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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB APPROVAL
[ ] Check box if no -------------------------------------
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities OMB NUMBER 3235-0104
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company HOURS PER RESPONSE............... 0.5
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|
| WILLIAMS ANDREW W. | GERALD STEVENS, INC. (GIFT) | Issuer (Check all applicable) |
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| (Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS Identification | 4. Statement For | [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner |
| | Number of Reporting | Month/Year | [ ] Officer (give [ ] Other (Specify|
| | Person, if an Entity | | title below) |
| | (Voluntary) | | below) |
| 8075 20TH STREET | | 12/99 | |
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| (Street) | | 5. If Amendment, |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Date of Original| (Check applicable line) |
| | | (Month/Year) | [X] Form Filed by One |
| VERO BEACH FLORIDA 32966 | | | Reporting Person |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| [ ] Form Filed by More Than |
| (City) (State) (Zip) | | One Reporting Person |
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| TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED |
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|1. Title of Security |2. Transaction |3. Transac- |4. Securities Acquired (A) |5. Amount of Se- |6. Owner- |7. Nature |
| (Instr. 3) | Date | tion Code | or Disposed of (D) | curities Benefi-| ship | of In- |
| | (Month/Day/ | (Instr. 8) | | cially Owned at | Form: | direct |
| | Year) | | | End of Month | Direct | Benefi-|
| | | | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | (Instr. 3 and 4)| (D) or | cial |
| | |--------------|----------------------------| | Indirect | Owner- |
| | | Code | V | Amount | (A) or| Price | | (I) | ship |
| | | | | | (D) | | | (Instr. 4)| (Instr.|
| | | | | | | | | | 4) |
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| COMMON STOCK | 12/6/99 | P | -- | 47,378 | A |$10.625| -- | D(1) | -- |
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| COMMON STOCK | 12/31/99 | G | V | 72,011 | D | -- | 755,220(2) | D | -- |
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| COMMON STOCK | 12/31/99 | G | V | 72,011 | A | -- | 72,011 | I | (3) |
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| COMMON STOCK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 85,883 | I | (4) |
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| COMMON STOCK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 39,285 | I | (5) |
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| COMMON STOCK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 2,160 | I | (6) |
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| COMMON STOCK | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 77,000 | I | (7) |
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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 | Expiration | Securities | Deriv- |
| | Price of | (Month/| (Instr.| Acquired (A) | Date | (Instr. 3 and 4) | ative |
| | Deriv- | Day/ | 8) | or Disposed | (Month/Day/ | | Secur- |
| | ative | Year) | | or (D) | Year) | | ity |
| | Security | | | (Instr. 3, | | | (Instr. 5)|
| | | | | 4, and 5) |-----------------|--------------------| |
| | | | | | Date |Expira- | | Amount or| |
| | | |----------|----------------| Exer- |tion | Title | Number of| |
| | | | Code| V | (A) | (D) | cisable|Date | | Shares | |
|-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------|
| Option (right to buy) | $2.66 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | immed.|11/13/06| Common | 25,000 | -- |
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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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| 25,000 | D | -- |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These shares were previously reported as indirectly held by Mr. Williams as
the president, a director and the majority owner of Equity Resource Group of
Indian River County, Inc., which was the direct beneficial owner of these
shares before the transaction reported herein.
(2) Includes 408,820 shares which Mr. Williams owns jointly with his wife.
(3) These shares are owned by the Williams Family Foundation, of which
Mr. Williams is a director and the President.
(4) These shares are held in trust for the benefit of Mr. Williams' children.
Mr. Williams' wife serves as trustee of the trust.
(5) These shares are owned by Mr. Williams' wife.
(6) These shares are owned by Mr. Williams' son.
(7) These shares are owned by Confidential Investment Services, Inc., of which
Mr. Williams is a director and the President.
(*) Intentional misstatements or ommissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). /s/ Andrew W. Williams January 10, 2000
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Signature of Reporting Person(*) Date
Andrew W. Williams
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.
(Print or Type Responses)
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