UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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1. Name and Address of | 2. Date of Event | 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |
Reporting Person* | Requiring Statement | |
| (Month/Day/Year) | SGI INTERNATIONAL (SGII) |
Richard B. Bein | 06/02/00 |---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1200 Prospect St |------------------------| 5. Relationship of Reporting | 6. If Amendment, | 7. Individual or |
Suite 325 | 3. I.R.S | Person to Issuer | Date of Original | Joint/Group Filing |
La Jolla, CA 92037 | Identification | (Check all applicable) | (Month/Day/Year) | (Check applicable line) |
| Number of Reporting | x Director | | |
| Person, if any | __ Officer (give title below)| | x Form filed by One |
| Entity | __ 10% owner | | Reporting Person |
| (Voluntary) | __ Other (specify below) | | __ Form Filed by More |
| | | | than One Reporting |
| | Vice President LFC Operations | | Person |
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Amount of Securities | 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial |
| Beneficially Owned | or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | Ownership (Instr. 5) |
| (Instr. 4) | | |
<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
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Common Stock |5,500 |D | |
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Table II Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Deriva- | 2. Date Exercisable | 3. Title and Amount of | 4. Conversion or | 5. Ownership | 6. Nature of |
tive Security | and Expiration | Securities Underlying | Exercise Price| Form of | Indirect |
(Instr. 4) | Date (Month, Day, | Derivative Security | of Derivative | Derivative | Beneficial |
| Year) | (Instr. 4) | Security | Security: | Ownership |
| | | | Direct(D) or| (Instr. 5) |
| | | | Indirect (I)| |
| | | | (Instr. 5) | |
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| Date |Expiration| Title | Amount or | | | |
|Exercisable| Date | | Number of | | | |
| | | | Shares | | | |
<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
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N/A | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Richard B. Bein 06/02/00
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
