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U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
GROSS ERNEST
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(Last) (First) (MI)
44 TALMADGE ROAD
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(Street)
EDISON NEW JERSEY 08818
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NBSC
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3. IRS or Social Security Number
of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ###-##-####
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4. Statement for Month/Year | 5. If Amendment, Date of
| Original (Month/Year)
February 1999 |
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer [ ] Other (specify below)
(give title below)
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TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title of Security | 2. Transaction Date | 3. Transaction Code | 4. Security Acquired (A) or Disposed
(Instr. 3) | (Month/Day/Year) | (Instr. 9) | of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5)
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| | Code | V | Amount | (A) or| Price
| | | | | (D) |
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New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc.| FEBRUARY 18, 1999 | M | | 2,000 | A | $5.31282
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1. Title of Security | 5. Amount of Securities | 6. Ownership Form: | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 3) | Beneficially Owned at | Direct (D) or | Ownership (Instr. 4)
| End of Month | Indirect (I) |
| (Instr. 3 & 4) | (Instr. 4) |
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New Brunswick Scientific Co., Inc.| 5,140 | D |
| 1,270 | I |
| | | In name of Wife,
| | | Edith Gross
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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