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FORM 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104
EXPIRES: APRIL 30, 1997
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
quiring Statement
Schuler Jack W. (Month/Day/Year) Stericycle, Inc. (SRCL)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 8/22/96 5. Relationship of Reporting Person 6. If Amendment, Date
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1419 Lake Cook Road, Suite 410 3. IRS or Social Se- X Director X 10% Owner (Month/Day/Year)
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(Street) Reporting Person Officer (give Other
(Voluntary) ----title below) ----(specify below)
Deerfield IL 60015 ###-##-#### ---------------------------
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(City) (State) (Zip) 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
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 746,084 D
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Common Stock 10,410(1) I By Wife
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Common Stock 22,308(2) I By Trusts
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1473 (8-92)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE
SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security sion or ship Beneficial
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Form of Ownership
Date Price of Deriv- (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ Deri- ative
Year) vative Security:
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Amount (D) or
Date Expir- or Indirect
Exer- ation Title Number (I)
cisable Date of
Shares (Instr. 5)
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Employee Stock Options (3) 11/1/05 Common Stock 13,214 $ .53 D
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(Right to Buy)
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Warrants (Right to Buy) 5/31/96 5/31/01 Common Stock 34,584 $7.96 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that
the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(2) These shares are held in trusts for the benefit of the reporting person's children. The reporting person's wife is the
trustee. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities, and this report shall not be deemed an
admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other
purpose.
(3) 4,404.67 of these options become exercisable on the first day of each month beginning on September 1, 1996 and ending on
November 1, 1996.
s/ Jack W. Schuler 8/22/96
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal **Signature of Reporting Person Date
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.
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