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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 OF 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
Adams B. H. (Barney)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
2801 East Plano Parkway
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(Street)
Plano Texas 75074
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Adams Golf, Inc. (ADGO)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
July/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)
[ X ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Chairman of the Board, President and CEO
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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 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. Nature
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct of Indirect
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Beneficial
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Ownership
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) (Instr.
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common stock, par value $.001 01/23/1998 M 1,520,768(1) A $ 0.375(1)
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Common stock, par value $.001 05/31/1998 G(2) V 159,447 D
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Common stock, par value $.001 07/15/1998 J(3) 928,000 D $16.00(4)
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Common stock, par value $.001 07/20/1998 J(5) 192,000 D $16.00(4) 3,362,321 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly
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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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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> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee $0.375(1) 01/23/ M 336,030(1) Common Stock 336,030(1) $0.375(1)
stock 1998 par value
options $.001
(right to
purchase)
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Employee $0.375(1) 01/23/ M 577,180(1) Common stock 577,180(1) $0.375(1)
stock 1998 par value
options $.001
(right to
purchase)
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Employee $0.375(1) 01/23/ M 607,558(1) Common stock 607,558(1) $0.375(1) -0-
stock 1998 par value
options $.001
(right to
purchase)
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Explanation of Responses: (1) Adjusted to reflect May 1, 1998 stock split.
(2) On May 31, 1998, the Reporting Person gifted an aggregate of 159,477
shares of the Issuer's common stock to an aggregate of 55 persons.
(3) Represents securities sold by the Reporting Person in the Issuer's IPO.
(4) Does not reflect Underwriter's discount.
(5) Represents securities sold by the Reporting Person pursuant to the
exercise of the Underwriter's over-allotment option relating to the
Issuer's IPO.
By: /s/ B.H. (BARNEY) ADAMS 08/06/1998
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**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).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually
signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6
for procedures.
