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----------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ----------------------------
| F O R M 4 | Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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[ ] Check this box if no STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0287|
longer subject to |Expires: December 31, 2001|
Section 16. Form 4 or |Estimated average burden |
Form 5 obligations may Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, |hours per response.....0.5|
continue. See Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or ----------------------------
Instruction 1(b) Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940
(Print or Type response)
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
| Percell James S. | Environmental Safeguards, Inc. "EVV" | |
| | | X Director X 10% Owner |
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| (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | X Officer Other |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| 2600 South Loop West, Suite 645 | (Voluntary) | July 2000 | President |
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|----------------------------------------| |------------------------|7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of | (Check Applicable Line) |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | |
| | | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
| | | |--- |
| Houston TX 77054 | | | Form filed by More than One |
| | | |--- Reporting Person |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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|1.Title of Security |2.Transac- |3.Transac-|4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6.Owner-|7.Nature of |
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date |tion Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Ship Fo-| Indirect |
| |(Month/Day/ |(Instr.8) | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | Beneficially |rm: Dir-| Beneficial |
| | Year) |----------|-----------------------------| Owned at End of|ect (D) | Ownership |
| | | | | | | | Month (Instr. |or Indi-| (Instr. 4) |
| | | | | | | | 3 and 4) |rect (I)| |
| | | | | |(A) | | |(Instr. | |
| | |Code| V | Amount |(D) | Price | |4) | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|-----|--------------|----|---------|-----------------|--------|-----------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|-----|--------------|----|---------|-----------------|--------|-----------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 07/07/00 | P | V | 5,400 | A | $.56 | 183,938 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|-----|--------------|----|---------|-----------------|--------|-----------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|-----|--------------|----|---------|-----------------|--------|-----------------|
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (3-99)
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FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Tran-| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Ownersh-| of |
|Security |Exercise |sact-| Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|ip Form |Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |ion |(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 and 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of Deri-|Beneficial|
| |Deriva- |Date(| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |vative |Ownership |
| |tive |Month| | (Instr. 3, 4 an |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Security|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security |/Day/| | and 5) | Year) | | |Owned at |: Direct| |
| | |Year)| | |-----------|-------------------| |End of |(D) or | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or| |Month |Indirect| |
| | | |---------|-------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of| |(Instr. 4)|(I) (In-| |
| | | |Code| V | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |str. 4) | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|---------|---------|-----|-----|---------|---------|----------|----------|--------|----------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|---------|---------|-----|-----|---------|---------|----------|----------|--------|----------|
| Common | | | | | | | |
| stock | P R E VI O U S L Y R E P O R T E D |Common | | | | | |
| options | |Stock |1,303,022| |1,303,022 | D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
** Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/ James S. Percell 07/10/2000
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ----------------------------------------- ----------
James S. Percell
***Signature of Reporting Person Date
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number
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