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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Schmidt Mark C.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
90 Coles Road
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(Street)
Blackwood NJ 08012
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/30/99
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Metrologic Instruments, Inc. - MTLG
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Vice President Marketing
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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 Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 304 D
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Over)
(Form 3-07/98)
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Incentive Stock Option * 10/21/09 Common Stock 10,000 $10.31
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Incentive Stock Option 11/23/98 11/23/02 Common Stock 500 $13.00
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Incentive Stock Option **** ***** Common Stock 3,000 $11.38
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Incentive Stock Option *** 01/02/08 Common Stock 20,000 $12.81
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Explanation of Responses:
*Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of Common Stock exercisable
as follows: 20% on the day of grant and 20% on each October 21, 2000, 2001,
2002, and 2003.
***Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of Common Stock
exercisable as follows: 20% on the day of grant and 20% on each January 2,
1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002
****Grant to reporting person of option to buy shares of Common Stock
exercisable as follows: 20% on the day of grant and 20% on each June 7,
1997, 1998, 1999 and 2000
****Each options expires 4 years after it first becomes exercisable.
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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.
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