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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Certo, Samuel Charles
545 Birdsong Court
Longwood, Florida 32779
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Federal Trust Corporation ("FDTR")
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Statement for Month/Year
02/2000
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 Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Transaction 3. Transaction 4. Securities 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
Date Code Acquired (A) Securities Form: Indirect
(Month/Year) or Disposal (D) Beneficially Direct (D) Beneficial
Owned at end Indirect (I) Ownership
of Month
Amount A/D Price
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock - 3/2/2000 P 2,700.0000 A 2.251
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P 17,300.0000 A 2.539 47,000.0000 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. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
Title of Conversion Trans- Trans- Number of Date Exercis- Underlying Price Number of Owner- Nature
Derivative or Exercise action action Derivative able and Securities of Derivative ship of
Security Price of Date Code Securities Expiration Title Amount Derivative Securities Form of Indirect
Derivative (MM/DD/YY) Acquired(A) Date Security Bene- Deri- Benefical
Security or Disposed (MM/DD/YY) ficially vative Ownership
of (D) Exercisable Exp. Owned at Security
End of Direct
Month (D) or In-
direct(I)
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/s/Samuel Charles Certo 3/3/2000
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
