FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 RABO INVESTMENT MANAGEMENT LTD. ----------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) BRANDSCHENKESTRASSE 41 ----------------------------------------------------- (Street) CH-8002 ZURICH SWITZERLAND ----------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol GENERAL KINETICS INCORPORATED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year August 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [X] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Amount of 6. Owner- Securities ship 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially Form: action action or Disposed of (D) Owned at Direct 7. Nature of Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) End of (D) or Indirect 1. Title of Security (Month/ (Instr. 8) -------------------------- Month Indirect Beneficial (Instr. 3) Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 9/22/92 P 50,000 A $1.375 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 9/12/96 S 50,000 D $1.375 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 10/1/96 P 14,700 A $0.050 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 12/21/00 P 218,000 A $0.050 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 7/19/01 P 10,000 A $0.050 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 242,700 D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- * If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (over) SEC 1474 (8-92) FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G. PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Number of Date Exer- Derivative cisable and Securities Expiration Conver- Trans- Acquired (A) Date (Month/ sion or Trans- action or Disposed Day/Year) Exercise action Code of (D) ---------------- Title of Price of Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date Derivative Deriv- (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Exer- Expir- Security ative Day/ -------- ------------------ cis- ation (Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2004 $0.50 10/1/99 P $30,000 IMMED. 8/14/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2004 $0.50 10/18/99 P $20,000 IMMED. 8/14/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2004 $0.50 7/28/00 P $100,000 IMMED. 8/14/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2004 $0.50 12/21/00 P $95,000 IMMED. 8/14/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2004 $0.50 12/22/00 P $275,000 IMMED. 8/14/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2004 $0.50 7/24/2001 P $50,000 IMMED. 8/14/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1% CONVERTIBLE DEBENTURES DUE 2004 $0.50 8/28/2001 P $15,000 IMMED. 8/14/2004 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Title and Ownership Amount of Form of Underlying Number of Deriv- Securities Price Derivative ative (Instr. 3 of Securities Security: and 4) Deriv- Benefi- Direct ------------------- ative cially (D) or Nature of Amount Secur- Owned at Indirect Indirect or Num- ity End of (I) Beneficial ber of (Instr. Month (Instr. Ownership Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 60,000 $9,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 40,000 $6,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 200,000 $25,000 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 190,000 $28,500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 550,000 $77,100 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 100,000 $31,885 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- COMMON STOCK 30,000 $4,500 ----------------------------------------------------------------------- $585,000 D ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Explanation of Responses: ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). /s/ illegible January 15, 2002 ---------------------------------------- -------------------- ** Signature of Reporting Person Date