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OMB APPROVAL
FORM 3 OMB Number: 3235-0104
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Expires: December 31, 2001
Washington, DC 20549 Estimated average burden
hours per response 0.5
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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*
Cuddihy, Jr. Robert V.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
50 Shannon Hill Road
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(Street)
Basking Ridge, New Jersey 07920
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
09/14/01
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
National Auto Credit, Inc. (NAKD)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[X] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[_] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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No Securities Owned
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
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Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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No Securities Owned
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Robert V. Cuddihy, Jr. September 17, 2001
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** 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.