+--------+ | FORM 3 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION +--------+ WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Cresswell Mark J. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 14100 Southwest Freeway, Suite 500 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Sugar Land TX 77478 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/15/2001 -------------- 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person if an Entity (Voluntary) -------------- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol NEON Systems, Inc. (NESY) ----------------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) ___ Director [X] Officer ___ 10% Owner ___ Other (give title below) (specify below) Vice President/General Manageer ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ---------------------------- 7. 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 BENEFICIALLY OWNED -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene- Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In- Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene- Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial Date Price Security: Ownership (Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5) Year) Derivative or In- ---------------------------------------------------- Security direct (I) Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5) Exer- tion Title Number of cisable Date Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock Options (Right to Buy)(1) (1) 10/15/2011 Common Stock 200,000 $3.56 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Explanation of Responses: (1) Granted under the Issuer's 1999 Long Term Incentive Plan vesting is 25% at one year anniversary and quarterly vesting thereafter over twelve quarters. /s/ Mark J. Cresswell 1/16/2001 ------------------------------- ----------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date * If the form is filed by more than one reported person, see Instruction 5(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). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.