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FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB Number: 3235-0287
[X] Check this box if no Expires: December 31, 2001
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Estimated average burden
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the hours per response.........0.5
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 ------------------------------
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
Feracota, Gary J. Mercury Air Group, Inc. to Issuer (check all applicable)
-------------------------------------------- MAX X Director 10% Owner
(Last) (First) (Middle) ---------------------------------------------- ---- ---
904 Williams Street 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for Officer Other (specify
-------------------------------------------- Number of Reporting Month/Year ---- (give --- below)
(Street) Person (Voluntary) September 2001 title below)
River Forest Ill 60305 -------------------
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(City) (State) (Zip) Date of Original
USA (Month/Year) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
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---- 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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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Beneficial
(Instr. 8) Owned at (D) or Ownership
(Month/ End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4)
Day/ --------------------------------------- (Instr. 3 and 4) (I)
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 4)
(D)
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Common Stock 9/24/01 P 2,000 A 3.67 D
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Common Stock 9/26/01 P 1,500 A 4.60 D
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Common Stock 9/26/01 P 500 A 4.55 D
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Common Stock 9/27/01 P 1,000 A 4.80 5,000 D
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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) (Instr. Year) ity
Security 3, 4, and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
-------------------------- Exer- tion Title Number of
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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N/A
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
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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Explanation of Responses:
Gary J. Feracota October 10, 2001
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Gary J. Feracota
**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.