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FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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OMB Number: 3235-0104
Expires: December 31, 2001
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Bergey James L.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o InKine Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. 1720 Walton Road
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(Street)
Blue Bell, PA 19422
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
June 1, 2000
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
InKine Pharmaceutical Company, Inc. (INKP)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President, Business Development
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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 Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities | 3. Ownership Form: | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) | Beneficially Owned | Direct (D) or Indirect | Ownership (Instr. 5)
| (Instr. 4) | (I) (Instr. 5) |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see Instruction 5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Benefically Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
| (Month/Day/Year)
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date
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3. Title and Amount of Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise | 5. Ownership Form of Derivative | 6. Nature of Indirect
Underlying Derivative Security | Price of Derivative | Security: Direct (D) or | Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) | Security | Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | (Instr. 5)
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| Ammount or | | |
| Number of | | |
Title | Shares | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
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** 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 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.
/s/ James L. Bergey 6-9-00
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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