UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
KLEIN, ROBERT J.
201 Brookfield Parkway
Suite 200
Greenville, SC 29607
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Moovies, Inc
MOOV
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/31/96
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chief Operating Officer
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than 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. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock, $.001 par value| | | | | |27,083 |I |By XIMPEC, Inc. |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Employee Stock Option |10.875 |5/15/|A |40,000 |A |(1) |12/11|Common Stock|40,000 |N/A |40,000 |D | |
| |96 | | | | |/2005| | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option |11.875 |5/15/|A |100,000 |A |(2) |3/4/2|Common Stock|100,000|N/A |100,000 |D | |
| |96 | | | | |006 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Options are exercisable in three equal annual installments of 13,333 each
beginning 8/9/96.
(2) Options are exercisable in three equal annual installments of 13,333 each
beginning 3/4/97.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Robert J. Klein
DATE
2/14/97
