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| FORM 4 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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[_] Check this box if
no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Instruction 1(b). Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Rauner Bruce V.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc.
6100 Sears Tower
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(Street)
Chicago, IL 60606
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Esquire Communications Ltd. (Nasdaq "ESQS")
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year June/1997
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] Officer [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Other
(give title below) (specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More then One Reporting Person
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TABLE I--NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Security Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 3) (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
Day/ ----------------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial
Year) Month Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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N/A
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses)
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. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or
Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D)
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
ative Year)
Security
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Code V (A) (D)
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Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock $3.00 6/17/97 C 4,387.50
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Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock $3.00 6/18/97 C 2,925.00
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Option (to Purchase
Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock) $1,000 6/17/97 P 7,500.00
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TABLE II--DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)--CONTINUED
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1. Title of Derivative 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount of 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
Security (Instr. 3) cisable and Underlying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture
Expiration (Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
Date ative Secur- of De- direct
(Month/Day/ Secur- ities rivative Bene-
Year) ity Bene- Secu- ficial
(Instr. ficially rity: Owner-
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Date Expira- Amount or at End (D) or (Instr.
Exer- tion Title Number of of Indi- 4)
cisable Date Shares Month rect (1)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock Immed Common Stock 1,462,500 $1,000 I (1)
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Series A Convertible
Preferred Stock Immed Common Stock 975,000 $1,000 4,875,000 I (1)
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Option (to Purchase Series A
Series A Convertible Convertible
Preferred Stock) Immed 12/17/98 Preferred Stock 7,500(2) N/A 7,500(2) I (1)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Mr. Rauner is a principal of Golder, Thoma, Cressey, Rauner, Inc., the
general partner of GTCR IV, L.P. GTCR IV, L.P. is the general partner of Golder,
Thoma, Cressey, Rauner Fund IV, L.P., the direct beneficial owner of the
derivative securities reported in Table II. As such, Mr. Rauner may be deemed to
be an indirect beneficial owner of such securities. Mr. Rauner expressly
disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported in Table II. The filing of
this form shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Rauner is, for purposes of
Section 16 or otherwise, the beneficial owner of such shares.
(2) The 7,500 shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock which underlie the
Option are convertible into 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock at a conversion
price of $3.00.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal 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.
/s/ Bruce V. Rauner 7/10/97
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