FORM 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB Approval
Washington, D.C. 20549 OMB Number 3235-0287
Expires: September
30, 1998
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Estimated average
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[ ] Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of
Form 4 or Form 5 the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
obligations may continue. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility
See Instruction 1(b). Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment
Company Act
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
Reporting Person (Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
DAHL JAMES H. ASV, Inc. (ASVI) ___ Officer (give ___ Other (specify
(Last) (First) (Middle) title below)
below)
3. IRS or Social 4. Statement for
Security Month/Year ____________________________________
1200 Riverplace Blvd., Number of
Suite 920 Reporting November, 1997
(Street) Person
(Voluntary)
5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check
Date of Applicable Line)
Original X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Jacksonville Florida (Month/Year) ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting
32207 Person
(City) (State)
(Zip) 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 5. Amount of Securities 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action Acquired (A) Beneficially Owned at End ship of In-
Date Code or Disposed of (D) of Month (Instr. 3 and 4) Form: direct
(Month/ (Instr. (Instr. 3, 4 and Direct Bene-
Day/ 8) 5) (D) or ficial
Year) Indirect Owner-
(I) ship
(Instr. (Instr.
4) 4)
Code V Amount (A) or Price
(D)
<S> <C> <S> <C> <S> <C> <S>
Common Stock 11/05/97 P 1,500 A $28.125 I By Trust
FBO Son
Common Stock 11/11/97 P 500 A $27.75 I By Trust
FBO Son
Common Stock 11/21/97 P 1,500 A $26.25 I By Trust
FBO Son
Common Stock 11/21/97 P 1,000 A $27.50 44,600 I By Trust
FBO Son
Common Stock 11/05/97 P 1,500 A $28.125 I By Trust
FBO
Daughter
Common Stock 11/11/97 P 500 A $27.75 I By Trust
FBO
Daughter
Common Stock 11/21/97 P 1,500 A $26.25 I By Trust
FBO
Daughter
Common Stock 11/21/97 P 1,000 A $27.50 45,000 I By Trust
FBO
Daughter
Common Stock 286,100 I By Rock
Creek
Partners
Ltd.
Common Stock 3,000 I By
Spouse's
IRA
Common Stock Total 378,700
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 SEC 1474 (7/96)
person, see instruction 4(b)(v).
FORM 4 Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
(continued) or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options,
convertible securities)
1. Title 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number 6. Date Exer-
of sion or action action of cisable
Deriv- Exercise Date Code Deriv- and
ative Price of (Month/ (Instr. ative Expiration
Security Derivative Day/Year) 8) Securities Date (Month/
(Instr. Security Acquired Day/Year)
3) (A) or
Disposed
of (D)
(Instr. 3, Date Expira-
4 and 5) Exer- tion
cisable Date
Code V (A) (D)
Common Stock
Options $18.167 12/21/97
Common Stock
Options $18.167 12/21/98
Common Stock
Options $18.167 12/21/99
Common Stock
Options $18.167 12/21/2000
Warrants $ 5.85 05/03/96 08/17/99
Warrants $ 5.85 06/20/96 08/17/99
Convertible
Subordinated
Debenture $24.75 10/08/96 10/15/2006
7. Title and 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature
Amount of Derivative Derivative Form of of In-
Underlying Security Securities Derivative direct
Securities (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security; Bene-
(Instr. 3 Owned at End Direct (D) ficial
and 4) of Month or Indirect Owner-
(Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. ship
4) (Instr. 4)
Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
Common 1,875 1 D
Stock
Common 1,875 1 D
Stock
Common 1,875 1 D
Stock
Common 1,875 1 D
Stock
Common 120,000 80,000 I By Rock Creek
Stock Partners Ltd.
Common 15,000 10,000 D
Stock
Common 90,909 1 I By Rock Creek
Stock Partners Ltd.
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions
of facts constitute Federal Criminal /s/ James H. Dahl 12/05/97
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and ** Signature of Date
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Reporting Person
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