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|F O R M 4| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0287|
[ ] Check this box if |Expires: September 30,1998|
no longer Subject Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
to Section 16. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5|
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
|TURNER John N. |The Loewen Group Inc. | |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| | | X Director 10% Owner |
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| (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | Officer Other |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| c/o The Loewen Group Inc. | (Voluntary) | | |
| 4126 Norland Avenue | | January 1999 | |
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|----------------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | (Check Applicable Line) |
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|Burnaby BC V5G -3S8 | | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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| | | | Form filed by More than One |
| | | |--- Reporting Person |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned |
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|1.Title of Security |2.Transac- |3.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial |
| |(Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr.8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership |
| | |---------|-------------------------------| Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) |
| | | | | |(A) | | Month |or | |
| | |Code| V | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(I) | |
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|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Common Stock | 01/06/1999 | J | | 446 | A | $34.6713| 5003 | D | |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (7-96)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
| | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Month |or | |
| | | |---------|---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | |Code| V | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Stock Opti| $35.5988| | | | | |12/29|12/29|Common Sto| 274| | 274| D | |
|on | | | | | | | 1995| 2004|ck | | | | | |
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| | (02)| | | | | | (03)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $50.1547| | | | | |01/09|01/09|Common Sto| 6500| | 6500| D | |
|on | | | | | | | 1998| 2007|ck | | | | | |
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| | (02)| | | | | | (04)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $44.9810| | | | | |06/01|06/01|Common Sto| 6500| | 6500| D | |
|on | | | | | | | 1998| 2007|ck | | | | | |
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| | (02)| | | | | | (05)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $35.8130| | | | | |03/05|03/05|Common Sto| 6500| | 6500| D | |
|on | | | | | | | 1999| 2008|ck | | | | | |
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| | (02)| | | | | | (06)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $39.3459| | | | | |07/14|07/14|Common Sto| 6500| | 6500| D | |
|on | | | | | | | 1999| 2008|ck | | | | | |
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| | (02)| | | | | | (07)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Grant of C| $34.6713|01/06| J | | | 446| | |Common Sto| 446| $34.6713 | 0| D | |
|ommon shar| | 1999| | | | | | |ck | | | | | |
|es | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | (02)| |(08)| | | | (08)| (08)| | | (02)| | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(01) Granted January 1998, and issued in January 1999, pursuant to the 1994 Outside Director Compensation Plan ("Plan"). Pre
viously reported in Table II.
(02) Canadian dollars.
(03) An option to acquire 274 shares pursuant to the 1994 Outside Director Compensation Plan ("Plan"). Exercisable in two eq
ual annual increments beginning December29, 1995. Currently exercisable.
(04) An option to acquire 6,500 shares pursuant to the Plan. Exercisable in two equal annual increments beginning January 09
, 1998. Currently exercisable.
(05) An option to acquire 6,500 shares pursuant to the Plan. Exercisable in two equal annual increments beginning June 01, 1
998.
(06) An option to acquire 6,500 shares pursuant to the Plan. Exercisable in two equal annual increments beginning March 05,
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/Peter S. Hyndman 01/25/1999
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------------------ ----------
**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. SEC 1474 (7-96)
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 OMD Number
TURNER, John N. The Loewen Group Inc. JAN-1999 PAGE: 2 OF 3
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E X P L A N A T I O N O F R E S P O N S E S (cont.) F O R M 4
<S> <C> <C>
cont. (06) 1999.
(07) An option to acquire 6,500 shares pursuant to the Plan. Exercisable in two equal annual increments beginning July 14, 1
999.
(08) Grant of Common shares pursuant to the Plan. Shares to be issued in January, 1999. There is no exercise date, exercise
price or expiration date.
TURNER, John N. The Loewen Group Inc. JAN-1999 PAGE: 3 OF 3
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