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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Goldberg, Mark J.
c/o Fab Industries, Inc.
200 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
May 3, 2001
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fab Industries, Inc. ("FIT")
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President of Operations
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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 Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock, par value $0.20 per share | 861 | I | By ESOP |
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*If form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). (over)
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1473 (7-96)
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Employee Stock Option | | | | | | | |
(right to buy) | (1) |10/27/09 | Common Stock | 7,000 | $13.00 | D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The option became and will become exercisable in five equal annual
installments beginning on October 27, 2000.
/s/ Mark J. Goldberg
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** Mark J. Goldberg
May 14, 2001
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Date
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