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FORM 4 OMB Number: 3235-0287
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
longer subject to Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
Section 16. Form 4 Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
or Form 5 obligations or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
may continue. See Act of 1940
Instruction 1(b).
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| 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* | 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6. Relationship of Reporting Person to|
| Baker Douglas P. | SI Diamond Technology, Inc. (SIDT) | Issuer (Check all applicable) |
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| (Last) (First) (Middle) | 3. IRS Identification | 4. Statement For | [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner |
| | Number of Reporting | Month/Year | [X] Officer (give [ ] Other (Specify|
| | Person | | title below) |
| | (Voluntary) | 7/99 | below) |
| 3006 Longhorn Boulevard | | | V.P. and Chief Financial Officer |
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| (Street) | | 5. If Amendment, |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Date of Original| (Check applicable line) |
| | | (Month/Year) | [X] Form Filed by One |
| Austin, Texas 78758 | | | Reporting Person |
|--------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------| [ ] Form Filed by More Than |
| (City) (State) (Zip) | | One Reporting Person |
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| TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED |
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|1. Title of Security |2. Transaction |3. Transac- |4. Securities Acquired (A) | 5. Amount of Se- |6. Owner- |7. Nature |
| (Instr. 3) | Date | tion Code | or Disposed of (D) | curities Benefi-| ship | of In- |
| | (Month/Day/ | (Instr. 8) | | cially Owned at | Form: | direct |
| | Year) | | | End of Month | Direct | Benefi-|
| | | | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | (Instr. 3 and 4)| (D) or | cial |
| | |--------------|---------------------------| | Indirect | Owner- |
| | | Code | V | Amount | (A) or| Price| | (I) | ship |
| | | | | | (D) | | | (Instr. 4)| (Instr.|
| | | | | | | | | | 4) |
|---------------------|-------------------|-------|------|------------|-------|------|--------------------|-------------|----------|
| Common Stock | 7/1/99 | M | | 70,000 | A |$0.375| | | |
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| Common Stock | 7/12/99 | S | | 25,000 | D |$1.99 | | | |
|---------------------|-------------------|-------|------|------------|-------|------|--------------------|-------------|----------|
| Common Stock | 7/13/99 | S | | 22,500 | D |$2.33 | | | |
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| Common Stock | 7/14/99 | S | | 7,500 | D |$2.75 | 37,000 | D(1) | |
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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|1. Title of Derivative | 2. Conver- |3. Trans- |4. Trans- |5. Number of | 6. Date Exer- |7. Title and Amount |8. Price |
| Security | sion or | action | action | Derivative | cisable and | of Underlying | of |
| (Instr. 3) | Exercise | Date | Code | Securities | Expiration | Securities | Deriv- |
| | Price of | (Month/| (Instr.| Acquired (A) | Date | (Instr. 3 and 4) | ative |
| | Deriv- | Day/ | 8) | or Disposed | (Month/Day/ | | Secur- |
| | ative | Year) | | or (D) | Year) | | ity |
| | Security | | | (Instr. 3, | | | (Instr. 5)|
| | | | | 4, and 5) |-----------------|--------------------| |
| | | | | | Date |Expira- | | Amount or| |
| | | |----------|----------------| Exer- |tion | Title | Number of| |
| | | | Code| V | (A) | (D) | cisable|Date | | Shares | |
|-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------|
|Stock Option, Rt. to | $0.375 | 5/11/98 | | | | | (2) |6/17/06 | Common | 100,000 | |
|Buy | | | | | | | | | Stock | | |
|-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------|
|Stock Option, Rt. to | $0.375 | 7/01/99 | M | | | 50,000 | (2) |6/17/06 | Common | 50,000 | |
|Buy | | | | | | | | | Stock | | |
|-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------|
|Stock Option, Rt. to | $0.375 | 5/11/98 | | | | | (3) |7/28/07 | Common | 20,000 | |
|Buy | | | | | | | | | Stock | | |
|-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------|
|Stock Option, Rt. to | $0.375 | 7/01/99 | M | | | | (3) |7/27/08 | Common | 20,000 | |
|Buy | | | | | | 20,000 | | | Stock | | |
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|Stock Option, Rt. to | $0.375 | 5/11/98 | | | | | (3) |5/11/08 | Common | 250,000 | |
|Buy | | | | | | | | | Stock | | |
|-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------|
|Stock Option, Rt. to | $0.375 | 7/27/98 | | | | | (3) |7/27/08 | Common | 150,000 | |
|Buy | | | | | | | | | Stock | | |
|-----------------------|--------------|----------|-----|----|-------|--------|--------|--------|--------|-----------|-------------|
|Stock Option, Rt. to | $0.50 | 1/11/99 | A | V |150,000| | (3) |1/11/09 | Common | 150,000 | |
|Buy | | | | | | | | | Stock | | |
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| 9. Number of | 10. Ownership | 11. Nature of |
| Derivative | Form of | Indirect |
| Securities | Derivative | Beneficial |
| Beneficially | Security: | Ownership |
| Owned at End | Direct (D) | (Instr. 4) |
| of Month | or Indirect (I) | |
| (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4) | |
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| 600,000 | D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Of these 37,000 shares, 9,500 are in a Keogh Plan. /s/ Douglas P. Baker 8/6/99
(2) These options are in the following proportions: 1/3 upon the original grant -------------------------------- ----------
date, 1/3 every 3 months for the next succeeding 6 months after the original Douglas P. Baker Date
grant date.
(3) Vested immediately upon grant date.
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