FORM 4
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Boyle Bernard C.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
599 MacArthur Boulevard
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(Street)
Mahwah New Jersey 07430
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Professional Detailing, Inc. "PDII"
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
October 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
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Executive Vice-President and
Chief Financial Officer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[ ] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $.01
per share 10/27/98 P 5,000 A $1.61 5,000 D *(1)
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Common Stock, par value $.01
per share 4,331 I *(1)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Over)
*1: The Reporting Person, after exercising the option to purchase 5,000 shares
of common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock") at $1.61 per
share (noted above), has an option, immediately exercisable to purchase 4,331
shares of Common Stock at $1.61 per share.
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(1) If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 4(b)(2).
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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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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Option $1.61 10/27/98 M D As of 12/ Common 5,000 D
5/20/ 31/ Stock,
1998 2005 par value
$.01 per
share
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Option $1.61 *(2) 12/ Common 22,992 22,992 D
31/ Stock,
2005 par value
$.01 per
share
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Explanation of Responses: The Reporting Person has an option, immediately
exercisable to purchase 4,331 shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share
("Common Stock") and exercisable on each of 5/20/99 for 9,331 shares of Common
Stock, and 5/20/00 for 9,330 shares of Common Stock.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Bernard C. Boyle November 5, 1998
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** 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 procedures.
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