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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
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*
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(Last, First, Middle)
Vantico Holding S.A., the designated filer
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(Street)
58, Rue Charles Martel
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(City, State Zip)
L-2134, Luxembourg
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
December 22, 2000
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
N/A
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
3D Systems Corporation; NASD: TDSC
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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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)
[ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ X ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v)
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
(1) Common Stock 1,725,366 shares I The shares are held directly by Vantico
International S.A. Vantico International
S.A. is an indirect subsidiary of the
ultimate parent corporation, Vantico
Holding S.A.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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3. Title and Amount of Securities
Underlying Derivative Security
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4)
and Expiration Date ---------------------------------
(Month/Day/Year) Amount
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Date Expira- Number
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
(1) None
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Table II (cont.) -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
ship
Form of
Derivative
4. Conver- Security:
sion or Direct 6. Nature of
Exercise (D) or Indirect
Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
(1) None
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Explanation of Responses:
This Form 3 is filed jointly by Vantico Holding S.A., and Vantico
International S.A. The shares of common stock reported herein are held directly
by Vantico International S.A. Vantico International S.A. is a wholly owned
subsidiary of Vantico Group S.A. and an indirect subsidiary of the ultimate
parent corporation, Vantico Holding S.A.
Dated: December 22, 2000
VANTICO HOLDING SA
By:/s/ Edward Wilson
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Name: Edward Wilson
Title: Chief Executive Officer
By:/s/ K.J. Greatbatch
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Name: K.J. Greatbatch
Title: Chief Financial Officer
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.
Alternatively, this form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission
in electronic format at the option of the reporting person pursuant to
Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.
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.
Joint Filer Information
Name: Vantico Group S.A.
Address: 58, Rue Charles Martel, L-2134,
Luxembourg
Designated Filer: Vantico Holding S.A.
Issuer and Trading Symbol: 3D Systems Corporation;
NASD: TDSC
Date of Event Requiring Statement: December 22, 2000
Signature: Dated: December 22, 2000 VANTICO GROUP S.A.
By:/s/ Edward Wilson
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Name: Edward Wilson
Title: Chief Executive Officer
By:/s/ K.J. Greatbatch
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Name: K.J. Greatbatch
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Name: Vantico International S.A.
Address: 58, Rue Charles Martel,
L-2134, Luxembourg
Designated Filer: Vantico Holding S.A.
Issuer and Trading Symbol: 3D Systems Corporation;
NASD: TDSC
Date of Event Requiring Statement: December 22, 2000
Signature: Dated December 22, 2000 VANTICO INTERNATIONAL S.A.
By:/s/ Edward Wilson
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Name: Edward Wilson
Title: Chief Executive Officer
By:/s/ K.J. Greatbatch
Name: K.J. Greatbatch
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Title: Chief Financial Officer
