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FORM 4
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[ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See
Instructions 1(b)
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
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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 Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person
to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Dove Audio, Inc. (DOVE) Director X 10% Owner
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for Officer (give Other (specify
Number of Reporting Month/Year --- title --- below)
Sheldon Sidney Person (Voluntary) Jan. 1997 below)
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(Street) ###-##-#### 5. If Amendment. -----------------------------------
c/o Gelfand, Rennert Date of Original 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
& Feldman (Month/Year) (Check applicable line)
1880 Century Park East Form filed by one Reporting
Suite 900, Los Angeles X Person
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Form filed by More than One
Reporting Person
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(City) (State) CA (Zip) 90062 Table 1--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired(A) 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Form Direct
Owned at Direct Bene-
(Instr. 8) End of (D) or ficial
(Month/ Month Indirect Owner-
Day/ ------------------------------------- (Instr. 3 and (I) ship
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price 4) (Instr. (Instr.
(D) 4) 4)
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Common Stock 1/30/97 S 2,000 D $2.50 609,913 D
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Common Stock 25,000* I Trust
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* If the Form is filed by other than one Reporting Person use Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly
(Print or Type Response)
* Includes 12,500 shares issuable upon exercise of warrants.
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FORM 4
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 2. CONVER- 3. TRANS- 4. TRANSAC- 5. NUMBER OF 6. DATE EXER- 7. TITLE AND AMOUNT
DERIVATIVE SION OR ACTION TION CODE DERIVATIVE CISABLE AND OF UNDERLYING
SECURITY EXERCISE DATE (INSTR. 8) SECURITIES EXPIRATION SECURITIES
(INSTR. 3) PRICE OF (MONTH/ ACQUIRED (A) DATE (MONTH/ (INSTR. 3 AND 4
DERIV- DAY/ OR DISPOSED OF DAY/YEAR)
ATIVE YEAR) (D) (INSTR. 3,
SECURITY 4, AND 5)
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DATE EXPIRA- AMOUNT OR
EXER- TION TITLE NUMBER OF
CISABLE DATE SHARES
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CODE V (A) (D)
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8. PRICE 9. NUMBER 10. OWNER- 11. NA-
OF OF DERIV- SHIP TURE
DERIV- ATIVE SECUR- FORM OF IN-
ATIVE ITIES OF DE- DIRECT
SECUR- BENE- RIVATIVE BENE-
ITY FICIALLY SECU- FICIAL
INSTR. OWNED RITY: OWN-
5) AT END DIRECT ERSHIP
OF (D) OR (INSTR. 4)
MONTH INDI-
(INSTR. 4) RECT (I)
(INSTR. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
February 10, 1997
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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. 7811(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.
