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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
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -----------------------------
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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
Patience John (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 10% Owner (Month/Day/Year)
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(Street) Reporting Person Officer (give Other
(Voluntary) ----title below) ----(specify below)
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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 164,648 D
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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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Options (right to buy) (1) 1/29/06 Common Stock 2,789 $.53 D
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Options (right to buy) (2) 4/30/06 Common Stock 7,535 $1.99 D
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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) 1/12 of these options become exercisable on the first day of each month beginning on February 1, 1996 and ending on January 1
1997.
(2) 1/4 of these options become exercisable on April 30, 1997 and the remaining balance become exercisable at the rate of 1/48 of
the total option shares per month beginning on May 30, 1997 and ending on April 30, 2000.
s/ John Patience 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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