FORM 5 _________________________________ | OMB APPROVAL | [ ] Check this box if no longer subject _________________________________ to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 | OMB Number 3235-0287 | obligations may continue. See | Expires: December 31, 2001 | Instruction (b). | Estimated average burden | [ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported | hours per response....... 0.5 | [X] Form 4 Holdings Reported _________________________________ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Yimoyines Dean J. ----------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o OptiCare Health Systems, Inc. 87 Grandview Avenue ----------------------------------------------------- (Street) Waterbury CT 06708 ----------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol OptiCare Health Systems, Inc. (OPT) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year December 31, 2001 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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) Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Law) x Form filed by One Reporting Person --- Form filed by More than One Reporting Person --- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM 5 (continued) TABLE I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Amount of Owner- Securities ship Trans- Trans- Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially Form: action action or Disposed of (D) Owned at End Direct Nature of Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) of Issuer's (D) or Indirect Title of (Month/ (Instr. 8) ---------------------------- Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial Security Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) Year) Code (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $.001 par value per share 1/01 G 100 D 0 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, $.001 By Spouse par value per share 1/01 G 100 A 249,925 I (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ FORM 5 (continued) TABLE II--Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title and Ownership Number of Date Exer- Amount of Form of Derivative cisable and Underlying Number of Deriv- Securities Expiration Securities Price Derivative ative Conver- Trans- Acquired (A) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 of Securities Security: sion or Trans- action or Disposed Day/Year) and 4) Deriv- Benefi- Direct Exercise action Code of (D) -------------- -------------- ative cially (D) or Nature of Title of Price of Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date Amount Secur- Owned at Indirect Indirect Derivative Deriv- (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Exer- Expir- or Num- ity End of (I) Beneficial Security ative Day/ -------- ---------- cis- ation ber of (Instr. Year (Instr. Ownership (Instr. 3) Security Year) Code (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Options (Right to Common Buy)(2) $2.56 1/01 G 286,450 (3) 1/08 Stock 286,450 0 D(4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Options (Right to Common Buy)(2) $5.85 1/01 G 325,000 (5) 8/09 Stock 325,000 0 D(4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Options (Right to Common By Spouse Buy)(2) $2.56 1/01 G 286,450 (3) 1/08 Stock 286,450 286,450 I (1)(4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Options (Right to Common By Spouse Buy)(2) $5.85 1/01 G 325,000 (5) 8/09 Stock 325,000 325,000 I (1)(4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common By Spouse Warrant $0.40 1/5/01 P 50,000 (3) 1/5/06 Stock 50,000 50,000 I (1)(6) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise. (2) Granted pursuant to the OptiCare Health Systems, Inc. Performance Stock Program. (3) Presently exercisable. (4) Represents the transfer of the options from the reporting person to his wife. (5) 25% exercisable on and after each of the first four anniversaries of August 1999. (6) On January 5, 2001, the reporting person's wife provided a loan to the issuer and the reporting person was issued the warrant, which he assigned to his wife on the same date. 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 5(b)(v). ** 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 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. /s/ Dean J. Yimoyines February 8, 2002 ---------------------------------------- -------------------- ** Signature of the Reporting Person Date