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| FORM 4 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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[_] Check this box if
no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Heckmann Richard J.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
40-004 Cook Street
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(Street)
Palm Desert, CA 92211
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol United States Filter Corp. (USF)
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3. IRS or Identification Number of Reporting Person if an entity
(Voluntary) ###-##-####
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4. Statement for Month/Year September 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [X] Officer [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
President, Chief Executive Officer
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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
TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Security Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 3) (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
Day/ ----------------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial
Year) Month Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 09/11/1998 P 5,000 A $17.4375 647,658 D
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Common Stock 17,024 I Spouse &
Children
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If this form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
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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. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or
Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D)
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
ative Year)
Security
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Code V (A) (D)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option $9.2778
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Stock Option $9.8334
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Stock Option $8.5278
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Stock Option $10.0417
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Stock Option $18.6666
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Stock Option $19.5000
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Stock Option $27.2500
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TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)--CONTINUED
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6. Date Exercisable 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
and Expiration Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture
Date (Month/Day/ (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
Year) ative Secur- of De- direct
Secur- ities rivative Bene-
ity Bene- Secu- ficial
(Instr. ficially rity: Owner-
---------------------------------------------------- 5) Owned Direct ship
Date Expira- Amount or at End (D) or (Instr.
Exer- tion Title Number of of Indi- 4)
cisable Date Shares Month rect (1)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
06/08/1993 12/07/2002 Common Stock 19,150 19,150 D
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06/14/1994 12/13/2003 Common Stock 90,000 90,000 D
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02/19/1995 08/18/2004 Common Stock 90,000 90,000 D
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10/25/1995 04/24/2005 Common Stock 225,000 225,000 D
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10/01/1996 04/01/2006 Common Stock 112,500 112,500 D
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01/15/1997 07/14/2006 Common Stock 75,000 75,000 D
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01/01/1998 06/30/2007 Common Stock 150,000 150,000 D
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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.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
/s/ Richard J. Heckmann 9/14/98
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Heckmann, Richard J. United States Filter Corp. SEP-1998 PAGE: 2 OF 2
