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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: 3235-0287
LONGER SUBJECT TO EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
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).
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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)
"MMG" X Director X 10% Owner
Kluge John W. Metromedia International Group, Inc. ---- ----
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- title below) ---- (specify below
Number of Reporting Month/Year Chairman
c/o Metromedia Company Person (Voluntary) ----------------- ------------------
One Meadowlands Plaza September 1998
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, (Check Applicable Line)
Date of Original X Form filed by One Reporting Person
(Month/Year) ----
Form filed by More than One
---- Reporting Person
East Rutherford NJ 07073
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(City) (State) (Zip) 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)
(D) and 4)
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Common Stock 17,020,003 I *
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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 (7-97)
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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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cisable Date
Code (A) (D)
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7.25% Cumulative Convertible Prfd. ** 9/4/1998 P 10,000 9/4/1998 N/A
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" " " P 84,500 " "
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" " " P 15,000 " "
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" " " P 10,000 " "
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" " " P 10,000 " "
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" " 9/9/1998 P 400 9/9/1998 "
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" " 9/10/1998 P 20,500 9/10/1998 "
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" 9/21/1998 P 49,600 9/21/1998 "
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7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Nature
lying Securities of of Deriv- ship of In-
(Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form direct
ative Securi- of De- Bene-
Secur- ties rivative ficial
ity Bene- Secu- Own-
(Instr. ficially rity: ership
5) Owned Direct (Instr. 4)
at End (D) or
Amount or of Indi-
Title Number of Month rect (I)
Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common ** $24.12 I **
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" " $24.25 I "
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" " $24.37 I "
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" " $24.50 I "
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" " $24.6875 I "
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" " $25 I "
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" " $25 I "
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" " $25.50 200,000 I "
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Stock Options
(Right to Buy6) 1,050,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
* Includes (i) 7,989,206 shares of common stock beneficially owned through Metromedia Company, of which Mr. Kluge is a general
partner, (ii) 4,426,249 shares of common stock beneficially owned through Mel Telcell, Inc., of which Mr. Kluge is a shareholder;
and (iii) 4,604,548 shares of common stock owned directly by a trust of which Mr. Kluge is affiliated.
** These shares of 7.25% Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock are owned directly by a trust of which Mr. Kluge is affiliated
and are convertible at anytime into the number of shares of common stock as is equal to the aggregate liquidation preference
($50.00 per share), plus accrued and unpaid dividends to the date the Preferred Shares are surrendered for conversion, divided
by an initial conversion price of $15.00.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute /s/ John W. Kluge 10/6/98
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ----------------------------------- -----------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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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