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FORM 4
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Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4
or Form 5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
|_| Check this box if no longer subject to
Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Jacqueline Badger Mars
as Trustee of the Jacqueline Badger Mars Trust,
dated February 5, 1975,as amended
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
685 Elm Street
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(Street)
McLean VA 22101-3883
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AmerAlia, Inc. AALA
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of
Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
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Officer (give Other (specify
----- title below) ----- below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
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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 2. Transaction 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
Security Date Code (A) or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Direct Indirect
(Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially (D) or Beneficial
Owned at End of Indirect (I) Ownership
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(A) or (Instr. 3 and 4)
Code V Amount (D) Price
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Common Stock 12/30/98 P 700,000 A $1.50/share 2,347,460 I By Self as
Trustee for Self
Common Stock 12/31/98 J*** 50,000 A $1.00/share 2,347,460 I By Self as
Trustee for Self
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*** Dividend on Series E Convertible Preferred Stock
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</TABLE>
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued)
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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 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriva- 6. Date Exercis-
Derivative sion or action tion tive Securities Ac- able and Expi-
Security Exer- Date Code quired (A) or Dis- ration Date
(Instr. 3) cise (Month/ (Instr. 8) posed of (D) (Month/Day/
Price of Day/ (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Year)
Deriva- Year) ------------------
tive Se- Date Expira-
curity ------------------- Exer- tion
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date
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Common Stock Warrants $2/share(if 12/30/98 P 700,000 Immed. 4/1/01
(right to buy) exercised on
or before
3/31/99);
$4/share (if
exercised
after
3/31/99 but
on or before
3/31/00); (if
exeercised after
3/31/00 but
on or before
4/1/01)
</TABLE>
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<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership Form 11. Nature of
Underlying Securities Derivative derivative of Derivative Indirect
(Instr. 3 and 4) Security Securities Security: Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 5) Beneficially (D) or Indirect Ownership
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Amount or of Month (Instr. 4)
Number of (Instr. 4)
Title Shares
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Common Stock 700,000 $0 700,000 I By Self as
Trustee for Self
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</TABLE>
Explanation of Responses:
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** Signature of Date
Reporting Person
** 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
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