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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
OPTIMAL ROBOTICS CORP. (THE "COMPANY") IS A FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER.
CONSEQUENTLY, THE COMPANY'S SECURITIES ARE EXEMPT FROM SECTION 16 OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 PURSUANT TO RULE 3a12-3(b) PROMULGATED
THEREUNDER. THE FILING OF THIS FORM IS FOR INFORMATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY AND DOES
NOT CONSTITUTE A WAIVER OF THAT EXEMPTION BY EITHER THE COMPANY OR THE SIGNATORY
OF THIS FORM.
[_] Check 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
Garfinkle Leon P.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Optimal Robotics Corp.
4700 de la Savane
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(Street)
Montreal, Quebec Canada H4P 1T7
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Optimal Robotics Corp. OPMR
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
July 2000
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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)
[X] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Senior Vice-President
General Counsel, Secretary
Report is being filed by one reporting person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
2. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
Transaction Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Date (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Class "A" Shares 7/7/00 M V 5,000 A $5.5625 (D)
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Class "A" Shares 7/12/00 M V 8,000 A $5.5625 (D)
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Class "A" Shares 7/6/00 S V 1,000 D $38.375 (D)
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Class "A" Shares 7/10/00 S V 800 D $36.125 (D)
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Class "A" Shares 7/10/00 S V 1,100 D $36.3125 (D)
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Class "A" Shares 7/10/00 S V 2,000 D $36.375 (D)
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Class "A" Shares 7/10/00 S V 100 D $36.75 (D)
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Class "A" Shares 7/11/00 S V 4,100 D $36.50 3,900 (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)
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II X 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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Incentive Stock $5.5625 7/7/00 V 5,000 2/4/99 2/4/03 Class "A" 5,000
Options to Shares
purchase
Class "A" Shares
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Incentive Stock $5.5625 7/12/00 V 8,000 2/4/99 2/4/03 Class "A" 8,000
Options to Shares
purchase
Class "A" Shares
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Incentive Stock $25.25 7/29/00 A V 35,000 7/29/01 7/29/10 Class "A" 35,000 72,000 D
Options to (1) Shares
purchase
Class "A" Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The options vest 50% on 7/29/01 and 50% on 7/29/2002.
/s/ Leon P. Garfinkle 8/9/00
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Leon P. Garfinkle
** 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.
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