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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check this box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
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) to
Zapata Corporation Viskase Companies, Inc. (VCIC) Issuer (Check all applicable)
------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Director X 10% Owner
(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identification 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
100 Meridian Centre, Suite 350 Person, if an entity 9/01 ---- title --- below)
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(Street)
74-1339132 ----------------------------
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5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Date of Original (Check applicable line)
(Month/Year) X Form filed by One
---- Reporting Person
Form filed by More than
Rochester, New York 14618 ---- One Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
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Common Stock 9/27/01 S 5,877,304 D .01 -0-
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,
see Instruction 4(b)(v). Potential persons who are to respond to the SEC 1474 (3/99)
collection of information contained in this form
are not required to response unless the form
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