4 1 file001.txt FORM 4 FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). U.S. SECURITIES 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 (Type or print responses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BANKGESELLSCHAFT BERLIN AG ----------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) ALEXANDERPLATZ 2 ----------------------------------------------------- (Street) D-10178 BERLIN GERMANY ----------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol THE FRANCE GROWTH FUND, INC. (FRF) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year AUGUST 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [X] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing [X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Amount of 6. Owner- Securities ship 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially Form: action action or Disposed of (D) Owned at Direct 7. Nature of Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) End of (D) or Indirect 1. Title of Security (Month/ (Instr. 8) -------------------------- Month Indirect Beneficial (Instr. 3) Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 8/30/01 P 3,000 A $8.06 D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 8/30/01 P 30,000 A $8.1334 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 8/31/01 P 2,000 A $8.01 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1,983,805 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (over) SEC 1474 (7-96)
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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. Month (Instr. Ownership (Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: BANKGESELLSCHAFT BERLIN AG By: Moritz Sell ---------------------------------------- -------------------- Name: Moritz Sell Date Title: By: Dirk Kip ---------------------------------------- -------------------- Name: Dirk Kip Date Title: ** 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. Page 2 SEC 1474 (7-96)