FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4
or Form 5 obligations may
continue. See Instruction 1(b).
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person:
Last: Gillespie Street: 2761 Sullins Street
First: Richard City: Knoxville
Middle: Allen State: TN Zip: 32919
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol: Veterinary Centers
of America: VCAI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary):
4. Statement for Month/Year: 12/1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year):
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable):
[X] Director
[ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below):
[ ] Other (specify below):
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form; Indirect
Date (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct (D) Beneficial
(Month/ <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> Owned at End or Indirect Ownership
Day/ Code V Amt. (A) or Price (Instr. 3 (I) (Instr. 4)
Year) (D) and 4) (Instr. 4)
Common Stock 12-13-96 P 2,000 A 13.50 12,000 D
Common Stock 12-9-96 P 2,325 A 10.625 14,325 D
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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 2.Conver- 3.Trans- 4.Trans- 5.No. of 6.Date Exer- 7.Title and 8.Price 9.No. of 10.Owner- 11.Nature
of sion or action action Deriv- cisable Amt. of of Deriv- ship of In-
Deri- Exercise Date Code ative and Ex- Underly- Deri- ative Form direct
vative Price of (Month/ (Instr.8) Securi- piration ing Secur- vative Securi- of Deri- Benefi-
Security Deriva- Day/ ties Ac- Date (Month/ ities Security ties vative cial
(Instr.3) tive Year) quired Day/Year) (Instr.3 (Instr.5) Benefi- Security: Owner-
Security (A) or and 4) cially Direct(D) ship
Disposed Owned or Indi- (Instr.
of (D) at End rect(I) 4)
(Instr.3 of Mth. (Instr.4)
4, and 5) (Instr.4)
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Code V (A) (D) Date Expira- Title Amt or
Exer- tion No. of
cis Date Shares
able
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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Richard Allen Gillispie 1/7/97
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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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