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FORM 3 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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*
Multex.com, Inc.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
33 Maiden Lane, 5th Floor
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(Street)
New York NY 10038
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
June 23, 1999
3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person if an Entity
(Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Market Guide Inc. (MARG)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] Officer [X] 10% Owner [ ] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I--Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title 2. Amount of 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of
of Securities Bene- Direct (D) or Indirect Bene-
Security ficially Owned Indirect (I) ficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 2,236,219 (a) I By proxy (b)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If this form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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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 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of In-
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Form of direct Bene-
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative ficial
Date Price Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ of Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) Derivative or In-
---------------------------------------------------- Security direct (I)
Date Expira- Amount or (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion Title Number of
cisable Date Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
(a) Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership over such shares.
(b) Pursuant to an Agreement and Plan of Merger and Reorganization by and among
Multex.com, Mereague Acquisition Corp. and Market Guide Inc., certain
stockholders of Market Guide Inc. have executed a Stockholder Agreement by
which they have irrevocably appointed Multex.com as his lawful attorney and
proxy for the limited right to vote each of the 2,236,219 shares (including
options exercisable within 60 days of July 6, 1999) of Market Guide Inc. in all
matters related to the Merger.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute 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.
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.
By: /s/ Philip Callaghan
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Its: Chief Financial Officer July 6, 1999
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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