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FORM 4
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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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Burke Carol T.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Armor Holdings, Inc.
13386 International Parkway
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(Street)
Jacksonville FL 32218
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Armor Holdings, Inc. (ABE)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
April 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Vice President-Finance, Secretary and Treasurer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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5. Amount of 6. Owner-
Securities ship
2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially Form:
action action or Disposed of (D) Owned at Direct 7. Nature of
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) End of (D) or Indirect
1. Title of Security (Month/ (Instr. 8) -------------------------- Month Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 3) Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
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>
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Common Stock 4/1/98 X 10,000 A $.97 10,000 D
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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 person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)
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FORM 4 (continued)
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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.
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Title and Ownership
Number of Date Exer- Amount of Form of
Derivative cisable and Underlying Number of Deriv-
Securities Expiration Securities Price Derivative ative
Conver- Trans- Acquired (A) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 of Securities Security:
sion or Trans- action or Disposed Day/Year) and 4) Deriv- Benefi- Direct
Exercise action Code of (D) -------------- -------------- ative cially (D) or Nature of
Title of Price of Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date Amount Secur- Owned at Indirect Indirect
Derivative Deriv- (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Exer- Expir- or Num- ity End of (I) Beneficial
Security ative Day/ -------- ---------- cis- ation ber of (Instr. Month (Instr. Ownership
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Employee
Stock
Options
(Right
to buy) $.97 4/1/98 X 10,000 -- -- Common Stock 10,000 $.97 35,000 D
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Employee
Stock
Options
(Right
to buy) * * -- -- * * Common Stock * $.97 35,000 D
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Explanation of Responses: * See Schedule A attached hereto and
made a part hereof
/s/ Carol T. Burke May 6, 1998
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Carol T. Burke
** 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).
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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SEC 1474 (7-96)
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SCHEDULE A
EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES
FOR
CAROL T. BURKE
* These options were granted under the Company's 1994 Incentive Stock
Plan between January 3, 1995 and January 18, 1996, at an exercise
price of $.97 per share, and will expire at various times between
January 3, 2005 and January 18, 2006. Of the 35,000 options listed,
25,000 options have vested and are currently exercisable, and 10,000
options will vest and become exercisable on January 18, 1999.
