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FORM 3 Expires: April 30, 1998
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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 2. Date of Event Requiring 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or
Statement Trading Symbol
Ober Michael A. (Month/Day/Year) BrightStar Information Technology Group, Inc. (BTSR)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) September 9, 1998 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date
950 Tower Lane, Suite 1850 ---------------------------- Person to Issuer of Original
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(Street) Number of Reporting x Director 10% Owner
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Foster City California 94494 x Officer Other (specify 7. Individual or Joint/
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(City) (State) (Zip) ---------------------------- (give title below) Applicable Line)
President and Chief Operating
Officer X Form filed by
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Person
Form filed by
--- More than One
Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 90,410 D
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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 person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473 (7-96)
(1) Based on Initial Public Offering Price of $12.
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Exercisable and Securities Underlying sion or ship Beneficial Ownership
Expiration Date Derivative Security Exercise Form of (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv-
Year) Deri- ative
vative Security:
Security Direct
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Date Expira- Amount or Indirect (I)
Exercis- tion Title Number (Instr. 5)
able Date of Shares
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1997 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(right to buy) 4-16-98 * Common Stock 7,500** $13 D
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Explanation of Responses:
* The earlier of 4-16-08 or three months following termination of employment
** The incentive options will vest at the rate of 33 1/3% per year, commencing
on 4-16-99.
/s/ MICHAEL A. OBER October 8, 1998
Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal ------------------------------- ---------------
Violations. 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. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1473 (7-97)
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