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FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGE 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(l) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check this box if no longer Subject to Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction l(lr).
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1. NAME and ADDRESS of Reporting Person
Serenbetz Warren L.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Interpool, Inc.
211 College Road East
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(Street)
Princeton New Jersey 08540
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(City) (State) (Zip)
Interpool, Inc. (IPX)
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2. ISSUER NAME and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Interpool, Inc. (IPX)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
7/99
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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 [X] 10% Owner
[_] Officer [_] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (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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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially (D)Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned End or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of the Month (I) Beneficial
Title of Security Date (Month/ ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 Indirect Ownership
(Instr. 3) Day/Year) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 07/12/99 P 286 A 12.9375 2,402,701 I (1)(2)
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891,308 D
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(1) Stock acquired by The Ivy Group, a New Jersey partnership in which the
reporting person holds a 28.57% interest.
(2) Aggregate indirect beneficial interest in 2,402,701 shares includes
1,134,584 shares owned by family members, 1,119,560 shares owned by Hickory
Enterprises, L.P. a limited partnership in which the reporting person holds
a 22% non voting interest, and 148,557 shares held by The Ivy Group, a
New Jersey partnership in which reporting person holds a 28.57% interest.
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, conversions)
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9.
Number 10.
of Owner-
2. Deriv- ship
Conver- 5. 7. ative Form 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- of Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Deriv- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ative In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Secur- direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned ity: Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End Direct ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of (D) or Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month In- ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. direct (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) (I) 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Warren L Serenbetz 08/06/99
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Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional Misstatement or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 1.5 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.
