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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
Nelson Alexander J.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
2882C Walnut Avenue
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(Street)
Tustin CA 92780
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/25/96
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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., a Delaware
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Corporation, Nasdaq SmallCap Market Symbol: JVLN
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [X] Officer [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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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Common Stock 107,500 D N/A
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses)
*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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Option to Purchase *-1 8/6/2001 Common Stock 30,000 $3.50 D N/A
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Common Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
*-1 Forty percent (40%) of the shares become exercisable on August 6, 1997;
thirty percent (30%) of the shares become exercisable on August 6, 1998; and the
final thirty percent (30%) of the shares became exercisable on August 6, 1999.
**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.
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 OMB Number.
/s/ ALEXANDER J. NELSON 11/4/96
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
By:
For:
