U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 3 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 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Stern Shai (Last) (First) (Middle) 43 Maple Avenue (Street) Cedarhurst NY 11516 (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) February 28, 2001 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Hercules Development Group, Inc. (HDVG) 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) /X/ Director /X/ 10% Owner / / Officer (give title below) / / Other (specify below) 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (Check applicable line) /X/ Form filed by One Reporting Person / / Form filed by More than One Reporting Person * If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see instruction 5(b)(v). Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned 2. Amount 3. Ownership of Secu- Form: rities Direct 4. Nature of Bene- (D) or Indirect ficially Indirect Beneficial Owned (I) Ownership 1. Title of Security (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) -------------------------------- ------------- ------------- ---------------- Common Stock 23,820,000 D Table II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative (Month/Day/Year) Security (Instr. 4) ---------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------- Date Amount or 1. Title of Derivative Exercis- Expiration Title Number of Security (Instr. 4) able Date Shares ---------------------------------------------- ---------- ---------- ---------------------------------------------- ----------- 5. Ownership Form of Derivative 4. Conver- Security: sion or Direct 6. Nature of Exercise (D) or Indirect Price of Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Derivative Derivative (I) Ownership Security (Instr. 4) Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) ---------------------------------------------- ------------- ------------- -------------- Explanation of Responses: /s/ Shai Stern 10/25/01 --------------------------------------- -------------------------- Shai Stern Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Page 2