UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
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
|_| Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
|_| Form 3 Holdings Reported
|X| Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Smith, James
c/o Greg Manning Auctions, Inc.
775 Passaic Avenue
Caldwell NJ, 07006
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Greg Manning Auctions, Inc. (GMAI)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
06/00
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |07/29/|M4 | 2,500 | A | $1.97 | 5,000 | D | |
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Common Stock |08/25/|M4 | 2,500 | A | $1.97 | | D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Stock Option (right to |$13.938|12/16| A | 15,000 | | (1) 12/16/| Common | 15,000 | 0 | 15,000 | D |
buy) | | 99 | | | | 09 | Stock | | | | |
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Stock Option (right to | $1.97 | 7/29| M4 | 2,500 | | (2) 7/29/| Common | 2,500 | | 5,000 | D |
buy) | | 99 | | | | 08 | Stock | | | | |
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Stock Option (right to | $ 1.97| 8/25| M4 | 2,500 | | (2) 7/29/| Common | 2,500 | | | D |
buy) | | 00 | | | | 08 | Stock | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on 12/16/00.
(2) The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on 7/29/00.
/s/ James Smith October 5,
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