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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
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(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Szymaniak Valerie
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Party City Corporation 400 Commons Way
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(Street)
Rockaway New Jersey 07866
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARTY CITY CORPORATION (PCTY)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
12/98
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Vice President, Real Estate
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6. Owner-
4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5.Amount of ship
Disposed of (D) Securities Form:
3. Trans- (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct 7.Nature
2. Trans- action Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or of Indirect
action Date (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Month/ ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Day/Year Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 12/8/98 G 1,000 D N/A 24,000 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
(over)
SFC 1474 (3/91)
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4, and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Stock Option Common
(right to purchase) * 2/24/08 Stock * 67,500 D
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Explanation of Responses:
* 5,500 shares are exercisable 2/24/99; 5,500 shares are exercisable 2/24/00;
and 5,500 shares are exercisable 2/24/01; awarded pursuant to a non-qualified
option grant.
By: /s/ Valerie Szymaniak January 7, 1999
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
