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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Action Performance Companies, Inc. Issuer (Check all applicable)
Wagenhals, Fred W. (ACTN-Nasdaq)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (Specify
4707 E. Baseline Road Person (Voluntary) September 1999 ---- title --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Date of Original Chairman of the Board, President,
Phoenix, Arizona 80540 (Month/Year) and Chief Executive Officer
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(City) (State) (Zip) 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 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
Common Stock 9/16/99 P 10,000 A $23.00 1,409,599 I(1) By Trust(1)
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200,000 I(2) By Partnership(2)
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