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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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/ / CHECK THIS BOX IF NO STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
LONGER SUBJECT TO EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
CONTINUE. SEE Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -----------------------------
INSTRUCTION 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name AND Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
Machov Steven J. Merrill Corporation (MRLL) ---- ----
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- title ---- (specify
Number of Reporting Month/Year below) below)
Person (Voluntary) Vice President -- General
One Merrill Circle 04/1999 Counsel and Secretary
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Date of Original (Check Applicable Line)
(Month/Year) X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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St. Paul MN 55108 ___Form filed by More than One
Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
(Month/ End of (D) or ficial
Day/ ------------------------------------------- Month Indirect Owner-
Year) (A) or (I) ship
Code V Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
and 4)
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Common Stock 4-5-99 M 6,000 A $8.125
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Common Stock 4-5-99 M 5,520 A $12.625 27,520 D
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Common Stock 4-5-99 M 3,600 A $8.6875 35,397*** I By Spouse
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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 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-97)
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 CONTROL NUMBER.
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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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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex-
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date
Price of (Month/ posed of (D) (Month/Day/
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
ative Year)
Security
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Date Expira-
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cisable Date
Code V (A) (D)
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Employee Stock Option
(Right to Buy) $8.125(1) 4-5-99 M 6,000 (2) 3-25-03
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Employee Stock Option
(Right to Buy) $12.625(1) 4-5-99 M 5,520 (3) 5-20-02
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Employee Stock Option
(Right to Buy) $8.6875(1) 4-5-99 M 3,600 (4) 3-15-00
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7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Nature
lying Securities of of Deriv- ship of In-
(Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form direct
ative Securi- of De- Bene-
Secur- ties rivative ficial
ity Bene- Secu- Own-
(Instr. ficially rity: ership
5) Owned Direct (Instr. 4)
at End (D) or
Amount or of Indi-
Title Number of Month rect (I)
Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 6,000 11,000(1) D
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Common Stock 5,520 22,080(1) D
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Common Stock 3,600 1,200(1) I By Spouse
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Adjusted to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split in the form of a 100% stock
dividend on October 15, 1997.
(2) This option was granted under the Issuer's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, as
amended. The option is exercisable in four remaining installments: 3,000
shares each on March 25, 2000, March 25, 2001 and March 25, 2002; with the
final installment of 2,000 shares exercisable on September 25, 2002.
(3) This option was granted under the Issuer's 1993 Stock Incentive Plan, as
amended. The option is exercisable in four remaining installments of 5,520
shares each on May 20, 1999; May 20, 2000; May 20, 2001 and November 20,
2001.
(4) This option was granted to the reporting person's spouse under the Issuer's
1993 Stock Incentive Plan, as amended, and was exercisable in installments.
The final installment of 1,200 shares is exercisable on September 15, 1999.
*** Reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of all shares held by his
spouse, and this report should not be deemed an admission that the
reporting person is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of
Section 16 or for any other purpose.
/s/ Steven J. Machov 5-10-99
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
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.
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