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FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
1. Name of Reporting Person: S. Lewis Meyer
Address of Reporting Person: 505 Sansome Street, #1420
San Francisco, CA 94111
2. Issuer Name and Trading Symbol: Finet Holdings Corporation: FNHC
3. Social Security # (Voluntary):
4. Statement for Month/Year: 9/98
5. If Amendment, Date of Original:
6. Relationship of Reporting Person: Director
7. Reporting By: One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned
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1 2 3 4 5 6
7
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Title Trans- Trans- Securities Acquired (A) Amount Owner-
Nature of
of action action or Disposed of (D) Beneficially ship
Indirect
Security Date Code ----------------------- Owned at End Form
Ownership
Amount A/D Price of Month D/I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common 0
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Table II Derivative Securities (D/S) Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9 10 11
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Title Conv Trans Tran # D/S Date Expira
Title/Number Price Number Owner Type of
of or Date Code Acquir/Disposd Exercis tion
Underlying of of D/S ship (I)
D/S Exer M/D/Y ---------------- able Date
Securities D/S Owned at of Owner
Price (A) (D) M/D/Y M/D/Y Title
Amount Month end D/I ship
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
<C> <C> <C> <C>
Option $ 0.50 11/20/97 01/21/02 Common
40,000 $ 0 40,000 D
Option $ 4.00 01/27/99 01/27/08 Common
25,000 $ 0 25,000 D
Warrant $ 1.25 9/17/98 P 1,000,000 <F1> 9/17/08 Common
1,000,000 $10,000 1,000,000
<FN>
<F1>
200,000 warrants vest August 1, 1998 and 200,000 vest on each of the next four
anniversaries thereafter, based on continued service.
</FN>
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/s/ S. Lewis Meyer 12/9/97
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Signature of reporting person Date
