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FORM 3 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
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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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Date of Event
Requiring
Statement SAFESCIENCE, INC. (SAFS)
BRITANNIA HOLDINGS LIMITED (Month/Day/Year)
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(Last / First / Middle) 2000 5. 6. If Amendment, Date of
Relationship of Reporting Person to Original (Month/Day/Year)
Issuer
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3.
UNIT 15, TEMPLE BUILDING IRS or Social
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Person 7. Individual or Joint/Group
(Voluntary) Filing
[X] 10% Owner [ ] Director
(Check applicable line)
[ ] Officer (give [ ] Other (specify [X] Form Filed by One Reporting
CHARLESTOWN, NEVIS, WEST INDIES title below): below): Person
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(City / State / Zip)
[ ] Form Filed by More than One
Reporting Person
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* If the Form is filed by more than one
Reporting Person, see TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
instruction 5(b)(v).
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2.
Amount of 3.
1. Securities Ownership Form: 4.
Title of Security Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Indirect Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instruction 4) (Instruction 4) (I) (Instruction 5) (Instruction 5)
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COMMON STOCK 3,277,076 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
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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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5.
2. 3. Ownership
Date Exercisable Title and Amount of Securities Form of
and Expiration Date Underlying Derivative Security Derivative 6.
(Month/Day/Year) (Instruction 4) 4. Security: Nature of
----------------------------------------------------- Conversion or Direct (D) or Indirect
1. Amount or Exercise Price Indirect (I) Beneficial
Title of Derivative Security Date Expiration Number of of Derivative (Instruction Ownership
(Instruction 4) Exercisable Date Title of Shares Security 5) Instruction 5)
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STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 2/10/97 2/10/02 COMMON STOCK 125,000 $3.50/SHARE D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
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STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 8/12/97 2/12/02 COMMON STOCK 62,500 $4.75/SHARE D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
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STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 3/30/00 3/30/05 COMMON STOCK 41,667 $15.98/SHARE D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
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STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 12/29/00 12/29/05 COMMON STOCK 168,421 $2.20/SHARE D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
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STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 12/29/00 12/29/05 COMMON STOCK 168,421 $2.50/SHARE D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
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STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 12/29/00 12/29/05 COMMON STOCK 168,421 $3.00/SHARE D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
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STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 12/29/00 12/29/05 COMMON STOCK 168,421 $5.00/SHARE D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
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STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 12/29/00 12/29/05 COMMON STOCK 260,000 $0.01/SHARE D
(RIGHT TO BUY)
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Explanation of Responses:
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BRITANNIA HOLDINGS LIMITED
++ /s/ LESLIE JOHN JAMES 1/9/2001
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal **Signature of Reporting Person Date
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 ++ NAME/TITLE: LESLIE JOHN JAMES,
signed. If space provided is insufficient, DIRECTOR
see instruction 6 for procedure.
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