ 22.84	1,219,724 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		5,135	D	$ 22.85	1,214,589 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		100	D	$ 22.86	1,214,489 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		300	D	$ 22.865	1,214,189 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		500	D	$ 22.8675	1,213,689 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		2,830	D	$ 22.87	1,210,859 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		900	D	$ 22.875	1,209,959 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		100	D	$ 22.8775	1,209,859 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		3,508	D	$ 22.88	1,206,351 ⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock, $0.01 par value	06/05/2009		S		700	D	$ 22.885	1,205,651 ⁽¹⁾	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

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Option to purchase Common Stock

$ 1.72

06/05/2009

50,000 ⁽⁷⁾

⁽³⁾

07/12/2010

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

50,000

$ 0 ⁽⁶⁾

1,308,459

Option to purchase Common Stock

$ 1.03

06/05/2009

206,667 ⁽⁷⁾

⁽⁴⁾

12/28/2011

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

206,667

$ 0 ⁽⁶⁾

1,101,792

Option to purchase Common Stock

$ 1.17

06/05/2009

12,500 ⁽⁷⁾

⁽⁵⁾

12/28/2011

Common Stock, $0.01 par value

12,500

$ 0 ⁽⁶⁾

1,089,292

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RESSLER RICHARD S C/O J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS, INC. 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD, 5TH FLOOR LOS ANGELES, CA 90028	X

Signatures

By: /s/ Richard S. Ressler		06/09/2009
^**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)	Includes 37,011 shares of restricted stock, of which 9,778 are vested and 27,233 remain subject to vesting.
(2)	These shares were acquired upon exercise of stock options under Issuer's Amended and Restated 1997 Stock Option Plan identified as exercised in Part II of this Form 4.
(3)	The option vested in four equal installments on July 12, 2001, 2002, 2003, and 2004.
(4)	The options consist of 83,334 shares that vested on December 28, 2002; 81,667 shares that vested on December 28, 2003; and 41,666shares that vested on December 28, 2004.
(5)	The option vested in three equal installments on December 28, 2002, 2003 and 2004.
(6)	Employee stock option granted for services rendered, no value placed on services rendered.
(7)	Mr. Ressler is exercising these options because of their imminent expiration date.
Remarks: Part 1 of 7.

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