FORM 4 |
UNITED STATES 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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
AMERALIA INC [ AALA ] |
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
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3. Date of Earliest Transaction
(Month/Day/Year) 07/13/2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed
(Month/Day/Year) 07/17/2007 |
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | ||||||||||
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1. Title of Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) | 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | |||
Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) | Price | ||||||
Common Stock | 07/13/2007 | J(1) | 7,929,820 | D | $0.3 | 0 | D(2) |
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 Security (Instr. 3) | 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) | 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) | 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) | 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) | 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) | 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) | 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) | ||||
Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
(Street)
Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
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Explanation of Responses: |
1. 7,929,820 shares of Common Stock were sold to Sentient USA Resources Fund II, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("Sentient"), pursuant to the terms of a Purchase Agreement by and between Jacqueline B. Mars as Trustee of the Trust, Jacqueline B. Mars individually, and Sentient, dated July 13, 2007. |
2. (a) 0 shares of Common Stock are owned directly by the Trust, (b) 0 shares of Common Stock are owned indirectly by Jacqueline B. Mars as Trustee of the Trust, and (c) 0 shares of Common Stock are owned indirectly by Jacqueline B. Mars individually. |
Remarks: |
This Amendment is being filed 1) to add Jacqueline B. Mars as a reporting person; 2) to attach powers of attorney authorizing Joel A. Kobert, as attorney-in-fact of Jacqueline B. Mars individually and as Trustee of the Jacqueline Badger Mars Trust dated February 5, 1975, as amended (the "Trust"), to file this form; and 3) to remove any reference to the Jacqueline Badger Mars 2002 GRAT that was mistakenly included in the previous filing. The information in "Table 1" has been repeated to gain access to the filing system. Exhibit List: 24.1. Durable Power of Attorney of Jacqueline B. Mars authorizing Joel A. Kobert, as attorney-in-fact, dated August 8, 2007. 24.2. Durable Power of Attorney of Jacqueline B. Mars, as Trustee of the Trust, authorizing Joel A. Kobert, as attorney-in-fact, dated August 8, 2007. |
By: /s/ Joel A. Kobert, as attorney-in-fact for Jacqueline B. Mars individually and as Trustee | 08/29/2007 | |
** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4 (b)(v). | ||
** 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 is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. |