FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Approval
Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number 3235-0287
Expires: September
30, 1998
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Estimated average
burden hours per
response . . . 0.5
[ ] Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of
Form 4 or Form 5 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
obligations may continue. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
See Instruction 1(b). Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment
Company Act
(Print or Type Responses)
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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 ___ 10% Owner
HODGES WAYNE TRAILER BRIDGE, INC. (TRBR) X Officer (give ___ Other (specify
(Last) (First) (Middle) title below)
below)
3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for
Security Month/Year Vice President of Sales
10405 New Berlin Road, Number of -----------------------
East Reporting January 1998
(Street) Person
(Voluntary)
5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check
Date of Applicable Line)
Original X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Jacksonville Florida (Month/Year) ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting
32226 Person
(City) (State)
(Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2.Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities 5. Amount of Securities 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action Acquired (A) Beneficially Owned at End ship of In-
Date Code or Disposed of (D) of Month (Instr. 3 and 4) Form: direct
(Month/ (Instr. (Instr. 3, 4 and Direct Bene-
Day/ 8) 5) (D) or ficial
Year) Indirect Owner-
(I) ship
(Instr. (Instr.
4) 4)
Code V Amount (A) or Price
(D)
Common Stock 200 D
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting SEC 1474 (7/96)
person, see instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
(continued) or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options,
convertible securities)
1. Title 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number 6. Date Exer-
of sion or action action of cisable
Deriv- Exercise Date Code Deriv- and
ative Price of (Month/ (Instr. ative Expiration
Security Derivative Day/Year) 8) Securities Date (Month/
(Instr. Security Acquired Day/Year)
3) (A) or
Disposed
of (D)
(Instr. 3, Date Expira-
4 and 5) Exer- tion
cisable Date
Code V (A) (D)
Option to
Purchase (1) $10.00 07/22/97 A V 10,205 07/29/98 07/22/07
Option to
Purchase (1) $10.00 07/22/97 A V 10,205 07/29/99 07/22/07
Option to
Purchase (1) $10.00 07/22/97 A V 10,205 07/29/00 07/22/07
Option to
Purchase (1) $10.00 07/22/97 A V 10,205 07/29/01 07/22/07
Option to
Purchase (1) $10.00 07/22/97 A V 10,205 07/29/02 07/22/07
Option to
Purchase (2) $10.00 01/16/98 A V 4,000 01/16/99 01/16/08
Option to
Purchase (2) $10.00 01/16/98 A V 4,000 01/16/00 01/16/08
Option to
Purchase (2) $10.00 01/16/98 A V 4,000 01/16/01 01/16/08
Option to
Purchase (2) $10.00 01/16/98 A V 4,000 01/16/02 01/16/08
Option to
Purchase (2) $10.00 01/16/98 A V 4,000 01/16/03 01/16/08
7. Title and 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature
Amount of Derivative Derivative Form of of In-
Underlying Security Securities Derivative direct
Securities (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security; Bene-
(Instr. 3 Owned at End Direct (D) ficial
and 4) of Month or Indirect Owner-
(Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. ship
4) (Instr. 4)
Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
Common 10,205 10,205 D
Stock
Common 10,205 10,205 D
Stock
Common 10,205 10,205 D
Stock
Common 10,205 10,205 D
Stock
Common 10,205 10,205 D
Stock
Common 4,000 4,000 D
Stock
Common 4,000 4,000 D
Stock
Common 4,000 4,000 D
Stock
Common 4,000 4,000 D
Stock
Common 4,000 4,000 D
Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Grant of employee stock options under Rule 16b-3 plan. Options
vest 20% per year beginning July 29, 1998.
(2) Grant of employee stock options under Rule 16b-3 plan. Options
vest 20% per year beginning January 16, 1999.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions *
of facts constitute Federal Criminal ---------------- 02/09/98
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and ** Signature of Date
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Reporting Person
Note: File three copies of this Form,
one of which must be manually
signed. If space provided is *By: /s/ William G. Gotimer, Jr.
insufficient, see Instruction William G. Gotimer, Jr.
6 for procedure. Attorney-in-Fact
Potential persons who are to respond to the
collection of information contained in this
form are not required to respond unless the Page 2
form displays a currently valid OEM Number. SEC 1474 (7/96)