FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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*
Forsythe Gerald R.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1075 Noel Avenue
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(Street)
Wheeling Illinois 60090
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
10/22/96
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker of Trading Symbol
Artisoft, Inc. (ASFT)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Persons to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] 10% Owner
[ ] Director
[ ] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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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FORM 3 (continued)
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TABLE I--Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. 2. 3. 4.
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Title of Amount of Ownership Nature of Indirect
Security Securities Form: Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially (D) or Ownership
Owned Indirect (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (I)(Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 333,070 D
Common Stock 666,000 I By Index Energy Services Inc.
Common Stock 485,700 I By Indeck Power Equipment Company
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued)
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TABLE II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
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Title and
Amount of Ownership
Date Exer- Securities Form of
cisable and Underlying Deriv-
Expiration Derivative ative
Date (Month/ Security Conver- Security:
Day/Year) (Instr. 4) sion or Direct
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Title of Date Amount Price of Indirect Indirect
Derivative Exer- Expir- or Num- Deri- (I) Beneficial
Security cis- ation ber of vative (Instr. Ownership
(Instr. 4) able Date Title Shares Security 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Listed Call
Options (300) 12/20
(Right to 96 Common
Buy) IMMED Stock 30,000 $ 7.50 D
Listed Call
Options (435) 12/20
(Right to 96 Common
Buy) IMMED Stock 45,500 $10.00 D
Listed Call
Options (75) 6/20
(Right to 96 Common
Buy) IMMED Stock 7,500 $ 5.00 D
Listed Call
Options (225) 12/20
(Right to 96 Common
Buy) IMMED Stock 22,500 $ 7.50 I By Indeck Power Equipment Company
Listed Call
Options (25) 12/20
(Right to 96 Common
Buy) IMMED Stock 2,500 $10.00 I By Indeck Power Equipment Company
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Explanation of Responses:
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/s/ Gerald R. Forsythe November 6, 1996
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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