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FORM 4 OMB Approval
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION -------------------------
[X] Check this box if no longer WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB Number: 3235-0287
subject to Section 16. Form Expires: September 30, 1998
4 or Form 5 obligations may STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Estimated average burden
continue. See Instruction 1(b). hours per response....... 0.5
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*| 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
| | to Issuer (Check all applicable)
DAHL JAMES H. | GEHL COMPANY - (GEHL) | Director x 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS or Social | 4. Statement for | Officer (give title below)
| Security Number | | -----
| of Reporting | | Other (specify below)
| Person (Voluntary) | Month/Year | -----
1200 RIVERPLACE BLVD., SUITE 902 | | JULY 1999 |
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(Street) | | 5. If Amendment, |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
| | Date of Original | Applicable Line
| | (Month/Year) | x Form filed by One Reporting Person
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| | | Form filed by More than One
| | | Reporting Person
JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA 32207 | | | --
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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. Transaction| 3. Transaction| 4. Securities Acquired(A)| 5. Amount of|6. Owner |7. Nature
(Instr. 3) | Date | Code | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | -ship | of
| | (Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | Beneficially| Form: | Indirect
| | | | Owned at End| Direct | Bene-
| |---------------|--------------------------| of Month | (D) or | ficial
| | | | | (A) | | (Instr. 3 | Indirect| Owner-
|(Month/Day/ | | | | or | | and 4) | (I) | ship
| Year) | Code | V | Amount | (D) | Price | |(Instr.4)|(Instr.4)
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Common Stock | 7/1/99 | P | | 4,500 | A | 21.270 | | I |(2), (4)
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Common Stock | 7/1/99 | P | | 4,500 | A | 21.270 | | I |(3),(4)
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Common Stock | 7/1/99 | P | | 5,000 | A | 21.000 | | I |(1),(4)
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Common Stock | 7/2/99 | P | | 5,000 | A | 20.750 | | I |(1),(4)
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Common Stock | 7/6/99 | P | | 2,000 | A | 20.750 | | I |(2),(4)
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Common Stock | 7/6/99 | P | | 2,000 | A | 20.750 | | I |(3),(4)
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Common Stock | 7/6/99 | P | | 1,000 | A | 20.750 | | I |(2),(4)
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Common Stock | 7/6/99 | P | | 1,000 | A | 20.750 | | I |(3),(4)
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Common Stock | 7/9/99 | S | |350,600 | D | 20.500 | -0- | I |(1),(4),
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Common Stock | 7/9/99 | S | |166,950 | D | 20.500 | -0- | I |(2),(4),
| | | | | | | | |(7)
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Common Stock | 7/9/99 | S | |163,850 | D | 20.500 | -0- | I |(3),(4),
| | | | | | | | |(7)
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Common Stock | 7/9/99 | S | | 34,500 | D | 20.500 | -0- | I |(5),(4),
| | | | | | | | |(7)
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Common Stock | 7/9/99 | S | | 10,000 | D | 20.500 | -0- | I |(6),(4),
| | | | | | | | |(7)
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*By self as custodian for minor child.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
*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, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative | 2. Conver- |3. Trans- |4. Trans- |5. Number of |6. Date Exer- |7. Title and Amount |8. Price
Security | sion or | action | action | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying | of
(Instr. 3) | Exercise | Date | Code | Securities Ac- | Expiration | Securities | Deriv-
| Price of | | (Instr. 8)| quired (A) or | Date | (Instr. 3 and 4) | ative
| Deriv- | (Month/| | Disposed of (D)| (Month/Day/ | | Secur-
| ative | Day/ | | (Instr. 3, 4, | Year) | | ity
| Security | Year) | | and 5) | | | (Instr. 5)
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| | | | |Date |Expira- | | Amount or |
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| | | Code |V | (A) |(D) |cisable|Date | | Shares |
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9. Number of | 10. Ownership | 11. Nature of
Derivative | Form of | Indirect
Securities | Derivative | Beneficial
Beneficially | Security: | Ownership
Owned at End | Direct (D) | (Instr. 4)
of Month | or Indirect (I) |
(Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) By Limited Partnership of which Reporting Person is a General Partner
(2) By Trust for benefit of Reporting Person's Son
(3) By Trust for benefit of Reporting Person's Daugher /s/ James H. Dahl 7/13/99
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(4) Reporting Person disclaims any beneficial ownership in these shares in excess of his JAMES H. DAHL Date
pecuniary interest therein. *Signature of Reporting Person
(5) By Reporting Person's Grantor Retained Annuity Trust
(6) By Reporting Person's Individual Retirement Account
(7) Acquired by issuer pursuant to a Stock Purchase Agreement dated July 9, 1999
Note: This Statement includes all tranactions effected while the Reporting Person
was subject to Section 16(a).
*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 is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially directly or indirectly
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