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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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// CHECK THIS BOX IF NO STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-028
LONGER SUBJECT TO EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1997
SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
CONTINUE. SEE Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ----------------------------
INSTRUCTION 1(b).
(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)
FIFE JOHN UTAH RESOURCES INTERNATIONAL INC./URTS Director 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) ---- ----
Officer (give Other
c/o Inter-Mountain Capital Corp. 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for X title ----(specify
360 E. Randolph St., Suite 2402 Number of Reporting Month/Year ---- below) below)
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(Street) -------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
36-4075407 5. If Amendment, (Check Applicable Line)
Chicago, Illinois 60601 Date of Original X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) -- 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. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
(Month/ End of (D) or ficial
Day/ ---------------------------------------- Month Indirect Owner-
Year) (I) ship
Code Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
and 4)
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Common, $.01 par By Inter-
value Stock 7/3/96 P 1,275,912 A $3.35 1,275,912 I Mountain
Capital Corp.
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Common, $.01 par
value Stock 1/22/96 P 2,500 A $1.00 2,500 D N/A
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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 (7-96)
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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 Security 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex-
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date
Price of (Month/ posed of (D) (Month/Day/
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
ative Year)
Security
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Date Expira-
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Call Option cisable Date
right to Purchase Common, Code (A)
$.01 par value Stock) $3.35 7/96 P 150,000 * 7/3/06
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7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
lying Securities Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3 and 4) Security Securities Derivative Beneficial
(Instr. 5) Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) or (Instr. 4)
Amount or of Month Indirect (I)
Title Number of (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
Shares
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Common, $.01 par
value Stock 150,000 $3.35 150,000 I By Inter-Mountain Capital Corp.
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Explanation of Responses:
*The Derivative Securities reported by the reporting person are exercisable at any time prior to the Expiration Date,
upon the occurrence of certain events, to maintain a majority interest.
10/9/96
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John Fife
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
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 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.
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