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OMB APPROVAL
OMB NUMBER 3235-0287
EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998
ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
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FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER
SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM 4
OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY
CONTINUE. SEE INSTRUCTION 1(b).
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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 3. IRS or Social Security Number of
Reporting Person (Voluntary)
Hoak, James M. Dynamex Inc. (DYMX)
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
13355 Noel Road, Suite 1650
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(Street)
Dallas TX 75240
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(City) (State) (Zip)
4. Statement for Month/Year 5. If Amendment, Date of 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
Original (Month/Year) (Check all applicable)
August 1997
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Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable)
XX Form filed by One Reporting Person
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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. Transaction Date 3. Transaction Code 4. Securities Acquired (A) or
(Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) (Instr.8) Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4
and 5)
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Code / V Amount / (A) or (D) / Price
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Common Stock 8/18/97 J* 38,093 A
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Common Stock 8/18/97 J* 14,186 A
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Common Stock 8/18/97 J* 12,528 A
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5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership Form: Direct 7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect (I) Beneficial Ownership
at End of Month (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
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D**
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1,054,091 D**
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215,303 I See (1) on attached schedule
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25,474 I By wife
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** Does not include 25,474 shares, owned by Wife, Nancy J. Hoak, as to which shares Mr. Hoak disclaims
beneficial ownership.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v) SEC 1474 (7/96)
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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. Conversion or 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable and
Security (Instr. 3) Exercise Price Date (Month/ Code (Instr. 8) Securities Acquired Expiration Date
of Derivative Day/Year) (A) or Disposed of (Month/Day/Year)
Security (D) (Instr. 3, 4,
and 5)
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Code / V (A) / (D) Date Expiration
Exercisable Date
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Stock Option $ 7.25 8/16/97 2,000 12/3/97**
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7. Title and Amount 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
of Underlying Derivative Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities (Instr. Security Securities Derivative Beneficial
3 and 4) (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
Amount or End of or Indirect
Number of Month (I) (Instr. 4)
Title Shares (Instr. 4)
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<C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 2,000 4,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
** Provided such non-employee director is re-elected at the Company's 1997
annual meeting of stockholders to be held on or around December 3, 1997.
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute /s/ JAMES M. HOAK September 8, 1997
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 --------------------- -----------------
U.S.C. 78ff(a). ** Signature of Date
James M. Hoak
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must
be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient,
see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this Page 2
form are not required to respond unless the form displays the currently valid OMB Number. SEC 1474 (7/96)
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SCHEDULE TO FORM 4
Description of Transaction. On August 18, 1997, Cypress Capital Partner's I,
L.P. ("Cypress") distributed an aggregate of 120,000 shares of the Common Stock
("Common Stock") of Dynamex Inc. to its limited partners and its general
partner. 120,000 shares of Common Stock distributed by Cypress on August 18 had
been held by Cypress since August 16, 1996 (the "Cypress Distribution"). Mr.
Hoak is the sole owner and director of the 5% corporate general partner of
Cypress, CCP Investment Corporation ("CCP").
Indirect Ownership.
(1) CCP. CCP received an aggregate of 12,528 shares as a result of
the Cypress Distribution and beneficially owned an aggregate of 215,303 shares
of Common Stock as of August 31, 1997.
