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OMB APPROVAL
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FORM 3 EXPIRES: FEBRUARY 1, 1999
-------- ESTIMATED AVERAGE BURDEN
HOURS PER RESPONSE .... 0.5
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Date of Event Requiring 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or
ZAPATA CORPORATION Statement Trading Symbol
---------------------------------------- (Month/Day/Year) ZAP.COM CORPORATION (ZPCM)
(Last) (First) (Middle) 11/12/99 ------------------------------------
100 MERIDIAN CENTRE, SUITE 350 ---------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting 6. If Amendment, Date
---------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Person to Issuer of Original
(Street) Number of Reporting (Check all applicable) (Month/Day/Year)
ROCHESTER, NEW YORK 14618 Person (Voluntary) ----- Director X 10% Owner
-------------------------------------- ---------------------------- ----- Officer ----- Other (specify
(City) (State) (Zip) (give title below) below)
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TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I) Ownership (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 5)
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.001 48,972,258 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1473 (3/91)
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