---------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ---------------------------- |F O R M 4| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL | ---------------- |--------------------------| STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0287| [ ] Check this box if |Expires: September 30,1998| no longer Subject Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden | to Section 16. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5| Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 ---------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to | | | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) | |Klapper Gail H. |Houghton Mifflin Company | | | | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)| | | | X Director 10% Owner | |----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--- --- | | (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | Officer Other | | | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)| | The Klapper Firm | (Voluntary) | | | | 511 Sixteenth Street, Ste. 210 | | January 2001 | | | | | | | |----------------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------------| | (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing | | | | Original (Month/Year) | (Check Applicable Line) | | | | | | |Denver, CO 80202-4227| | | 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 |2.Transac- |3.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect| | (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial | | |(Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr.8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership | | | |---------|-------------------------------| Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) | | | | | | |(A) | | Month |or | | | | |Code| V | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(I) | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | |Common Stock | 01/30/2001 | A | V | 1000 | A | $42.6200| 6083 | D | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (7-96) *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). PAGE: 1 OF 2

FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature | |Derivative|sion or |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of | |Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect | |(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial| | |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership | | |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)| | |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| | | | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | | | | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Month |or | | | | | |---------|---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| | | | | |Code| V | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |Stock Opti| $43.4375| | | | | | |01/25|Common Sto| 2000| | 2000| D | | |on | | | | | | | | 2004|ck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (01)| | | | | | | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| |Stock Opti| $39.8750| | | | | | |01/24|Common Sto| 2000| | 2000| D | | |on | | | | | | | | 2005|ck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (02)| | | | | | | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| |Stock Opti| $42.6200|01/30| A | V | 2000| | |01/29|Common Sto| 2000| | 2000| D | | |on | | 2001| | | | | | 2006|ck | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (03)| | | | | | | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explanation of Responses: (01) Currently exercisable as to all shares. (02) Currently exercisable as to 1,333 shares; 667 shares will become exercisable on January 25, 2002. (03) Currently exercisable as to 667 shares; 667 shares will become exercisable on January 30, 2002, and 666 shares will beco me exercisable on January 30, 2003. **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/Gail H. Klapper 01/31/2001 Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------------------ ---------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (7-96) Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number Klapper, Gail H. Houghton Mifflin Company JAN-2001 PAGE: 2 OF 2

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