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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Goodwin J. Barton
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o BCI Advisors, Glenpoint Centre West
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(Street)
Teaneck NJ 07666-6883
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BKF Capital Group, Inc. (BKF)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if any (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
January 27, 2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [_] 10% Owner
[_] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (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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5.
Amount of 6.
4. Securities Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Beneficially ship
2. 2A. 3. Disposed of (D) Owned Follow- Form: 7.
Transac- Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) ing Reported Direct Nature of
tion Execution Code ------------------------------- Transac- (D) or Indirect
1. Date Date, if any Instr. 8) (A) tions(s) Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security (Month/ (Month/ ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Day/Year) Day/Year) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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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
4(b)(v).
PERSONS WHO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION
CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND
UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB NUMBER.
(Over)
SEC 1474 (9-02)
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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9.
Number 10.
of Owner-
Deriv- ship
ative Form
2. Secur- of
Conver- 5. 7. ities Deriv- 11.
sion 3A Number of Title and Amount Bene- ative Nature
of Deemed Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ficially Secur- of
Exer- Exe- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Owned ity: In-
cise 3. cution Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Follow- Direct direct
Price Trans- Date, action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- ing Re- (D) or Bene-
1. of action if Code of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative ported In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity action(s) (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Restricted 1 for 1 1/27/03 A 1,500 (1) Common 1,500 1,500 D
Stock Units Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The restricted stock units (RSUs) vest in four parts, with one fourth
vesting on each of March 31, 2003, June 30, 2003, September 30, 2003 and
December 31, 2003. The shares of Common Stock underlying the RSUs may not
be delivered prior to December 31, 2003 and such delivery may be deferred
by the reporting person.
/s/ Norris Nissim January 29, 2003
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Attorney-in-Fact
**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.