4 1 v71490ae4.txt FORM 4 1 ------ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ------------------------------ FORM 4 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB APPROVAL ------ ------------------------------ STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OMB Number: 3235-0287 [ ] Check this box if no Expires: December 31, 2001 longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Estimated average burden Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Hours per response........ 0.5 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) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name AND Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) CYPRES GARY M. Banner Central Finance Company (BCFN) to Issuer (Check all applicable) -------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- X Director X 10% Owner (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identification 4. Statement for ---- --- 5480 East Ferguson Drive Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer Other (specify -------------------------------------------- Person, if an March, 2001 ---- (give --- below) (Street) entity (Voluntary) title below) Commerce, CA 90022 ------------------- -------------------------------------------- Chairman of the Board, (City) (State) (Zip) 5. If Amendment, Chief Executive Officer, Date of Original Chief Financial Officer, Secretary (Month/Year) ----------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing ------------------- (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One ---- Reporting Person Form filed by More Than ---- One Reporting Person ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of (Instr. 3) action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Beneficial (Instr. 8) Owned at (D) or Ownership (Month/ End of Month Indirect (Instr. 4) Day/ --------------------------------------- (Instr. 3 and 4) (I) Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (Instr. 4) (D) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 3/23/01 J(1) 2,836,547 D (1) 828,500 I (1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 77,500 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 12,500 I By wife ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 12,500 I In trust for children by Mr. Cypres and wife ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 1,104,933 I Owned by WFC Holdings Corporation, for which Mr. Cypres may exercise voting power ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 380,020 I Owned by GIC Special Investments PTE LTD, for which Mr. Cypres may exercise voting power ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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). SEC 1474 (3-99)

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