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------ OMB APPROVAL
FORM 4
------ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Number 3235-0287
[ ] Check box if no longer WASHINGTON, DC 20549 Expires: December 31, 2001
subject to Section 16. Form Estimated average burden
4 or Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP hours per response.....0.5
continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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(1)|2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6. Relationship of Reporting Person
| | to Issuer (Check all applicable)
Zell Samuel | Chart House Enterprises, Inc.(CHT) | X Director X 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) |3. IRS Identification | 4. Statement for | X Officer (give title below)
| Number of | Month/Year | -----
| Reporting Person, | | Other (specify below)
Two North Riverside Plaza, Suite 600 | if an Entity | August 2000 | -----
| (Voluntary) | | Chairman of the Board
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(Street) | | 5. If Amendment, |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
| | Date of Original | (Check applicable line)
Chicago IL 60606 | | (Month/Year) | X Form Filed by One Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) | | -- 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. Transaction| 3. Transaction|4. Securities Acquired (A)| 5. Amount of|6. Owner- |7. Nature
(Instr. 3) | Date | Code | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | ship | of
| | (Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | Beneficially| Form: | Indirect
| | | | Owned at End| Direct | Bene-
| |---------------|--------------------------| of Month | (D) or | ficial
| | | | | (A) | | (Instr. 3 | Indirect | Owner-
| (Month/Day/ | | | | or | | and 4) | (I) | ship
| Year) | Code | V | Amount | (D) | Price | |(Instr. 4)|(Instr. 4)
--------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|---------|-----|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
Common Stock, par value $0.01 | | | V |No Change| | | 719 | D |
--------------------------------------|--------------|-------|-------|---------|-----|----------|-------------|--------- |---------
Common Stock, par value $0.01 | | | V |No Change| | | 198,203 | I | By Sam/
| | | | | | | | | Alpha(1)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 08/07/2000 | P | | 75,000 | A | $5.8117 | -- | I | By
| | | | | | | | | Samstock,
| | | | | | | | | LLC(2)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 08/08/2000 | P | | 100,000 | A | $5.6250 | -- | I | By
| | | | | | | | | Samstock,
| | | | | | | | | LLC(2)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 08/09/2000 | P | | 398,850 | A | $5.6250 | -- | I | By
| | | | | | | | | Samstock,
| | | | | | | | | LLC(2)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 08/10/2000 | P | | 6,000 | A | $5.9583 | -- | I | By
| | | | | | | | | Samstock,
| | | | | | | | | LLC(2)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 08/15/2000 | P | | 11,000 | A | $5.7102 | -- | I | By
| | | | | | | | | Samstock,
| | | | | | | | | LLC(2)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 08/16/2000 | P | | 4,000 | A | $5.6250 | 3,250,172 | I | By
| | | | | | | | | Samstock,
| | | | | | | | | LLC(2)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 | | | V |No Change| | | 705,808 | I | By
| | | | | | | | | Samstock/
| | | | | | | | | ZFT(3)
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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). Page 1 of 2
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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 | 2. Conver- |3. Trans- |4. Trans- |5. Number of |6. Date Exer- |7. Title and Amount |8. Price
Security | sion or | action | action | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying | of
(Instr. 3) | Exercise | Date | Code | Securities Ac- | Expiration | Securities | Deriv-
| Price of | (Month/ | (Instr. 8)| quired (A) or | Date | (Instr. 3 and 4) | ative
| Deriv- | Day/ | | Disposed of (D)| (Month/Day/ | | Secur-
| ative | Year) | | (Instr. 3, 4, | Year) | | ity
| Security | | | and 5) | | | (Instr. 5)
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| | | | |Date |Expira- | | Amount or |
| | |-------------------------------|Exer- |tion | Title | Number of |
| | | Code | V | (A) |(D) |cisable|Date | | Shares |
------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------
Stock Option | $5.81 |05/15/2000| A | V | 1,651 | |05/15/ | 05/15/ | Common | 1,651 | (4)
(right to buy) | | | | | | |2000 | 2010 | Stock | |
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Stock Option | $5.81 |05/15/2000| A | V | 1,651 | |05/15/ | 05/15/ | Common | 1,651 | (4)
(right to buy) | | | | | | |2001 | 2010 | Stock | |
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Stock Option | $5.81 |05/15/2000| A | V | 1,651 | |05/15/ | 05/15/ | Common | 1,651 | (4)
(right to buy) | | | | | | |2002 | 2010 | Stock | |
------------------------|-------------|----------|-------|----|--------|---------|-------|--------|--------|-----------|------------
Stock Option | $5.81 |05/15/2000| A | V | 1,651 | |05/15/ | 05/15/ | Common | 1,651 | (4)
(right to buy) | | | | | | |2003 | 2010 | Stock | |
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Stock Option | $5.81 |05/15/2000| A | V | 1,651 | |05/15/ | 05/15/ | Common | 1,651 | (4)
(right to buy) | | | | | | |2004 | 2010 | Stock | |
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9. Number of | 10. Ownership | 11. Nature of
Derivative | Form of | Indirect
Securities | Derivative | Beneficial
Beneficially | Security: | Ownership
Owned at End | Direct (D) | (Instr. 4)
of Month | or Indirect (I) |
(Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) |
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1,651 | D |
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1,651 | D |
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1,651 | D |
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1,651 | D |
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1,651 | D |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/Alpha, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company
("Samstock/Alpha"), whose sole member is Alphabet Partners ("Alphabet"). The partners of Alphabet are trusts whose
beneficiaries are Mr. Zell and his family.
(2) Shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Samstock"). Samstock
is wholly owned by SZ Investments, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company whose sole management member is Zell General
Partnership, Inc. ("Zell GP"). Mr. Zell and members of his family are beneficiaries of the trust which is the sole stockholder
of Zell GP.
(3) Shares reported herein are beneficially owned by Samstock/ZFT, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("Samstock/ZFT"),
whose sole member is ZFT Partnership ("ZFT"). The partners of ZFT are trusts whose beneficiaries are Mr. Zell and his family.
(4) Stock Options granted pursuant to the Chart House Enterprises, Inc. 2000 Nonemployee Director Equity Compensation Plan (the
"Plan"). Such Plan meets the requirements of Rule 16b-3.
/s/ Samuel Zell 09/13/2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Samuel Zell
**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.
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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