FORM 3
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person:
Last: Proal Street: c/o Brilliant Digital Entertainment, Inc.
First: Olympia 6355 Topanga Canyon Blvd., #513
Middle: Victoria City: Woodland Hills
State: CA Zip: 91367
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year): 7/21/97
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary):
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: Brilliant Digital Entertainment,
Inc.
AMEX Trading Symbol "BDE"
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable):
[ ] Director
[ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below):
[ ] Other (specify below):
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year):
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of 3. Ownership 4. Nature of
(Instr. 4) Securities Form; Indirect
Beneficially Direct (D) Beneficial
Owned or Indirect Ownership
(Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 5)
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TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1.Title 2.Date Exer- 3.Title and 4.Conver- 5.Owner- 6.Nature
of cisable Amt. of sion or ship of In-
Deri- and Ex- Securities Exercise Form direct
vative piration Underlying Price of of Deri- Benefi-
Security Date (Month/ Derivative Deri- vative cial
(Instr.4) Day/Year) Security vative Security: Owner-
(Instr.4) Security Direct(D) ship
or Indi- (Instr.
rect(I) 5)
(Instr.5)
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Date Expira- Title Amt or
Exer- tion No. of
cis Date Shares
able
Stock Options (1) 7/17/07 Common 30,000 $5.875 D
(right to buy) Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The option vests and becomes exercisable in four equal annual installments
of 7,500 shares each, commencing January 1, 1998.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations.
SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/S/ OLYMPIA PROAL July 29, 1997
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**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.
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