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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: September 30, 1998
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
(Print or Type Responses) 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
PACHUTA, JOHN A (Month/Day/Year) ENVIROTEST SYSTEMS CORP. (ENR)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 06/04/98 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) 6. If Amendment, Date
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3. IRS or Social Se- Director 10% Owner (Month/Day/Year)
curity Number of ---- ----
2002 N FORBES BOULEVARD Reporting Person Officer (give Other (specify ---------------------
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(Street) ---- ---- Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable
VP OF ENGINEERING Line)
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X Reporting Person
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Form filed by
More than One
Reporting Person
TUCSON, AZ 85745 ---
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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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PAGE 1 OF 3 PAGES (Over)
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, SEE Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473 (7-97)
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED
TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.
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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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INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) (1) 10/23/06 COMMON STOCK 4,329 $3.3750 D
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INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) (2) 05/09/05 COMMON STOCK 7,500 $6.1250 D
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INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION (RIGHT TO BUY) (3) 07/26/05 COMMON STOCK 44,865 $6.1250 D
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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
(RIGHT TO BUY) (1) 10/23/06 COMMON STOCK 5,671 $3.3750 D
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NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION
(RIGHT TO BUY) (3) 07/26/05 COMMON STOCK 5,135 $6.1250 D
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Explanation of Responses:
SEE CONTINUATION PAGE(S) FOR FOOTNOTES
/s/ John Pachuta 7/31/98
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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 is insufficient,
SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. PAGE 2 OF 3 PAGES Page 2
SEC 1473 (7-97)
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PACHUTA, JOHN A ENVIROTEST SYSTEMS CORP. (ENR) PAGE 3 OF 3 PAGES
2002 N FORBES BOULEVARD 06/04/98
TUCSON, AZ 85745
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(1) Options granted 10/23/96, and exercisable in three annual installments. Up to 33% of the options exercisable on the first
anniversary of the date of the grant, up to an additional 33% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant, and the
remaining options exercisable on the third anniversary of the date of the grant.
(2) Options granted 5/9/95, and exercisable in three annual installments. Up to 33% of the options exercisable on the first
anniversary of the date of the grant, up to an additional 33% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant, and the
remaining options exercisable on the third anniversary of the date of the grant.
(3) Options granted 7/26/95, and exercisable in three annual installments. Up to 33% of the options exercisable on the first
anniversary of the date of the grant, up to an additional 33% on the second anniversary of the date of the grant, and the
remaining options exercisable on the third anniversary of the date of the grant.
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