------------------------------- OMB APPROVAL ------------ OMB Number: 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden Hours per response 0.5 ------------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |X| Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Von Hoff Daniel D. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Genta Inc. Two Connell Drive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Berkeley Heights NJ 07922 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year February 13, 2003 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) |X| Director |_| 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Over) ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ================================================================================ 5. 6. 4. Amount of Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship 2A. 3. Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7. 2. Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned Following Direct Nature of Transaction Execution Code -------------------------- Reported (D) or Indirect 1. Date Date, if any (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial Title of Security (Month/Day/ (Month/Day/ ----------- or (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) Year) Year) Code V Amount (D) Price and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par value $.001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== (Over) FORM 4 (continued) ================================================================================ Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================ 9. Number 10. of Owner- 7. Deriv- ship 2. 5. Title and ative Form of Conver- Number of Amount of Secur- Deriv- 11. sion Derivative Underlying ities ative Nature or 3A. Securities 6. Securities 8. Bene- Secur- of Exer- Deemed 4. Acquired Date (Instr. 3 Price ficially ities: In- cise 3. Execu- Trans- (A) or Exercisable and and 4) of Owned Direct direct Price Trans- tion action Disposed Expiration Date ------------- Deriv- Following (D) or Bene- 1. of action Date, Code of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date if any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Transac- direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity tion(s) (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------ ---------- Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options to $6.86 2/13/03 A 2/13/03 2/13/13 Common 20,000 121,667 D acquire Common Stock, Stock (1) par value $.001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Explanation of Responses: (1) These options were granted for attending scheduled Board Meeting. These options vest immediately upon grant. /s/ Daniel D. Von Hoff February 14, 2003 --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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 is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2