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FORM 4
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longer subject to
Section 16. Form 4
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Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
Reporting Person* (Check all applicable)
__ Director X 10% Owner
Upchurch Jesse L. Base Ten Systems, Inc. (BASEA) __ Officer (give title below) __ Other (specify below)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Security Number of Month/Year (check applicable line)
Reporting Person X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
c/o Upchurch Corporation (Voluntary) 11/98 __ Form Filed by More than One Reporting
500 Main Street Person
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Year)
Fort Worth TX 76102 12/98
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(City) (State) (Zip) Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action Code (Instr. or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect
Date 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct (D) Beneficial
(Month/ Owned at End or Indirect Ownership
Day/ of Month (I) (Instr. 4)
Year) (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4)
and 4)
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Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
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Class A Common Stock 11/02/98 P 6,500 A $2.9687 I By corporation
(1)
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Class A Common Stock 11/02/98 P 5,000 A $2.9687 I By corporation
(1)
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Class A Common Stock 11/24/98 P 10,000 A $2.875 1,250,050 I By corporation
(2) (1)
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Class A Common Stock 11/12/98 P 6,666,666 A $3.00 7,191,469 D
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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 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date 7. Title 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11.Nature of
of sion or action action Derivative Exer- and of of ship Indirect
Deri- Exercise Date Code Securities cisable Amount Deri- Deri- Form Beneficial
vative Price of (Instr. Acquired (A) and Expi- of vative vative of Deri- Ownership
Secu- Deri- (Month/ 8) or Disposed ration Under- Secu- Secu- vative (Instr.4)
rity vative Day/ of (D) Date Lying rity rities Security:
(Instr. Security Year) (Instr. 3, (Month/ Securi- (Instr. Benefi- Direct
3) 4, and 5) Day/ ties 5) cially (D) or
Year) (Instr. Owned Indirect
3 and 4) at End (I)
of (Instr.
Month 4)
(Instr.
4)
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Code V (A) (D) Date Expir- Title Amount
Exerci- ation or
sable Date Number
of
Shares
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Common $3.00 11/12/98 P 1,000,000 immediate 11/12/05 Class A 1,000,000 $20,000,000 1,000,000 D
Stock Warrants Common (3)
(right to buy) Stock
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9.01% $4.00 immediate 3/21/03 Class A 2,500,000 10,000,000 I By trust(4)
Convertible Common
Debenture Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Owned by World Video Library, of which the reporting person is the sole shareholder.
(2) Represents 1,018,650 shares held by Trust "C" of the C.J. Upchurch Family Trust and 231,400 shares held by World Video Library,
of which the reporting person is the Trustee and sole shareholder, respectively.
(3) The Common Stock Warrants were purchased in connection with the purchase of 6,666,666 shares of Class A Common Stock disclosed
in Table I herein. The aggregate purchase price for the Common Stock Warrants and 6,666,666 shares of Class A Common Stock was
$20,000,000.
(4) Owned by Trust "C" of the C.J. Upchurch Family Trust, of which the reporting person is the Trustee.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of /s/ Jesse L. Upchurch 04/19/99
facts constitute Federal Criminal By:----------------------------------- --------
Violations. Jesse L. Upchurch Date
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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