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
[ X ] 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
Winthrop Beekman
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
3722 Benton Street, NW
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(Street)
Washington, DC 20007-1803
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Central Coal & Coke Corporation (symbol CCCK)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
3/2000
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ X ] Form filed by One Reporting [ ] Form filed by more
Person than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired 5. Amount of 6. Owner-
action (A) or Disposed of (D) Securities ship Form:
2. Tran- Code ------------------------ Beneficially Direct (D)
saction ---------- (A) Owned at or Indir- 7. Nature of Indirect
1. Title of Security Date Code V Amount or (D) Price End of Month ect (I) Beneficial Ownership
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 3/06/00 S 63,567 D 33.50 0 D Self
Common Stock 3/06/00 S 4,000 D 33.50 0 I As beneficiary of
Trust No. 84950
Common Stock 3/06/00 S 1,000 D 33.50 0 I As beneficiary of
4/6/72 Trust
Common Stock 3/06/00 S 19,193 D 33.50 0 I As Limited Partner of
Winthrop Holdings, LP
Common Stock 3/06/00 S 4,750 D 33.50 0 I As parent of share-
holder
Common Stock 3/06/00 S 1,121 D 33.50 0 I As parent of bene-
ficiary of Trust
Dated 2/1/73
TOTAL NUMBER OF SHARES: 93,631 0
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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.
Num-
ber of 10.
Deriv- Owner-
2. 5. Number ative ship
Conv- of Deriva- 7. Type and Secur- Form of
ersion tive Secur- 6. Date Amount of 8. ities Deriv-
Price ies Acquir- Exercisable and of Underlying Price Bene- ative
of 4.Trans- ed or Dis- Expiration Date Securities of fical- Secur-
Deriv- action posed of (D) ----------------- -------------- Deriv- ly Own- ity: Di- 11. Nature
ative 3. Tran- Code ------------- Date Expir- Amount ative ed at rect (D) of Indirect
1. Title of Deri- Secur- saction -------- Exer- ation- of Secu- End of or Indi- Beneficial
vative Security ity Date Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares rity Month rect (I) Ownership
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Options
(Non-qualified) 29.00 7/21/99 J 500 11/16/95 5/15/05 Common 500 0 0
Stock Options
(Non-qualified) 29.00 7/21/99 J 500 10/18/96 4/18/06 Common 500 0 0
Stock Options
(Non-qualified) 29.00 7/21/99 J 500 11/16/95 5/04/07 Common 500 0 0
Stock Options
(Non-qualified) 29.00 7/21/99 J 500 11/16/95 5/18/08 Common 500 0 0
TOTAL NON-QUALIFIED OPTIONS OWNED 0
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Explanation of Responses:
Explanation of Transaction Code J: Expiration of Non-Qualified Director
Options under the terms of the 1995 stock option plan sixty days after
Beekman Winthrop ceased to be a director of Central Coal & Coke Corporation.
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/s/ Beekman Winthrop 9 March 2000
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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 procedure.
