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FORM 4 Expires: April 30, 1997
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check this box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Ries Jane R. Hanover Direct, Inc. - HNV Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Hanover Direct, Inc. Number of Reporting Month/Year x Officer (give Other (specify
1500 Harbor Blvd. Person (Voluntary) September, 1996 ---- title --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Date of Original Senior Vice President
Weehawken, NJ 07087 (Month/Year) ------------------------
Merchandising
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1474 (8/92)
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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. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Employee Stock Option $1 9/26/96 J* 100,000 9/26/97 9/26/ Common 100,000
(Right to Buy) 2003 Stock
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Employee Stock Option 150,000 D
(Right to Buy)
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Explanation of Responses: *On 9/26/96, the reporting person was granted an option to purchase 100,000 shares of Common
Stock, par value $.66-2/3 per share, pursuant to the terms of the Company's 1996 Stock Option Plan.
50,000 of the options vest in three equal annual increments beginning September 26, 1997.
50,000 of the options vest over the three year period beginning September 26, 1997, or not
at all, at the discretion of the Company's Chief Executive Officer based upon the performance
of the reporting person.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. 10/10/96
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- --------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Jane R. Ries
Note. File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (8/92)
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