U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
ELKINS, RONALD C.
1611 Westminster Place
Oklahoma City, OK 73120
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CryoLife, Inc.
CRYL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
July/1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |07/16/|M |V|2,000 |A |$3.625 |8,200 (1) |D | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Option |$3.625 |07/16|M |V|2,000 |D |(2) |05/05|Common Stock|2,000 |N/A |23,000 (1) |D | |
| |/96 | | | | | |/00 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Reflects 2 for 1 Stock Split effected on June 28,
1996.
(2) Option vests and becomes exercisable in two equal annual installments of
50% each on the first and second
anniversary date of the Grant Date (May 5, 1996 and May 5,
1997).
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Ronald C. Elkins
DATE
August 7, 1996
