UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Gaiam.com,, Inc.
360 Interlocken Blvd., Suite 300
Broomfield, CO 80021
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
6/30/00
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Real Goods Trading Corporation
RGTC
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director (X) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
(X) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Option to Purchase Commo|6-30-00 |11-20-00 |Common Stock |800,000 |$2.50 |D(2) | |
n Stock (1) | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
6/30/00
(1) Options granted by WholePeople.com, Inc. to acquire 800,000 shares of the
Issuer held by WholePeople.com,
Inc.
(2) Gaiam, Inc., a Colorado corporation ("Gaiam") is a majority shareholder of
the Reporting Person, Gaiam.com,
Inc. ("Gaiam.com"). By virtue of its share ownership, Gaiam.com's governing
documents and agreements with
Gaiam.com's other shareholders, Gaiam may be deemed to control Gaiam.com and
possess indirect beneficial
ownership of the securities of the Issuer directly beneficially held by
Gaiam.com. Jirka Rysavy owns a majority of
the voting securities of Gaiam and is Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of
Gaiam. By virtue of such
relationships, he may be deemed to control Gaiam and Gaiam.com and may be
deemed to possess indirect
beneficial ownership of the Issuer securities held by Gaiam.com. However, Mr.
Rysavy disclaims beneficial
ownership of such Issuer
securities.
(3) All of the Reporting Persons (Gaiam.com, Inc., Gaiam, Inc. and Jirka
Rysavy), have the same address. Jirka
Rysavy is signing on behalf of Gaiam.com, Inc. as Chairman, on behalf of Gaiam,
Inc. as Chairman, and for himself
individually.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Jirka Rysavy (3)
DATE
July 10, 2000
