Statement of Changes of Beneficial Ownership


FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
                                                                                  
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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
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

OTTE DARYL
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

THESTREET COM [ TSCM ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

__ X __ Director                      _____ 10% Owner
__ X __ Officer (give title below)      _____ Other (specify below)
Chief Executive Officer
(Last)          (First)          (Middle)

C/O THESTREET.COM, 14 WALL STEET, 15TH FL
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY)

12/16/2009
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10005
(City)        (State)        (Zip)
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 
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. Trans. Date 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 3. Trans. 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
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share   12/16/2009     A    37663   (1) A $0   (2) 773864   D    
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share   12/16/2009     A    2884   (3) A $0   (2) 2884   I   Limited partnerships  

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Trans. Date 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any 4. Trans. 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 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(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

Explanation of Responses:
( 1)  Acquired as merger consideration pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of December 16, 2009, among the issuer, a subsidiary of the issuer and a target company. Of the 37,663 shares, 3,139 shares are currently being held in escrow and may be disbursed to the Reporting Person over a two-year period, subject to post-closing adjustments.
( 2)  Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, the price per share was deemed to be $2.56 per share.
( 3)  Acquired as merger consideration pursuant to the Merger Agreement. Of the 2,884 shares, 886 shares are currently being held in escrow and may be disbursed to the Reporting Person over a two-year period, subject to post-closing adjustments.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
OTTE DARYL
C/O THESTREET.COM
14 WALL STEET, 15TH FL
NEW YORK, NY 10005
X
Chief Executive Officer

Signatures
/s/ Daryl Otte 12/17/2009
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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