UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Pagano, Joseph K
P.O. Box 7758
Aspen, CO 81612
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sentigen Holding Corp.
SGHL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
January 1, 2001
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
November 1, 2000
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chairman of the Board and President
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(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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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock, $.01 par valu|10/27/|P | |25,000 |A |$3.00 |25,000 |I |(1) |
e |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Options to purchase co|$9.00 |9/15/|A |V|200,000 - |A,D|(2) |9/15/|Common Stock|200,000|$9.00 |200,000 |I |- |
mmon stock, $0.01 par | |00 | | | | | |05 | | | | | | |
value | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Held of record by the Joseph A. Pagano, Jr. Trust, a trust established for
reporting person's son. The reporting person disclaims beneficial
ownership of these
securities.
(2) These options vest in four equal annual installments commencing on the
first anniversary of the grant date.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Joseph K. Pagano
DATE
January 10, 2001
