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
Duffy, Dennis R.
c/o American National Financial, Inc.
17911 Von Karman Avenue, Suite 200
Irvine, CA 92614
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American National Financial, Inc.
ANFI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
04/30/00
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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Common Stock |4/30/0|P J(| |21,000 J(1) |A |$3.99 | |D | |
|0 |1) | | | | | | | |
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|4/30/0|* |V|2044.9405 |A |$3.9115 | |D |ESPP |
|0 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |168,030.9405 |D | |
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*ESPP - Employee Stock Purc| | | | | | | | | |
hase Program shares purchas| | | | | | | | | |
ed through | | | | | | | | | |
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payroll deduction. | | | | | | | | | |
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J(1) Purchases under key e| | | | | | | | | |
xecutive loan program in Ma| | | | | | | | | |
rch, 2000. | | | | | | | | | |
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Individual allocations not | | | | | | | | | |
known unti lApril, 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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Explanation of Responses:
