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| FORM 4 | U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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[_] Check this box if
no longer subject STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
obligations may Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
continue. See Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Instruction 1(b). 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*
GOLDFIELD ALAN H.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1730 Briercroft Court
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(Street)
Carrollton, TX 75006
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CellStar Corporation (CLST)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year July, 2000
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) July, 2000
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director X Officer ___ 10% Owner ___ Other
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Chief Executive Officer, Chairman of the Board
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X 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 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Security Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form: direct
(Instr. 3) (Month/ (Instr. 8) Owned at Direct Bene-
Day/ ----------------------------------------------- End of (D) or ficial
Year) Month Indirect Owner-
Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 07-20-2000 P 25,000 A 2.50 D*
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Common Stock 07-20-2000 P 60,000 A 2.4375 D*
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Common Stock 07-20-2000 P 5,000 A 2.40625 D*
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Common Stock 07-21-2000 P 72,500 A 2.50 D*
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Common Stock 07-24-2000 P 37,500 A 2.50 D*
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200,000
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*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person see Instruction 4(b)(v)
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
* All Shares are held jointly with Shirley Goldfield, spouse of Mr. Goldfield.
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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. Transac- 5. Number of Deriv-
Security (Instr. 3) sion or action tion Code ative Securities
Exercise Date (Instr. 8) Acquired (A) or
Price of (Month/ Disposed of (D)
Deriv- Day/ (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
ative Year)
Security
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Code V (A) (D)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
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/s/ ALAN H. GOLDFIELD AUGUST 8, 2000
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ALAN H. GOLDFIELD Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 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.
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