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FORM 3 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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
quiring Statement
Viad Corp, a Delaware corporation (Month/Day/Year) Game Financial Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (GFIN)
09/24/97
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date of Original
Person to Issuer (Month/Day/Year)
(Check all applicable)
1850 North Central Ave 3. IRS or Social Se-
curity Number of
Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
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(Street) Director X 10% Owner 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Officer Other (Check applicable line)
Phoenix Arizona 85077 361169950 (give (specify
title below)
below)
Form filed by One Reporting
Person
X Form filed by More Than One
Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct Ownership (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses)
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vFORM 3 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security sion or Form of Indirect
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Derivative Beneficial
Date Price of Security Ownership
(Month/Day/ Deri- Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) vative or Indirect
Security: (I)
(Instr. 5)
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Date
Exer- Expiration Title Amount or Number
cisable Date of Shares
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Option (Right to Buy) 09/24/97* 01/31/99* Common Stock Par 1,500,000(1) $10 D
Value $0.01 Per
Share
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Explanation of Responses:
* The Option is exercisable at any time until the earlier of (i) the effective
date of the Merger of Game Acquisition Corp. with and into Issuer pursuant to
the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated September 24, 1997 between
and among Viad, Game Acquisition Corp., and Issuer (the "Merger Agreement"),
(ii) the termination of the Merger Agreement pursuant to certain sections
thereof, or (iii) January 31, 1999.
(1) These securities are owned solely by Viad Corp, which is a member of a
"group" with Game Acquisition Corp. for purposes of Section 13(d) of the
Exchange Act.
*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 provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
VIAD CORP, a Delaware corporation
By:_________________________________________________
Its:________________________________________________
Date:_______________________________________________
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JOINT FILER INFORMATION
Name: Game Acquisition Corp., a Minnesota corporation
Address: 1550 Utica Ave. S.,
St. Louis Park, Minnesota 55416.
Designated Filer: Viad Corp
Issuer &
Ticker Symbol: Game Financial Corporation, a Minnesota corporation (GFIN)
Date of Event
Requiring Statement: 09/24/97
Signature:
GAME ACQUISITION CORP.,
a Minnesota corporation
By:___________________________
Its:__________________________
Date:__________________
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