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| FORM 3 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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
Goodman Steven J.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
24843 Del Prado, No. 536
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(Street)
Dana Point CA 92629
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/25/95
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol JAVELIN SYSTEMS, INC.,
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a Delaware corporation, Nasdaq SmallCap Market Symbol: JVLN
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5. Relationship of Reporting Persons to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] Officer [X] 10% Owner [ ] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) N/A
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of
of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene-
Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Steven J. Goodman,
Trustee of the
Steven J. Goodman
Revocable Living
Common Stock 296,700 I Trust
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued)
TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In-
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene-
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial
Date Price Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) Derivative or In-
---------------------------------------------------- Security direct (I)
Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion Title Number of
cisable Date Shares
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Steven J. Goodman,
Trustee of the
Steven J. Goodman
Warrant to Purchase Charitable
Common Stock 10/25/96 *-1 Common Stock 10,000 *-2 I Revocable Trust; *-3
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Explanation of Responses:
*-1 No expiration date.
*-2 Aggregate exercise price to purchase 10,000 shares is $1.00.
*-3 The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and
this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is
the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for
any other purpose.
** 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.
/s/ Steven J. Goodman 11/4/96
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
By: Steven J. Goodman
For:
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