FORM 3 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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*
Hollander Kenneth S
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
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10 Alvin Court
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(Street)
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East Brunswick New Jersey 08816
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event
Requiring Statement
(Month/Day/Year)
6/1/99
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3. I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting
Person, if an entity
(voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EcoScience Corporation (ECSCE)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Check all applicable)
_________Director _______10% Owner
____X____Officer (give title below) _______Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President-Chief Financial Officer
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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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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Indirect
(Instr. 4) (D) or Beneficial
Indirect (E) Ownership
(Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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___Common Stock_____________2,500_______________________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
5(b)(v).
Potential persons who are to respond to the collecties of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
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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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion 5.Ownership 6. Nature of Indirect
Security (Instr. 4) and Expiration Securities Underlying or Exercise Form of Beneficial
Date Derivative Security Price of Derivative Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 4) Derivative Security:
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Date Expiration Title Amount or or Indirect
Exercisable Date Number of (I) (Instr. 5)
Shares
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Employee Stock Option
(Right to Buy) (1) 6/1/09 Common Stock 100,000 $2.00 D
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Explanation of Responses:
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(1) The option becomes exercisable with respect to (i) 20,000 shares on 12/1/99,
(ii) 20,000 shares on 6/1/00, (iii) 30,000 shares on 6/1/01 and (iv) 30,000
shares on 6/1/02
/s/ Kenneth S. Hollander June 9, 1999
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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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