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FORM 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: September 30, 1998
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Estimated average burden
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or hours per response .... 0.5
(Print or Type Responses) Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -----------------------------
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
quiring Statement
Aegis Acquisition Corp. (Month/Day/Year) Market Facts, Inc. (MFAC)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 06/02/99 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) 6. If Amendment, Date
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3. IRS or Social Se- Director X 10% Owner (Month/Day/Year)
curity Number of ---- ----
3 Park Avenue Reporting Person Officer (give Other (specify ---------------------
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(Street) ---- ---- Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable
Line)
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Reporting Person
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Form filed by
More than One
X Reporting Person
New York, New York 10016 ---
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(City) (State) (Zip)
TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 8,618,039 (1) D
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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 5(b)(v). SEC 1473 (7-96)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE
SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security sion or ship Beneficial
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Form of Ownership
Date Price of Deriv- (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ Deri- ative
Year) vative Security:
-------------------------------------------------- Security Direct
Amount (D) or
Date Expir- of Indirect
Exer- ation Title Number (I)
cisable Date of
Shares (Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These securities are owned jointly by Aegis Acquisition Corp.
and Aegis Group plc.
Aegis Acquisition Corp.
By: /s/ Eleonore Sauerwein 06/10/99
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Federal Criminal Violations. Eleonore Sauerwein, Vice President
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.
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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SEC 1473 (7-96)
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FORM 3 - ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
JOINT FILER INFORMATION
NAME: Aegis Group plc
ADDRESS:
11A West Halkin Street
London SW1X 8JL
UNITED KINGDOM
DESIGNATED FILER: Eleonore Sauerwein
ISSUER & TICKLER SYMBOL: Market Facts, Inc. (MFAC)
DATE OF EVENT
REQUIRING STATEMENT: 6/2/99
SIGNATURE: /s/ Eleonore Sauerwein
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Eleonore Sauerwein
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