UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Ferguson, Barbara A.
c/o American National Financial, Inc.
17911 Von Karman Ave., Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92614
U.S.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American National Financial, Inc.
ANFI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
03/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Executive Vice President
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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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |12/30/|P (1|V|43,995 |A |$3.95 |198,315 |D | |
|99 |) | | | | | | | |
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(1) Purchases under key exe| | | | | | | | | |
cutive loa program in Decem| | | | | | | | | |
ber 1999. Individual | | | | | | | | | |
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allocations not known until| | | | | | | | | |
March, 2000. | | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Non Qualified Stock Op|$3.00 |3/13/|J(1)|V|A |A |J(1) |3/12/|Common Stock|50,000 |$3.00 | |D | |
tion | |00 | | | | | |00 | | | | | | |
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Non Qualified Stock Op|$1.50 |3/14/|J(2)|V|A |A |J(1) |3/13/|Common Stock|41,667 |J(2) | |D | |
tion | |00 | | | | | |00 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
J(1)Granted pursuant to the 1998 Stock Option Plan which is an exempt plan
under SEC Rule 16(b)3. Option
exercisable in thirds on each grant anniversary date beginning with 3/13/01.
J(2)Granted pursuant to the 1999 Stock Option Plan which is an exempt plan
under SEC Rule 16(b)3. Options
immediately exercisable. Option price adjusted down $1.50 a share for bonus
monies applied to exercise price.
