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FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITY AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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
|X| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligation may continue. See Instruction 1(b)
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Watson Douglas G.
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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. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA)
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
October 8, 2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person (s) 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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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) Amount of ship
3. or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ---------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock, par value $.001 10/8/02 P 4,000 A $5.85
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Common Stock, par value $.001 10/8/02 P 6,000 A $5.99 15,000 D
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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
5(b)(v).
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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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form of
2. Deriv- Deriv-
Conver- 5. 7. ative ative 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- Secu- Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities rities of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- Bene- In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially ficially direct
Price Trans- Action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned Owned Bene-
1. of action Code of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End at End ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of of Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4, and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month Month ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------- ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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44,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Douglas G. Watson October 8, 2002
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** Signature of Reporting Person 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
4(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 is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.