FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject
to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See
Instructions 1(b).
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Holmes Charles S.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
P.O. Box 2850
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(Street)
Southampton NY 11969
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Empire of Carolina, Inc. (EMP)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
6/98
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] 10% Owner
[X] Director
[X] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
Chairman
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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FORM 4 (continued)
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TABLE I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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Amount of Owner-
Securities ship
Trans- Trans- Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially Form:
action action or Disposed of (D) Owned at Direct Nature of
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) End of (D) or Indirect
Title of (Month/ (Instr. 8) ---------------------------- Month Indirect Beneficial
Security Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 6/04/98 P 10,000 A $0.9375 * I **
Common Stock 6/04/98 P 13,200 A $1.00 * I **
Common Stock 6/05/98 P 20,000 A $1.00 * I **
Common Stock 6/08/98 P 17,400 A $1.00 * I **
Common Stock 6/09/98 P 39,200 A $1.00 * I **
Common Stock 6/10/98 P 19,800 A $1.00 * I **
Common Stock 6/11/98 P 50,000 A $1.00 * I **
Common Stock 6/17/98 P 160,000 A $1.00 * I **
Common Stock 6/22/98 P 48,000 A $1.00 * I ***
Common Stock 6/23/98 P 12,000 A $1.00 * I ***
Common Stock 6/24/98 P 27,700 A $1.00 * I ***
Common Stock 6/25/98 P 1,100 A $1.00 * I ***
Common Stock 6/26/98 P 11,200 A $1.00 * I ***
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* 4,273,352. Includes 135,000 Shares of Series A Preferred Stock which are
convertible into 1,080,000 shares of Common Stock and 2,763,752 shares of Common
Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants at an exercise price of $1.375
per share.
** Purchased by Dianne G. Holmes.
*** Purchased for Carrie Catherine Holmes, a minor. The Shares are held by Diane
G. Holmes in a custodian account.
*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses)
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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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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
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Title and Ownership
Number of Date Exer- Amount of Form of
Derivative cisable and Underlying Number of Deriv-
Securities Expiration Securities Price Derivative ative
Conver- Trans- Acquired (A) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 of Securities Security:
sion or Trans- action or Disposed Day/Year) and 4) Deriv- Benefi- Direct
Exercise action Code of (D) -------------- -------------- ative cially (D) or Nature of
Title of Price of Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date Amount Secur- Owned at Indirect Indirect
Derivative Deriv- (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Exer- Expir- or Num- ity End of (I) Beneficial
Security ative Day/ -------- ---------- cis- ation ber of (Instr. Month (Instr. Ownership
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
* Shares of Class B Common Stock are convertible at any time into
shares of Class A Common Stock, at the option of the holder or
automatically in certain circumstances, on a one-for-one basis.
** Shares issued in a corporate reorganization transaction exempt
from Section 16(b) of the Securities Exchange Act pursuant to
Rule 16b-7(a)(l)(ii)
/s/ Lawrence Geller, Attorney in Fact July 10, 1998
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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.
