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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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* 2. Date of Event Requiring 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or 6. If Amendment, Date
KUCMA PETER S. Statement Trading Symbol of Original
- ---------------------------------------- (Month/Day/Year) CITYSCAPE FINANCIAL CORP. (CTYS) (Month/Day/Year)
(Last) (First) (Middle) MAY 1, 1997 ------------------------------------
6 COBBLER COURT ---------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting 7. Individual or
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(Street) Number of Reporting (Check all applicable) (check Applicable
Person (Voluntary) ----- Director ----- 10% Owner Line)
MEDFORD NEW JERSEY 08055 X Officer Other X Form filed by
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(City) (State) (Zip) below) below) Person
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
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--- More than One
Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 5)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities (Over)
beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-96)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Exercisable and Securities Underlying sion or ship Beneficial Ownership
Expiration Date Derivative Security Exercise Form of (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv-
Year) Deri- ative
vative Security:
Security Direct
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Date Expira- Amount of Indirect (I)
Exercis- tion Title Number (Instr. 5)
able Date of Shares
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EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION
(RIGHT TO BUY) 1/1/98 5/1/07 COMMON STOCK 100,000 $13.25 D
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EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION
(RIGHT TO BUY) 1/1/99 5/1/07 COMMON STOCK 100,000 $13.25 D
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EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION
(RIGHT TO BUY) 1/1/00 5/1/07 COMMON STOCK 100,000 $13.25 D
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EMPLOYEE STOCK OPTION
(RIGHT TO BUY) 1/1/01 5/1/07 COMMON STOCK 100,000 $13.25 D
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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).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
/s/ Peter S. Kucma 5/7/97
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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