FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject
to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See
Instructions 1(b).
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Ferguson William Dennis
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
980 North Federal Highway, Suite 320
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(Street)
Boca Raton Florida 33432
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
JWGenesis Financial Corp. (JWG)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
July 1999
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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)
[ ] 10% Owner
[X] Director
[ ] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
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FORM 4 (continued)
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TABLE I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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Amount of Owner-
Securities ship
Trans- Trans- Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially Form:
action action or Disposed of (D) Owned at Direct Nature of
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) End of (D) or Indirect
Title of (Month/ (Instr. 8) ---------------------------- Month Indirect Beneficial
Security Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 6/24/99 S 10,000 D $14.75 ----- --- N/A
Common Stock 7/06/99 M 7,500 A $4.087 64,250 D N/A
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 4 (continued)
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TABLE II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
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Title and Ownership
Number of Date Exer- Amount of Form of
Derivative cisable and Underlying Number of Deriv-
Securities Expiration Securities Price Derivative ative
Conver- Trans- Acquired (A) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 of Securities Security:
sion or Trans- action or Disposed Day/Year) and 4) Deriv- Benefi- Direct
Exercise action Code of (D) -------------- -------------- ative cially (D) or Nature of
Title of Price of Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date Amount Secur- Owned at Indirect Indirect
Derivative Deriv- (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Exer- Expir- or Num- ity End of (I) Beneficial
Security ative Day/ -------- ---------- cis- ation ber of (Instr. Month (Instr. Ownership
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Option to $4.087 7-06-99 M 1 12-31-97 9-01-01 Common 7,500 ------ --- --- -----
by common Stock
stock
Option to $14.50 4-04-99 A X 1 4-04-99 4-04-04 Common 5,000 ------ 1 D -----
buy common Stock
stock
Option to $15.00 4-04-99 A X 1 4-29-00 4-04-04 Common 5,000 ------ 1 D -----
by common Stock
stock
Option to $16.00 4-04-99 A X 1 4-29-01 4-04-04 Common 5,000 ------ 1 D -----
by common Stock
stock
Option to $17.00 4-04-99 A X 1 4-29-02 4-04-04 Common 5,000 ------ 1 D -----
by common Stock
stock
Option to $18.00 4-04-99 A X 1 4-29-02 4-04-04 Common 5,000 ------ 1 D -----
by common Stock
stock
Option to $19.00 4-04-04 A X 1 4-29-02 4-04-04 Common 5,000 ------ 1 D -----
by common Stock
stock
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Explanation of Responses:
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/s/ William Dennis Ferguson 7/30/99
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William Dennis Ferguson
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).