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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
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1.Name and Address of Reporting Person
Bowman Kirk
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Object Design, Inc.
25 Mall Road
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(Street)
Burlington MA 01803
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Object Design, Inc. ("ODIS")
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3.IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4.Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Year) 04/99
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5.If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6.Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [X] Officer [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
Senior Vice President
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7.Individul or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by one reporting person
[ ] Form filed by more than one reporting person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock 04/30/99 P V 2,202 A $3.0547 46,189 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 1 of 2
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)
/s/Kirk Bowman 05/04/99
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. ------------------------------- --------
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). **Signature of Reporting Person Date
BY: Kirk Bowman
Senior Vice President
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2 of 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (7-96)
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