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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
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
/ / Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sternbach Steven
(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Star Multi Care Services, Inc.
33 Walt Whitman Road
(Street)
Huntington Station, NY 11746
(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Star Multi Care Services, Inc. (SMCS)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
April/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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, President and CEO
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
/X/ Form filed by One Reporting Person
/ / Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction
4(b)(v).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
5. Amount
of Secu-
rities
4. Securities Acquired (A) Bene- 6. Ownership
2. Trans- 3. Trans- or Disposed of (D) ficially Form:
action action (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned Direct 7. Nature of
Date Code ----------------------------- at End (D) or Indirect
(Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Day/ ------------- Amount or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) 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>
Common Stock 4/18/00 S 1,000 D $2.00 218,009 D
Common Stock 4/18/00 S 2,000 D $2.1875 216,009 D
Common Stock 4/18/00 S 1,000 D $2.25 215,009 D
Common Stock 4/19/00 S 4,000 D $3.00 211,009 D
Common Stock 4/19/00 S 1,000 D $2.625 210,009 D
Common Stock 4/20/00 S 2,000 D $2.8125 208,009 D
Common Stock 4/20/00 S 1,000 D $2.75 207,009 D
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Table II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Conver- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exercisable
sion or 3. Trans- ative Securities and Expiration Date
Exercise action 4. Transac- Acquired (A) or (Month/Day/Year)
Price of Date tion Code Disposed of (D) ----------------------
Deriv- (Month/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Date
1. Title of Derivative Security ative Day/ ------------- -------------------------- Exercis- Expiration
(Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Incentive Stock Option $1.375 4/26/00 M 12,000
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9. Number of 10. Ownership
Derivative Form of
Securities Derivative
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Benefi- Security:
Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) cially Direct 11. Nature of
---------------------------------------- 8. Price of Owned at (D) or Indirect
Amount or Derivative End of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Title Number of Security Month (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 3) Shares (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Incentive Stock Option Common Stock 12,000 $1,375 100,647 D
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Steven Sternbach May 10, 2000
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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