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OMB APPROVAL
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OMB NUMBER 3235-0287
EXPIRES: FEBRUARY 1, 1999
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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(1) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
FORM 4
[ ] 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
LUXENBERG HERBERT L.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
540 South Water Street
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(Street)
Kent, Ohio 44240
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ABC Dispensing Technologies, Inc. Symbol: ABCC
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
1/98
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[ 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. Owner-
4. Securities Acquired (A) or 5. Amount of ship
Disposed of (D) Securities Form:
3. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct 7. Nature of
Code -------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
2. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 75,000 D
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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 person, see Instruction 4(b)(v)
SFC 1474 (3/91)
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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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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or 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>
Options to
purchase common
stock (right
to buy)
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Warrants to
purchase 1.25 11/13/97 P 10,000 11/13/97 11/12/02 Common 10,000 (1) 112,500 D
common stock Stock
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EXPLANATION: (1) Warrants issued as an Original Issue Discount in connection
with issuance of Promissory Notes.
/s/ Herbert L. Luxenburg February 4, 1998
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**SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON DATE
** 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 PROVIDED IS INSUFFICIENT, SEE INSTRUCTION 6 FOR PROCEDURE. POTENTIAL
PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS
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