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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------------------------
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OMB Number: 3235-0104
FORM 3 Expires: September 30, 1998
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Estimated average burden
hours per response. . . .
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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
(Print or Type Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ROTH GERRY Requiring
Statement Trend-Lines, Inc. "TRND"
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date of
Person(s) to Issuer Original (Month/Day/Year)
(Check all applicable)
Trend-Lines, Inc. --------------------
135 American Legion Highway 3. IRS or Social ___Director ___10% Owner
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(Street) of Reporting title below) below) 7. Individual or Joint/Group
Person Executive Vice President, Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Revere MA 02151 (Voluntary) Retail Operations __Form filed by One Reporting
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(City) (State) (Zip) Reporting Person
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Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: Direct (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) (D) or
Indirect
(I) (Instr. 5)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1473 (7-96)
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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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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conver- 5. Owner- 6. Nature of
Security (Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying sion or ship Indirect
Expiration Derivative Security Exercise Form of Beneficial
Date (Instr. 4) Price of Deriv- Ownership
Deri- ative (Instr. 5)
(Month/Day/Year) vative Security:
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Date Expira- Amount (D) or
Exer- tion of Indirect
cisable Date Title Number (I)
of (Instr. 5)
Shares
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Employee stock option (right to buy) (1) 1/3/10 Class A Common Stock 20,000 $ 1.5625 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The options vest in four annual installments beginning January 3, 2000.
/s/ Gerry Roth
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Gerry Roth
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number. Page 2
SEC 1473 (7-96)
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