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FORM 3
U.S. 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(1)
King P. Nicholas
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
The Homestead, 2 Church Rd. Glatton Huntingdon
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(Street)
Cambridgeshire United Kingdom PE17 5RR
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
May 3, 2000
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Genomic Solutions Inc., Nasdaq National Market System (GNSL)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[x] Director [_] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form Filed by More Than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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Callable Common Stock 74,949 D
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Callable Common Stock 73,500 I (1)
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Callable Common Stock 3,000 I (2)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly
(1) Held by Mr. King's wife
(2) Held by Mr. King's children
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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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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Securities Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Options 3 1/15/2008 Callable Common Stock 10,000 $ .37 D
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Options 4 1/15/2009 Callable Common Stock 10,000 $2.00 D
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Explanation of Responses:
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(3) These options were granted on January 15, 1998 and vested after one year.
(4) These options were granted on January 15, 1999 and vested after one year.
/s/ P. Nicholas King 5/4/2000
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Signature of Reporting Person(1) Date
P. Nicholas King
(1)Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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