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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
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
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[_] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[_] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Rand, Jr. Edward Lewis
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
4370 Peachtree Road, NE
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(Street)
Atlanta Georgia 30319-3000
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Atlantic American Corporation - AAME
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December, 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Vice President and Treasurer
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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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5. 6.
4. Amount of Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship
Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7.
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Direct Nature of
2. 3. ----------------------------- of Issuer's (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction Transaction (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date Code Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (Instr. 8) (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 396 I 401(k)
Plan(1)
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* 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)
(Form 5-07/98)
FORM 5 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Trans- of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Year (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Employee Stock
Option (2) $3.734 10/27/98 A 5,000 10/27/98 10/27/03 Cmn. Stk. 5,000 D
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Employee Stock
Option (2) $3.734 10/27/98 A 2,500 10/27/99 10/27/03 Cmn. Stk. 2,500 D
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Employee Stock
Option (2) $3.734 10/27/98 A 2,500 10/27/00 10/27/03 Cmn. Stk. 2,500 D
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Employee Stock
Option (3) $4.25 10/31/97 D 6,000 10/31/97 10/31/02 Cmn. Stk. 6,000 D
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Employee Stock
Option (4) $3.75 12/14/98 A 6,000 10/31/97 10/31/02 Cmn. Stk. 6,000 D
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Employee Stock
Option (3) $4.4375 05/05/98 D 15,000 05/05/98 05/05/03 Cmn. Stk. 15,000 D
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Employee Stock
Option (5) $3.75 12/14/98 A 15,000 05/05/98 05/05/03 Cmn. Stk. 15,000 41,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
1 The information herein is based on a plan statement as of January 5, 1999.
2 Option to buy 10,000 shares Common stock, exempt under Rule 16b-3, of which
50% were excercisable on 10/27/98; an additional 25% are excercisable
10/27/99; and the remaining 25% are exercisable 10/27/00. These options are
granted under the Atlantic American Corporation 1992 Incentive Plan.
3 Cancellation of option in connection with grant of replacement option.
4 The reported transaction involved the repricing of existing options that were
originally granted on October 31, 1997 for 6,000 shares, of which 50% were
exercisable on October 31, 1997, an additional 25% were exercisable on
October 31, 1998 and the remaining 25% are exercisable on October 31, 1999.
The vesting terms were not amended at the time of repricing.
5 The reported transaction involved the repricing of existing options that were
originally granted on May 5, 1998 for 15,000 shares, of which 50% were exer-
cisable on May 5, 1998, an additional 25% are exercisable on May 5, 1999 and
the remaining 25% are exercisable on May 5, 2000. The vesting terms were not
amended at the time of repricing.
2/1/99
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Edward Lewis Rand, Jr. Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
** 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.
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