UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Copeland, Walter B.
250 East Carpenter Freeway
Irving, TX 75062-2729
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Associates First Capital Corporation
AFS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
01/31/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Executive Vice President
7. Individual or Joint/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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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Class A Common Stock |1/3/20|A (1|V|15,000 |A | |37,971.38 (2) |D | |
|00 |) | | | | | | | |
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |6,667.006 |I |By 401(k) plan |
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Class A Common Stock | | | | | | |2,000 |I |By trust |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Stock Options |$26.5625|1/3/2|A |V|50,000 |A |(3) |1/3/2|Class A Comm|50,000 | |50,000 |D | |
| |000 | | | | | |010 |on Stock | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. These restricted shares of Class A Common Stock were granted by the issuer
without payment by me. The
grant includes the right, subject to approval by the issuer, to have shares
withheld to satisfy income tax
obligations.
2. Includes 1,071.78 shares acquired under the company's discounted employee
stock purchase plan in January
2000.
3. These options were granted by the issuer without payment by me. The
options are exercisable to the extent
of 33 1/3% of such shares after one year from the date of grant, 66 2/3% after
two years and in full after three
years. The options include the right, subject to approval by the issuer, to
have shares withheld to satisfy income
tax
obligations.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Frederic C. Liskow on behalf of Walter B. Copeland
DATE
February 9, 2000
