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FORM 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104
EXPIRES: APRIL 30, 1997
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
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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
(Month/Day/Year)
NELSON LINDEN D. 1/3/97 HA-LO INDUSTRIES, INC. (HALO)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 5. Relationship of Reporting Person 6. If Amendment, Date
% CREATIVE CONCEPTS IN ADVERTISING, INC. ----------------------- to Issuer (Check all applicable) of Original
21535 SOUTHFIELD ROAD 3. IRS or Social Se- X Director X 10% Owner (Month/Day/Year)
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(Street) Reporting Person X Officer (give Other
(Voluntary) ----title below) ----(specify below)
VICE CHAIRMAN
BEVERLY HILLS, MICHIGAN 48075 ---------------------------
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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. 5)
(Instr. 4) (D) or Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE 2,321,240 D
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137,500 I BY WIFE
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28,915 I BY MAPLE LANE
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ACQUISITION LIMITED
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LIABILITY COMPANY (1)
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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 1473 (8-92)
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE
SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security sion or ship Beneficial
Expiration (Instr. 4) Exercise Form of Ownership
Date Price of Deriv- (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/ Deri- ative
Year) vative Security:
-------------------------------------------------- Security Direct
Amount (D) or
Date Expir- or Indirect
Exer- ation Title Number (I)
cisable Date of
Shares (Instr. 5)
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NO PAR
COMMON STOCK OPTION 1/3/97 1/3/07 COMMON STOCK, VALUE 312,500 $25.125 D
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(TO PURCHASE COMMON STOCK)
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Explanation of Responses:
137,500 shares of Common Stock are owned by a trust for which Linden Nelson's daughter is the beneficiary, and 137,500 shares of
Common Stock are also owned by a trust for which Linden Nelson's son is the beneficiary. Neither Linden Nelson nor his wife are
trustees for these trusts; therefore, Mr. Nelson disclaims any beneficial ownership of the Common Stock held by the trusts.
(1) Linden Nelson owns a fifty percent (50%) membership interest in, and is the managing member of, Maple Lane Acquisition
Limited Liability Company (the "LLC"). Mr. Nelson disclaims any beneficial ownership of the Common Stock owned by the LLC
beyond his membership interest in the LLC.
/s/ Linden D. Nelson January 10, 1997
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal **Signature of Reporting Person Date
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.
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