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FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject
to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See
Instruction 1(b).
U.S. 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
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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. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
France Growth Fund, Inc. (FRF)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
May 1999
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [X] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
[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 5/17/99 P 7,300 A $13.125
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Common Stock 5/25/99 P 40,000 A $13.000 1,592,200 D
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* If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
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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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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Bankgesellschaft Berlin AG
By: /s/ Gregory Melville June 10, 1999
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Name: Gregory Melville Date
Title: Assistant Director
By: /s/ Moritz Sell June 10, 1999
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Name: Moritz Sell Date
Title: Market Stragegist
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