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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549 -------------------------------------
OMB APPROVAL
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES -------------------------------------
OMB NUMBER 3235-0104
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
of the Investment Company Act of 1940 HOURS PER RESPONSE............... 0.5
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|1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(1)|2. Date of Event Requiring |4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |
| | Statement | |
| BAKER EDWARD | (Month/Day/Year) | |
|------------------------------------------| | GERALD STEVENS, INC. (GIFT) |
| (Last) (First) (Middle) | |-----------------------------------------------------------|
| | 11/23/99 |5. Relationship of Reporting | 6. If Amendment, Date |
| 301 EAST LAS OLAS BOULEVARD, SUITE 300 |---------------------------| Person to Issuer | of Original |
|------------------------------------------|3. IRS Identification | (Check all applicable) | (Month/Day/Year) |
| (Street) | Number of Reporting | | |
| | Person, if an Entity |[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner | |
| | (Voluntary) | | |
| | |[X] Officer [ ] Other (specify| |
| | | (give below) |-------------------------|
| | | title below) | 7. Individual or Joint/ |
| | | Vice President; | Group Filing (Check |
| FT. LAUDERDALE, FL 33301 | | Corporate Controller | applicable line) |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) | [X] Form Filed by |
| | One Reporting |
| | Person |
| | [ ] Form Filed by |
| | More than One |
| | Reporting Person |
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| TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED |
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|1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities | 3. Ownership Form: | 4. Nature of Indirect |
| (Instr. 4) | Beneficially Owned | Direct (D) or | Beneficial |
| | (Instr. 4) | Indirect (I) | Ownership (Instr. 4) |
| | | (Instr. 5) | |
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| Common Stock | 3,000 Shs. | D | -- |
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(1) If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
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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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| 1. Title of Derivative Security |2. Date |3. Title and Amount of |4. Conver- | 5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 4) | Exercisable and | Securities Underlying | sion or | ship | Beneficial Owner- |
| | Expiration Date | Derivative Securities | Exercise | Form of | ship (Instr. 5) |
| | (Month/Day/Year )| (Instr. 4) | Price of | Deriva- | |
| | | | Deriva- | tive | |
| | | | tive | Security:| |
| | | | Security | Direct | |
| |--------------------|--------------------------| | (D) or | |
| | Date | Expira- | | Amount or | | Indirect | |
| | Exercis-| tion | Title | Number of | | (I) | |
| | able | Date | | Shares | | (Instr. | |
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| Options (Right to buy) | (2) | 1/4/09 | Common Stock | 24,975 | $6.296 | (D) | -- |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(2) These options vest in four equal annual installments beginning on 1/4/00.
By: /s/ Edward Baker December 1, 1999
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. --------------------------------- ----------------
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Signature of Reporting Person (1) Date
EDWARD BAKER
(Print or Type Responses)
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