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FORM 3 OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104
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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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Mehta Bharat M.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Genta Incorporated
Two Connell Drive
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(Street)
Berkeley Heights NJ 07922
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
5/28/2002
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[-] Director [-] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [-] Other (specify below)
VP Manufacturing Operations
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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 Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) Direct (D) or
Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock, par value $.001
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SEC 1473(3-99)
FORM 3 (continued)
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Table II-- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
Security and Expiration Date Securities Underlying Exercise Price Form of Indirect
(Instr. 4) (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security of Derivative Derivative Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Security Security: Ownership
Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
or Indirect
(I)(Instr.5)
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Date Expiration Amount or
Exercisable Date Title Number of
Shares
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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Bharat M. Mehta June 4, 2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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