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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check this box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Persons to
Hyrb Thomas A. Acorn Products, Inc. (ACRN) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (specify
500 Dublin Avenue Person (Voluntary) June 1997 ---- title --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Date of Original Vice President of Subsidiary
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Columbus Ohio 43216 -------------------------------------
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(City) (State) (Zip) Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting
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Form filed by More than One
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v) SEC 1474 (7/96)
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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)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Employee Stock $14.00 6/24/97 A V 10,150 6/24/97 6/24/04 Common 10,150
Option (right to buy) Stock
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Employee Stock $14.00 6/24/97 A V 10,150 6/24/98 6/24/04 Common 10,150
Option (right to buy) Stock
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Employee Stock $14.00 6/24/97 A V 10,150 6/24/99 6/24/04 Common 10,150
Option (right to buy) Stock
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Employee Stock $14.00 6/24/97 A V 10,150 6/24/00 6/24/04 Common 10,150
Option (right to buy) Stock
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Employee Stock 10,150 D
Option (right to buy)
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Employee Stock 10,150 D
Option (right to buy)
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Employee Stock 10,150 D
Option (right to buy)
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Employee Stock 10,150 D
Option (right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Thomas A. Hyrb 7/3/97
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**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.
NA971710.031/4
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this Page 2
form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. SEC 1474 (7/96)
NA971710.031/4
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