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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 OMB APPROVAL
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*SPRAGUE STEVEN K
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
480 PLEASANT ST.
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(Street)LEE MA 01238
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WAVE SYSTEMS CORP [WAVX] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)X Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
President/CEO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/14/2011
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)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Employee Stock Option (1) $ 4.59 01/14/2011 A 300,000 (1) 01/14/2021 Class A Common Stock 300,000 $ 0 300,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. On January 14, 2011, Steven K. Sprague was granted 300,000 stock options under the Company's 1994 Employee Stock Option Plan. One-third of these stock options vest on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of the grant.
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