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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5 OMB APPROVAL
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[_] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[_] Form 4 Transaction Reported
ANNUAL 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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Eller Marc W.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
12100 Technology Boulevard
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(Street)
Austin Texas 78727
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SI Diamond Technology, Inc. (SIDT)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
1996
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
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X Officer (give Other (Specify
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Chief Executive Officer
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Secuirties Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: of Indirect
Date Code Beneficially Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 8) (Instr. 3,4 and 5) Owned at End (D) or Ownership
(Month/ -------------------------- Of Issuer's Indirect (Instr. 4)
Day/ Amount (A) or Price Fiscal Year (I)
Year) (D) (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 4)
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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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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Conversion 3. Transaction 4. Transacation 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable
(Instr. 3) or Exercise Date Code Securities Acquired (A) and Expiration
Price of (Month Day (Instr. 8) or Disposed of (D) Date
Derivative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) (Month, Day
Security Year)
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(A) (D) Date Expiration
Exer- Date
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) $2.3125 07/29/96 J(1) 20,000 (1) 07/29/06
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Stock Option (Right to Buy) $3.00 10/17/96 J(2) 90,000 (2) 10/17/06
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7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of Derivative 9. Number of Derivative 10. Ownership of 11. Nature of the
Underlying Securities Security (Instr. 5) Securities Beneficially Derivate Securitiy: Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 3 AND 4) Owned at End of Year Direct (D) or Ownership (Instr. 4)
Instr. 4) Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
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Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
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Common Stock 20,000
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Common Stock 90,000 110,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Grant to Reporting Person of option to purchase 20,000 shares of Common
Stock under the Amended and Restated SI Diamond Technology, Inc. 1992
Outside Directors' Stock Option Plan in a transaction under old Rule 16b-3.
The vesting schedule for these options is as follows:
(a) 10/29/97--1,250 shares
(b) 01/29/97--1,250 shares
(c) 04/29/97--1,250 shares
(d) 07/29/97--1,250 shares
(e) 07/29/98--5,000 shares
(f) 07/29/99--5,000 shares
(g) 07/29/00--5,000 shares
(2) Grant to Reporting Person of option to purchase 90,000 shares of Common
Stock under the SI Diamond Technology, Inc. Amended and Restated 1992 Stock
Option Plan in a transaction under old Rule 16b-3. The vesting schedule for
these options is as follows:
(a) 06/01/97--22,500 shares
(b) 06/01/98--22,500 shares
(c) 06/01/99--22,500 shares
(d) 06/01/00--22,500 shares
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ MARC W. ELLER 02/14/97
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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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