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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
FORM 5 OMB APPROVAL
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[_] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[X] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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*
Mitchell D. Clarfield
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1593 Spring Hill Road, #400
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(Street)
Vienna, VA 22182
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The WMF Group, Ltd. (WMFG)
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3. IRS Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December, 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
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X Officer (give Other (Specify
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Executive Vice President, Advisory Services
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(Check all applicable)
X Form Filed by one Reporting Person
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Form Filed by More than one Reporting Person
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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. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: of Indirect
Date Code Beneficially Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 8) (Instr. 3,4 and 5) Owned at End (D) or Ownership
(Month/ -------------------------- Of Issuer's Indirect (Instr. 4)
Day/ Amount (A) or Price Fiscal Year (I)
Year) (D) (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4)
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Restricted Common Stock,
$0.01 par value 12/31/98 A 25,000 A (1) 112,200(2) D(1)
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*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
instruction 4(b)(v).
(Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 5 (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 Security 2. Conversion 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable
(Instr. 3) or Exercise Date Code Securities Acquired (A) and Expiration
Price of (Month/Day/ (Instr. 8) or Disposed of (D) Date
Derivative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) (Month/Day/
Security Year)
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(A) (D) Date Expiration
Exer- Date
cisable
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Options to acquire Common Stock $ 27.25 11/10/98 D 21,000 (3) 4/1/08
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Options to acquire Common Stock $ 9.15 11/10/98 A 21,000 (3) 4/1/08
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7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of Derivative 9. Number of Derivative 10. Ownership of 11. Nature of
Underlying Securities Security (Instr. 5) Securities Beneficially Derivative Security: Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 3 AND 4) Owned at End of Year Direct (D) or Ownership (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
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Common Stock,
par value
$.01 per
share 21,000 (4) 0 D
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Common Stock
par value
$.01 per
share 21,000 (4) 21,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Mitchell D. Clarfield February 8, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Mitchell D. Clarfield
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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.
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Name and Address of Reporting Person Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Statement for Month/Year
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Mitchell D. Clarfield The WMF Group, Ltd. (WMFG) December, 1998
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1. The WMF Group, Ltd. (the "Company") granted Mr. Clarfield 25,000 shares of restricted stock as partial consideration for his
services as an officer and employee of the Company. The shares of restricted stock will vest (A) if there is a transfer of
control of the Company resulting in the termination of Mr. Clarfield, or (B) if the Company achieves certain performance goals.
If the shares of restricted stock have not vested before Midnight on June 30, 2000, the restricted shares will be automatically
forfeited. The shares of restricted stock may also be forfeited in certain other circumstances.
2. Includes 87,200 shares of unrestricted common stock and 25,000 shares of restricted common stock.
3. Options were granted to Mr. Clarfield on April 1, 1998, to purchase common stock at a price of $27.25 per share, based on the
closing price of the common stock on March 31, 1998. The options were repriced on November 10, 1998 to provide for a per share
price of $9.15. The options vest annually in 20% increments on January 31 of each year, beginning on January 31, 1999.
4. On November 10, 1998, Mr. Clarfield exchanged options to acquire 21,000 shares of common stock at a price of $27.25 per share for
options to acquire 21,000 shares of common stock at a price of $9.15 per share. The terms of the options are otherwise
identical.
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