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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION --------------------
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 S.E.C. USE ONLY
FORM 144 --------------------
NOTICE OF PROPOSED SALE OF SECURITIES Document Sequence No.
PURSUANT TO RULE 144 UNDER THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933 ---------------------
CUSIP Number
ATTENTION: TRANSMIT FOR FILING THREE COPIES
OF THIS FORM CONCURRENTLY WITH ---------------------
EITHER PLACING AN ORDER WITH A BROKER TO Work Location
EXECUTE A SALE OR EXECUTING A SALE
DIRECTLY WITH A MARKET MAKER. ---------------------
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1(a) Name of Issuer (b) I.R.S. Ident. No. (c) S.E.C. File No.
Chris-Craft Industries, Inc. 94-1461226 1-2999
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1(d) Address of Issuer (e) Telephone No.
Street City State Zip Code ------------
767 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10153 Area Number
Code
212 421-0200
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2(a) Name of Person For Whose Account (b) Social Security (c) Relationship
the Securities are to be Sold No. or I.R.S. to Issuer
Ident. No.
Lawrence R. Barnett Director
(d) Address
Street City State Zip Code
767 Fifth Avenue New York NY 10153
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3(a) (b) (c) (d)
Title of the Name and Address of Each Broker S.E.C. USE ONLY Number of Shares Aggregate
Class of Through Whom the Securities Are to be --------------- or Other Units Market
Securities Offered or Each Market Maker Who is Broker-Dealer to be Sold Value
to be Sold Acquiring the Securities File Number (See Instr. 3(c)) (See Instr. 3(d))
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Common Stock Hamershlag Kempner 25,000 $000,000.00
11 W. 42d St. as of 10/19/98
New York NY 10036
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(e) (f) (g)
Number of Shares Approximate Name of Each
or Other Units Date of Sale Securities
Outstanding (See Instr. 3(f)) Exchange
(See Instr. 3(e)) (Mo., Day, Yr.) (See Instr. 3(g))
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24,513,476 10/20/98 NYSE
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TABLE I AND TABLE II
TABLE I--SECURITIES TO BE SOLD
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE ACQUISITION OF THE
SECURITIES TO BE SOLD AND WITH
RESPECT TO THE PAYMENT OF ALL OR ANY PART OF THE PURCHASE PRICE OR OTHER
CONSIDERATION THEREFOR:
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Title of Date You Nature of Acquisition Name of Person From Amount of Date of Nature of Payment
the Class Acquired Transaction Whom Acquired Securities Payment
(If gift, also give Acquired
date donor acquired)
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Common Stock 5/26/98 Conversion of Class B Chris-Craft Industries, 25,000 N/A N/A
Common Stock held more Inc.
than 2 years
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TABLE II--SECURITIES SOLD DURING THE PAST THREE MONTHS
FURNISH THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION AS TO ALL SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER
SOLD DURING THE PAST THREE
MONTHS BY THE PERSON FOR WHOSE ACCOUNT THE SECURITIES ARE TO BE SOLD:
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Name and Address of Seller Title of Securities Sold Date of Sale Amount of Gross Procceds
Securities
Sold
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REMARKS:
October 19, 1998
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(Date of Notice)
ATTENTION:
The person for whose account the securities to which this notice relates are to
be sold hereby represents by signing this notice that he does not know of any
material adverse information in regard to the current and prospective
operations of the issuer of the securities to be sold which has not been
publicly disclosed.
/s/ Lawrence R. Barnett
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(Signature)
ATTENTION: INTENTIONAL MISSTATEMENTS OR OMISSION OF FACTS CONSTITUTE
FEDERAL CRIMINAL VIOLATIONS (SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001).
