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Instruction 1(b).
U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticket or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
RAINBOLT DAVID E. Zymetx, Inc. "ZMTX" to Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
6226 N. Riviera Person (voluntary) 8/98 ---- title --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Oklahoma City OK 73126 ###-##-#### Date of Original
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(City) (State) (Zip) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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X Form filed by One Reporting
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Form filed by More than One
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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. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock 7,813 I By Trend
[no transaction for the period Venture Corp.
of this report]
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 1 of 2
SEC 1474 (7-96)
(Print or Type Responses)
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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. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Non-Qualified Stock Options $4.94 8/18/98 A 25,000 8/18/99 (1) 8/18/08 Common Stock 25,000 (2)
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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25,000 D N/A
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Vests at a rate of 33 1/3% per year on August 18, 1999, August 18, 2000,
and August 18, 2001.
(2) Issued under the Zymetx, Inc. Stock Option Plan in consideration of Mr.
Shimasaki's services as a key employee of the Issuer.
/s/ WILLIAM G. THURMAN, M.D. 9/10/98
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**Signature of Reporter (Date)
Note. File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2 of 2
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (7-96)
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