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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0202 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 12/22/06 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 1084048 |
| Issuer Name: J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS INC |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: JCOM |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 1355733 |
| | Owner Name: Adelman Jeffrey Daniel |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: J2 GLOBAL COMMUNICATIONS |
| | Owner Street 2: 6922 HOLLYWOOD BLVD., 5TH FLOOR |
| | Owner City: LOS ANGELES |
| | Owner State: CA |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 90028 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? No |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: VP/General Counsel |
| | Other Text: |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Option to purchase Common Stock |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 3.525 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/22/06 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: D |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 6,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: D |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 6/25/12 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 6,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 0 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Option to purchase Common Stock |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 4.47 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 12/22/06 |
| | Deemed Execution Date: |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Timeliness: |
| | | Value: |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 6,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Footnote ID: F1 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 6/25/12 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 6,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 6,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
| | | Nature of Ownership: |
| Value: |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The matching reported transactions involved an amendment of an outstanding vested option, resulting in the deemed cancellation of the ?old? option and the grant of a replacement option. This amendment is intended to cure the non-compliance of the ?old? option grant with IRC Section 409A. |
Remarks: |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Jeffrey D Adelman |
| Signature Date: 12/26/06 |