U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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*
United States Filter Corporation
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
40-004 Cook Street
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(Street)
Palm Desert California 92211
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/10/97
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
33-0266015
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Puro Water Group, Inc. - HHO
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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No securities beneficially owned*
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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 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
** 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.
UNITED STATES FILTER CORPORATION
/s/ Damian C. Georgino October 20, 1997
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Damian C. Georgino Date
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Corporate Secretary
* This Form 3 is being filed because the Reporting Person entered into
Stockholder Agreements dated as of October 8, 1997 pursuant to which
certain stockholders of the Issuer whose aggregate beneficial ownership of
the Issuer's Common Stock exceeds 10% have each individually agreed to vote
such stockholder's respective shares in favor of a contemplated merger
between the Reporting Person and the Issuer. The filing of this report
shall not be deemed an admission that the Reporting Person is the
beneficial owner of any such equity securities for the purpose of Section
16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
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