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FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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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 INSTRUCTION 1(b).
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(l) of
the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 3. IRS or Social Security Number of
Reporting Person (Voluntary)
Thompson Douglas B. Veritas DGC Inc. (VTS)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Associated Pipeline
3535 Briarpark, Suite 135
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(Street)
Houston Texas 77042
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(City) (State) (Zip)
4. Statement for Month/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
Original (Month/Year) (Check all applicable)
November 1997
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Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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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. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or
(Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) (Instr.8) Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4
and 5)
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Code / V Amount / (A) or (D) / Price
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Common Stock 11/25/1997 X 42,000 A 4.50
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Common Stock 11/25/1997 S 16,590 D 38.00
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Common Stock 11/25/1997 S 4,284 D 38.00
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Common Stock 11/25/1997 S 3,654 D 38.00
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Common Stock 11/25/1997 S 3,654 D 38.00
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5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership Form: Direct 7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Beneficial Ownership
at End of Month (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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I *
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I *
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I *
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I *
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149,328 D/I **
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* Indirectly owned through Jupiter Management & Co. Inc. Beneficial ownership disclaimed as to these shares in which Mr.
Thompson has no economic interest.
** 5,425 shares are owned directly; 143,903 are owned indirectly through Jupiter Management & Co. Inc. Beneficial
ownership disclaimed as to 143,903 shares in which Mr. Thompson has no economic interest.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v) SEC 1474 (7/96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conversion or 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable and
Security (Instr. 3) Exercise Price Date (Month/ Code (Instr. 8) Securities Acquired Expiration Date
of Derivative Day/Year) (A) or Disposed of (Month/Day/Year)
Security (D) (Instr. 3, 4,
and 5)
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Code / V (A) / (D) Date Expiration
Exercisable Date
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Warrant to Purchase
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Common Stock 4.50 11/25/1997 X 42,000 12/14/1994 07/26/1999
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7. Title and Amount 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
of Underlying Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities (Instr. Security Securities Derivative Beneficial
3 and 4) (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
Amount or End of or Indirect
Number of Month (I) (Instr. 4)
Title Shares (Instr. 4)
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Common 42,000 4.50 0
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Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute 12/05/97
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 ----------------------------- ----------
U.S.C. 78ff(a). ** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Douglas B. Thompson
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must
be manually signed. If space is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this Page 2
form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. SEC 1474 (7/96)
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