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FORM 4
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB APPROVAL
/ / CHECK BOX IF NO OMB Number: 3235-0104
LONGER SUBJECT TO Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Expires: December 31, 2001
SECTION 16. FORM 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Estimated average burden
OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 Hours per response 0.5
MAY CONTINUE. SEE or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company ---------------------------------
INSTRUCTION 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Watson Douglas G. Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identification 4. Statement for ---- ---
c/o Genta Incorporated Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
Two Connell Drive Person, if an Entity April 2002 ---- title --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Berkeley Heights NJ 07922 Date of Original --------------------------------------
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(City) (State) (Zip) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
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X Form filed by one
---- Reporting Person
Form filed by more than
---- one Reporting Person
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock, par value $.001
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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). (Over)
(Print or Type Response)
POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FOR ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND
UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.
SEC1474 (3-99)
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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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. Acquired (A) Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ 8) or Disposed (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) of (D) Year) ity
Security (Instr. 3, (Instr. 5)
4, and 5) -----------------------------------
Date Expira- Amount or
---------------------------- Exer- tion Title Number of
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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Options to acquire $13.72 4/10/02 A 4/10/03 4/10/12 Common 24,000
Common Stock Stock, par
Value
$.001
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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24,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These options were granted upon election as a Director of Genta Incorporated. These options
vest equally over the next three (3) years.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Douglas G. Watson 05/8/02
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space provided 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.