UNITED STATES 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 (Print or Type Responses) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Shuker Kamal John -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 9323 Vista Serena, -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Cypress CA. 90630 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11-13-01 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Fuel Centers, Inc. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) Treasurer ----------------------------- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/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 Beneficially Owned ------------------------------------------------ 1.Title of Security 2.Amount of Securities 3.Ownership Form: 4.Nature of Indirect (Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct(D)or Indirect(I) Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr.5) (Instr.5) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Common Stock 50,000 (D) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ============================================================================ 1. Title of 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature Derivative and Expiration Date Securities or Exercise Form of of Indirect Security (Month/Day/Year) Underlying Derivative Price of Derivative Beneficial (Instr. 4) Security (Instr. 4) Derivative Securities: Ownership Security Direct (D) or (Instr. 5) Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) Date Expira- Title Amount Exer- tion or Number cisable Date of Shares ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - =========================================================================================== ===================================== Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Explanation of Responses: /s/ K. John Shuker 11-21-01 ------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.