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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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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0287|
[ ] Check this box if |Expires: September 30,2000|
no longer Subject Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
to Section 16. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5|
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 ----------------------------
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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) |
| BRAUN, JERRY | NEW YORK HEALTH CARE, INC, - NYHC | |
| | | X Director X 10% Owner |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--- --- |
| (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)|
| 929 East 28th Street | (Voluntary) | | President |
| | | 07/2000 |----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| |------------------------|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 |
| Brooklyn, NY 11210 | | |--- |
| | | | 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.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial |
| |(Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr.8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership |
| | |---------|-------------------------------| Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) |
| | | | | |(A) | | Month |or | |
| | |Code| V | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(I) | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock, $.01 par value | | | | | | | 820,498 | D | |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (7-98)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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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 |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
| | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Month |or | |
| | | |---------|---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | |Code| V | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|CLASS A | | | | | | |8/6/ | - | Common | 180,000 | $225,000 | 180,000 | D | |
|Conver- | | | | | | |98 | | Stock | | | | | |
|tible | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Preferred | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Class A | | | | | | |7/29 | | Common | 41,391 | $37,500 | 41,391 | D | |
|Conver- | | | | | | |/99 | | Stock | | | | | |
|tible | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Preferred | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Stock* | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Non- |3.00/sh. | | | | | |3/27 |3/31 | Common | 93,750 | | 93,750 | D | |
|Qualified | | | | | | |/96 |/01 | Stock | | | | | |
|Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Incentive |1.788/sh.| | | | | |12/2 |6/1 | Common | 55,000 | | 55,000 | D | |
|Stock | | | | | | |/98 |/03 | Stock | | | | | |
| Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Non- |1.625/sh.| | | | | |12/2 |6/1 | Common | 55,000 | | 55,000 | D | |
|Qualified | | | | | | |/98 |/08 | Stock | | | | | |
|Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Incentive |.6875/sh.| | | | | |05/12|05/11| Common | 50,000 | | 50,000 | D | |
|Stock | | | | | | |/00 |/04 | Stock | | | | | |
|Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Non- |.625/sh. | | | | | |05/12|12/23| Common | 50,000 | | 50,000 | D | |
|Qualified | | | | | | |/00 |/09 | Stock | | | | | |
|Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Incentive |.55/sh. |07/10| A | |100,000 | |07/10|07/09| Common |100,000 | |100,000 | D | |
|Stock | |/00 | | | | |/00 |/05 | Stock | | | | | |
|Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Non- |.50/sh. |07/10| A | |100,000 | |07/10|07/09| Common |100,000 | |100,000 | D | |
|Qualified | |/00 | | | | |/00 |/10 | Stock | | | | | |
|Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|Option | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/ Jerry Braun 08/09/2000
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). -------------------------------------------- ----------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (7-98)
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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