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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, DC 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB Number:
[ ] Check this box if no Expires:
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Estimated average burden
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the hours per response.........0.5
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ------------------------------
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). 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(s)
BRITANNIA HOLDINGS LIMITED ROYAL SILVER MINES INC. (OTCBB:RSMI) to Issuer (check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
P.O. BOX 556, MAIN STREET Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer Other (specify
- -------------------------------------------- Person (Voluntary) JANUARY 1999 ---- --- below)
(Street) ------------------- (give title below)
CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS 5. If Amendment,
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(City) (State) (Zip) (Month/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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X Form filed by One
---- Reporting Person
* If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Form filed by More Than
Person, see instruction 5(b)(v) ---- One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Transaction 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) Date Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect
(Month/Day/ (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Beneficial
Year) -------------------------------------------- Owned at (D) or Ownership
Code V Amount (A) or Price End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4)
(D) (Instr. 3 and 4) (I)
(Instr. 4)
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COMMON STOCK 02/28/98 P 1,333,333 A $0.15
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COMMON STOCK 01/22/99 P 500,000 A $0.04 3,968,333 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 1 of 2
(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 of
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying Derivative
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Security
Price of (Month/ (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr. 5)
Deriv- Day/ 8) or Disposed (Month/Day/
ative Year) of (D) (Instr. Year)
Security 3, 4, and 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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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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Explanation of Responses:
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal ++ /s/ Leslie John James FEBRUARY 28, 2000
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ---------------------------------- -----------------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
++ BRITANNIA HOLDINGS LIMITED
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. BY: LESLIE JOHN JAMES, DIRECTOR Page 2 of 2
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