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:
Karla M. Violetto
1 S. - 484 Leahy Road
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
American Country Holdings Inc.
ACHI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary):
4. Statement for Month/Year:
December 2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year):
April 2000
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all
applicable):
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (x) Officer (give title below)
( ) Other (specify below):
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line):
(x) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired,
Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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5. Amount of
2. Trans- Securities 6. Owner-
action 3. Trans- Beneficially ship Form:
1. Title of Date action 4. Securities Acquired Owned at End Direct (D) or 7. Nature of Indirect
Security (Month/ Code (A) or Disposed of (D) of Month Indirect (I) Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 3) Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Code V Amount (A)or(D) Price
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Common 12/30/00 A 5,319 A $1.88 5,319(1) D
Stock,
$0.01 par
value
(1) Includes 5,319 shares acquired under the employee stock purchase plan in December 2000.
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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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10.
9. Owner-
5. Number ship
2. Number of Deri- Form of 11.
Conver- of Deriv- vative Deri- Nature
sion or ative Securi- vative of
Exer- Secur- ties Secur- Indi-
cise 3. ities 7. 8. Benefi- ity: rect
1. Price Trans- Acquired 6. Title and Price cially Direct Benefi-
Title of of action 4. (A) or Date Exer- Amount of of Deriv- Owned at (D) or cial
Deriv- Deriv- Date Trans- Disposed cisable and Underlying ative End of Indirect Owner-
ative ative (Month/ action of (D) Expiration Securities Security Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ Code (Instr. 3, Date(Month/ (Instr. 3 (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) (Instr. 8) 4 and 5) Day/Year) and 4) 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Code V (A) (D) Date
---- - --- --- Exer- Expir- Amount or
cis- ation Number of
able Date Title Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON:
/s/ Karla M. Violetto
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Karla M. Violetto
Dated: January 10, 2001
