U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Thurber Jerry D.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
4101 Waynesboro Court
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(Street)
Fort Collins CO 80525
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/22
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Avert, Inc. AVRT
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Chief Technology Officer; VP of Client Service
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 45 D
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Common Stock 50,000 D Shares Purchasable Under Options
(See Table II)
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect
Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Option To Buy (See 1) 06/10/97 06/10/07 Common Stock 8,000 6.500 D
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Option To Buy (See 1) 06/10/98 06/10/07 Common Stock 8,000 6.500 D
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Option To Buy (See 1) 06/10/99 06/10/07 Common Stock 8,000 6.500 D
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Option To Buy (See 1) 06/10/00 06/10/07 Common Stock 8,000 6.500 D
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Option To Buy (See 1) 06/10/01 06/10/07 Common Stock 8,000 6.500 D
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Option To Buy (See 1) 12/16/00 12/16/09 Common Stock 2,000 9.970 D
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Option To Buy (See 1) 12/16/01 12/16/09 Common Stock 2,000 9.970 D
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Option To Buy (See 1) 12/16/02 12/16/09 Common Stock 2,000 9.970 D
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Option To Buy (See 1) 12/16/03 12/16/09 Common Stock 2,000 9.970 D
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Option To Buy (See 1) 12/16/04 12/16/09 Common Stock 2,000 9.970 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These options were granted under the Amended and Re-stated Avert, Inc. 1994
Stock Incentive Plan.
/s/ Jerry D. Thurber 8/28/00
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** 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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