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FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number: 3235-0104
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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*
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Alexanderplatz 2
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(Street)
D-10178 Berlin Germany
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
November 12, 1997
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker of Trading Symbol
The Growth Fund of Spain, Inc. (GSP)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director
[X] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
November 18, 1997
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check all Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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FORM 3 (continued)
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TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Onwership
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
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Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share 1,670,200 D
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* If the form is filed by more than one person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
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TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security sion or ship Indirect
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Form of Beneficial
Date ----------------------------------- Price of Deriv- Ownership
(Month/Day/Year) Deriv- ative (Instr. 5)
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or Security Direct
Date Expira- Title Number (D) or
Exer- tion of Indirect
cisable Date Shares (I)
(Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Put (obligation to buy) 10/28/97 12/20/97 Common Stock,
par value $.01 1,000 $15.00 D
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Put (obligation to buy) various 12/20/97 Common Stock,
par value $.01 20,500 $17.50 D
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Explanation of Responses:
Bankgesellschaft Berling AG
By: /s/ Bartho Schroeder December 10, 1997
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Name: Bartho Schroeder Date
Title: Director
By: /s/ Dirk Kipp December 10, 1997
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Name: Dirk Kipp Date
Title: Director
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).