UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Hacala, Thomas M.
c/o General Kinetics Incorporated
14130-A Sullyfield Circle
Chantilly, Virginia 20151
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/98
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
General Kinetics Incorporated ("GKI")
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Director Stock Option | 2/98 | 6/1/07 |Common Stock | 25,000 | $.1875 | D | |
(Right to buy) | | | | | | | |
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Director Stock Option | (1) | 6/1/07 |Common Stock | 10,000 | $.1875 | D | |
(Right to buy) | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) 75% of such options have vested and are currently exercisable. The
remaining 25% will vest on May 31, 1999. See Attachment A.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Thomas M. Hacala
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Thomas M. Hacala
DATE
October 15, 1998
