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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Chiostri Raymond C.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
2503 South Hanley Road
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(Street)
St. Louis MO 63144
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
KV Pharmaceutical Company; KVA & KVB
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
March, 1997
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Vice President
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
[ X ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] 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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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Class A Common Stock 3/12/97 M 3,000 A 3.555 3,000(1) D
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Class B Common Stock 3/12/97 M 3,000 A 3.570 3,000(1) D
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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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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option 3.555 3/12/97 M 3,000 (2) 8/22/00 Class A 9,000 6,000 D
(Right to Common
Purchase) Stock
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Stock Option 3.570 3/12/97 M 3,000 (2) 8/22/00 Class B 9,000 6,000 D
(Right to Common
Purchase) Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares previously reported as indirectly owned through the Company's 401K
plan have been omitted.
(2) Option issued by Company sponsored employee benefit plan in an exempt
transaction pursuant to Rule 16b-3. Option covers 10,000 shares and is
exercisable in 10 equal annual installments beginning August 23, 1990.
/s/ Raymond S. Chiostri 5/15/97
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
