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FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
/ / Check box if no longer subject Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number 3235-0287
to Section 16. Form 4 or Expires: December 31, 2001
Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Estimated average burden
continue. See Instruction 1(b). hours per response .... 0.5
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(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)
Severs Dwight W. The Goldfield Corporation GV
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. I.R.S. Identification 4. Statement for --- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (specify
Person, if an entity --- title below) --- below)
770 North Carpenter Street (voluntary) December, 2000 Secretary of The Goldfield Corporation
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(Street) ###-##-#### ----------------------------------------------------------------
5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check
Titusville, FL 32796 Date of Original Applicable Line)
---------------------------------------- (Month/Year) X Form filed by one Reporting Person
(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. Transaction 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) Date (Month/ action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship Indirect
Day/Year) Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: Beneficial
(Instr. 8) Owned at End Direct Owner-
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Indirect
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I)
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 12/22/00 P 4,800 A $0.4375 D
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Common Stock 12/26/00 P 15,200 A $0.4375 D
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Common Stock 12/27/00 P 10,300 A $0.4375 D
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Common Stock 12/28/00 P 9,700 A $0.4375 42,000 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
SEC 1474 (8-92)
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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 2.Conver- 3.Transac- 4.Transac- 5.Number of 6.Date Exer- 7.Title and 8.Price of 9.Number of 10.Ownership 11.Nature of
Derivative sion or tion Date tion Code Derivative cisable and Amount of Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect
Security Exercise (Month/ (Instr.8) Securities Expiration Underlying Security Securities Derivative Beneficial
(Instr.3) Price of Day/Year) Acquired Date Securities (Instr.5) Bene- Security: Ownership
Deriv- (A) or (Month/Day/ (Instr.3 ficially Direct (D) (Instr.4)
ative Disposed Year) and 4) Owned at or Indi-
Security of (D) End of rect (I)
(Instr.3, Month (Instr.4)
4, and 5) (Instr.4)
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Date Expira- Amount
Code V (A) (D) Exer- tion Title or
cisable Date Number
of
Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Dwight W. Severs January 4, 2001
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** 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.
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