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FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
/ / Check this box if no longer Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number 3235-0287
subject to Section 16. Form 4 Expires: December 31, 2001
or Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Estimated average burden
continue. See Instruction 1(b). hours per response .... 0.5
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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
SNPE, Inc. Dynamic Materials Corporation (BOOM)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. I.R.S. Identification 4. Statement for --- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (specify
Person, if an entity --- title below) --- below)
101 College Road East (voluntary) 6/00
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check
Date of Original Applicable Line)
Princeton NJ 08540 (Month/Year) Form filed by one Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) X Form filed by More than One
--- Reporting Person
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Table I-- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Transaction 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) Date (Month/ action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship Indirect
Day/Year) Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: Beneficial
(Instr. 8) Owned at End Direct Owner-
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Indirect
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I)
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 6/14/00 P 2,109,091 A $2.75 D
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Common Stock 6/20/00 P 248,000 A $1.635 2,763,491 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (3-99)
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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 2.Conver- 3.Transac- 4.Transac- 5.Number of 6.Date Exer- 7.Title and 8.Price of 9.Number of 10.Ownership 11.Nature of
Derivative sion or tion Date tion Code Derivative cisable and Amount of Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect
Security Exercise (Month/ (Instr.8) Securities Expiration Underlying Security Securities Derivative Beneficial
(Instr.3) Price of Day/Year) Acquired Date Securities (Instr.5) Bene- Security: Ownership
Deriv- (A) or (Month/Day/ (Instr.3 ficially Direct (D) (Instr.4)
ative Disposed Year) and 4) Owned at or Indi-
Security of (D) End of rect (I)
(Instr.3, Month (Instr.4)
4, and 5) (Instr.4)
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Date Expira- Amount
Code V (A) (D) Exer- tion Title or
cisable Date Number
of
Shares
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5% Convertible $6.00 6/14/00 P $1,200,000 Immed. 6/14/05 200,000 $1,200,000 $1,200,000 D
Subordinated (A)
Note due 2005
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Bernard Fontana 06/21/00
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Federal Criminal Violations. Name: Bernard Fontana
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Title: Chairman and CEO
On Behalf of SNPE, Inc.
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in the form are not
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Joint Filer Information
(1) Name: SNPE
Address: 12, Quai Henri IV
75181 Paris Cedex 04
Cedex, FRANCE
Designated Filer: SNPE, Inc. (A)
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dynamic Materials Corporation (BOOM)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: 6/14/00
Signature: /s/ Michel Philippe Date: 06/21/00
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Name: Michel Philippe
Title: Senior Vice-President
Finance and Legal Affairs
On behalf of SNPE
(2) Name: SOFIGEXI
Address: 12, Quai Henri IV
75004 Paris
FRANCE
Designated Filer: SNPE, Inc. (A)
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Dynamic Materials Corporation (BOOM)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: 6/14/00
Signature: /s/ Michel Philippe Date: 06/21/00
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Name: Michel Philippe
Title: Chairman
On behalf of SOFIGEXI
(A) SNPE, Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of SOFIGEXI, which is a wholly-owned
subsidiary of SNPE. Prior to December 22, 1999, SNPE was an indirect beneficial
owner through the holdings of Nobel Explosifs France, another wholly owned
subsidiary of SNPE.
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