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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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/ / CHECK THIS BOX IF NO STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
LONGER SUBJECT TO EXPIRES: APRIL 30, 1997
SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
CONTINUE. SEE Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ---------------------------
INSTRUCTION 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Issuer (Check all applicable)
x Director 10% Owner
SMITH, ROBERT O. DIGITAL POWER CORPORATION (AMEX:DPW) ---- ----
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. Statement for 4. If Amendment, ---- title ---- (specify
Month/Year Date Of Original below) below)
41920 CHRISTY STREET (Month/Year)
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(Street) --------------------------------------
FREMONT CA 94539-3158 1/98 *
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(City) (State) (Zip) (Check Applicable Line)
x Form filed by one Reporting
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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. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
Owned at End Direct Bene-
(Month/ of Month (D) or ficial
Day/Year) ------------------------------------------- (Instr. 3 Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or and 4) (I) ship
(D) Price (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly orindirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1474 (8-92)
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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 Security 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv- 6. Date Exer-
(Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities Ac- cisable and Ex-
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Dis- piration Date
Price of (Month/ posed of (D) (Month/Day/
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
ative Year)
Security
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Date Expira-
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cisable Date
Code V (A) (D)
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Options to Purchase (1) 1/2/98 A V 100,000 1/2/98 1/2/2008
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7. Title and Amount of Under- 8. Price 9. Number 10. Owner- 11. Na-
lying Securities of of Deriv- ship ture
(Instr. 3 and 4) Deriv- ative Form of In-
ative Securi- of De- direct
Secur- ties rivative Bene-
ity Bene- Secu- ficial
(Instr. ficially rity: Own-
5) Owned Direct ership
at End (D) or (Instr. 4)
Amount or of Indi-
Title Number of Month rect (I)
Shares (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 100,000 Grant 418,400 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Pursuant to Mr. Smith's employment contract, the exercise price for these options shall
be equal to the lower of (a) the closing price of the common stock as of January 2, 1998
($6-11/16), or (b) the average closing price of the common stock for the first six months
of the year.
ROBERT O. SMITH 2/6/98
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Federal Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
ROBERT O. SMITH
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for procedure.
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SEC 1474 (8-92)
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