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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check this box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Molinaro, James S. SubMicron Systems Corporation: SUBM Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (Specify
1922 Diehl Court Person (Voluntary) May 1996 ---- title --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Date of Original President and Ceo, SMS Inc.
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Allentown PA 18104
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock 5/13/96 S 12,500 (D) $9.125
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Common Stock 5/14/96 S 12,500 (D) $ 9.25
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Common Stock 5/14/96 S 5,000 (D) $9.125
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Common Stock 5/15/96 S 20,000 (D) $9.125
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Common Stock 5/16/96 S 12,500 (D) $9.375
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Common Stock 5/17/96 S 7,500 (D) $9.375
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Common Stock 5/20/96 S 30,000 (D) $9.375 1,855,500 (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 1474 (8/92)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Options to Purchase Note Common
Common Stock $6.00 (1) Stock 268,125
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Options to Purchase Common
Common Stock $7-7/8 5/95 Stock 25,000
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Options to Purchase Common
Common Stock $10-1/8 6/95 Stock 10,000
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Options to Purchase Common
Common Stock $11.00 4/96 Stock 10,000
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Options to Purchase
Common Stock 268,125 (D)
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Options to Purchase
Common Stock 25,000 (D)
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Options to Purchase
Common Stock 10,000 (D)
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Options to Purchase
Common Stock 10,000 (D)
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Explanation of Responses:
NOTE (1) The options vest in three annual installments on August 31, 1994, August 31, 1995 and
August 31, 1996. Vesting of the options are contingent upon continued employment with the Company.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /S/ JAMES MOLINARO 6/10/96
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note. File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (8/92)
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