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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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).
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1. Name and Adress of Reporting Person*
Hebert Karen S.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
WPI Group, Inc. 1155 Elm Street
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(Street)
Manchester NH 03101
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WPI Group, Inc. WPIC
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
03/99
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director
[ ] 10% Owner
[x] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
Vice President - Human Resources
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form biled by More than One 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. Trans- | 3. Trans- | 4. Securities Acquired (A) | 5.Amount of | 6.Owner- |7. Nature
(Instr. 3) | action | action | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | ship | of In-
| Date | Code | | Beneficially | Form: | direct
| | (Instr. 8) | (Instr. 3,4 and 5) | Owned at | Direct | Bene-
| (Month/ | | | End of | (D) or | fical
| Day/ ---------------------------------------------------- Month | Indirect| Owner-
| Year) |Code | V | Amount | (A) or | Price | | (I) | ship
| | | | | (D) | | (Instr.3 and 4)|(Instr. 4) | (Instr.4)
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Common Stock | 03/15/99 | P | V | 25 | A | $3.78 | 1,020 | D |
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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
4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued)
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TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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<C> <S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <S><C> <S> <C> <S> <C> <C> <C> <S>
1.Title of |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of |6.Date Exercisable |7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10. |11.Nature
Derivative |version |Tran- |Transac- | Derivative| and Expiration | of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva | Dir|of Indirect
Security |or Exer |saction | | Securities| Date | Securities |vative |tive | ect|Beneficial
|cise |Date | | Acquired | | |Secu |Securities| or |Ownership
|Price of| | | or Dis- | | |irty |Bene- | In |
|Deriva- |(Month/ | | posed of |-------------------|-------------------| |cially | dir|
|Security| | | |Date | Expir- | Title | Amount | |Owned at | ect|
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| | |Code | V | (A) (D) |cisable | Date | | of Shares| |Month | |
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Employee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stock Option | | | | | | | | |Common | | | | |
(right to buy) $2.75 |06/06/95| | | | |Immed. |6/6/05 |Stock | 5,000 | | | D |
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Employee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stock Option | | | | | | | | |Common | | | | |
(right to buy)$2.875 |08/08/95| | | | | * |8/8/05 |Stock | 3,000 | | | D |
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Employee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stock Option | | | | | | | | |Common | | | | |
(right to buy)$6.375 |10/18/96| | | | | ** | 10/18/06 |Stock | 3,000 | | | D |
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Employee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stock Option | | | | | | | | |Common | | | | |
(right to buy)$11.125 |10/31/97| | | | | *** | 10/31/07 |Stock | 3,000 | | | D |
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Employee | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
Stock Option | | | | | | | | |Common | | | | |
(right to buy)$5.50 |10/20/98|J****| V | 3,600 | | **** | 10/19/08 |Stock | 3,600 | | 17,600 | D |
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Explanation of Responses:
*Option to purchase 3,000 shares of common stock issued under the
WPI Group, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt
under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in 50% increments
on 10/1/96 and 10/1/97, respectively.
**Option to purchase 3,000 shares of common stock issued under the
WPI Group, Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt under
Rule 16b-3. The option becomes exercisable in 50% increments on
10/1/97 and 10/1/98, respectively.
***Option to purchase 3,000 shares of common stock under the WPI Group,
Inc. 1995 Stock Option Plan in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
The option becomes exercisable in 1/3 increments on 10/1/98, 10/1/99
and 10/1/00, respectively.
****Grant to reporting person of option to purchase 3,600 shares of
common stock issued under the WPI Group, Inc. 1997 Equity Incentive Plan
in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The option becomes
exercisable in 1/3 increments on 10/1/99, 10/1/00 and 10/1/01, respectively.
** 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 is insufficient, see instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information
contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form
displays a currently valid OMB Number.
/s/Karen S. Hebert
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**Signature of Reporting Person
March 25, 1999
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Date
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