U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
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
/ / Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Ehrlich Burtt R.
(Last) (First) (Middle)
20 Brynwood Lane
(Street)
Greenwich Connecticut 06831
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Body Armor & Equipment, Inc. (ABE)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Statement for Month/Year
April, 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
5. Amount
of Secu-
rities
4. Securities Acquired (A) Bene- 6. Ownership
2. Trans- 3. Trans- or Disposed of (D) ficially Form:
action action (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at Direct 7. Nature of
Date Code ----------------------------- End of (D) or Indirect
(Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) Month Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Day/ ------------- Amount or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 3/20/96 P 1,500 A $5.125/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 3/20/96 P 1,500 A $5.125/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 3/18/96 P 1,800 A $5.25/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 3/18/96 P 1,800 A $5.25/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 3/18/96 P 400 A $5.25/sh. 182,300 I Spouse IRA
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 3/13/96 P 1,000 A $5.25/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 3/13/96 P 1,000 A $5.25/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 2/26/96 P 3,500 A $4.75/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 2/26/96 P 3,500 A $4.81/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 2/20/96 P 2,500 A $4.125/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 2/20/96 P 2,500 A $4.125/sh. 182,300 I Child Trust
Common Stock, par value $.03
per share 1/19/96 P 300 A $4.00/sh. 182,300 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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Table II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Conver- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exercisable
sion or 3. Trans- ative Securities and Expiration Date
Exercise action 4. Transac- Acquired (A) or (Month/Day/Year)
Price of Date tion Code Disposed of (D) ----------------------
Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date
1. Title of Derivative Security ative Day/ ------------- -------------------------- Exercis- Expiration
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
5% Convertible Subordinated Notes $5/sh. 4/30/96 P $250,000 4/30 1996 4/30 2001
due April 30, 2001
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9. Number of 10. Ownership
Derivative Form of
Securities Derivative
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Benefi- Security:
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) cially Direct 11. Nature of
---------------------------------------- 8. Price of Owned at (D) or Indirect
Amount or Derivative End of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Title Number of Security Month (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 3) Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
- --------------------------- --------------------------- ----------- ------------- ------------- -------------- ---------------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
5% Convertible Subordinated Common Stock $.03 par value 50,000 $250,000 $250,000 D
Notes due April 30, 2001 per share
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Explanation of Responses:
By: /s/ Burtt R. Ehrlich May 9, 1996
**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).
