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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGE IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check this box if no
longer Subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16, Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(I) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b) Act of 1940
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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
Serenbetz Warren L. Interpool, Inc. (IPX) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
c/o Interpool, Inc. Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer Other (Specify
211 College Road East Person (Voluntary) 1/99 ---- --- below)
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(Street) -------------------- 5. If Amendment, __________________________________
Princeton New Jersey 08540 Date of Original 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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(City) (State) (Zip) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
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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. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of the Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock 01/05/99 P 500 A 15.1875 I (1)
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Common Stock 01/05/99 P 500 A 15.125 I (1)
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Common Stock 01/05/99 P 500 A 15.3125 I (1)
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Common Stock 01/06/99 P 500 A 16.75 I (1)
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Common Stock 01/06/99 P 500 A 16.75 2,398,641 I (1)(2)
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891,308 D
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Stock acquired by The Ivy Group, a New Jersey partnership in which the reporting person holds a 28.57% interest.
Aggregate indirect beneficial interest in 2,398,641 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 144,497
shares held by The Ivy Group, a New Jersey partnership in which reporting person holds a 28.57% interest.
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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 Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) 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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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Warren L. Serenbetz 02/08/99
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------ --------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note. File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. (Bulletin No. 177, 10-15-97)
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