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                     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

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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

    Kang                      John                                 H.
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   (Last)                    (First)                            (Middle)

                       100 North Tampa Street, Suite 3150
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                                    (Street)

   Tampa                               FL                   33602
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   (City)                            (State)                (Zip)

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2.   Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)

                                December 18, 2002
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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

                         Liquidmetal Technologies (LQMT)
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5.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [X]  Director                             [X]  10% Owner
     [X]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)

                      President and Chief Executive Officer
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6.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

                                  May 22, 2002
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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 I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form: 2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or 1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Liquidmetal Technologies Common Stock 454,576(1) D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Liquidmetal Technologies Common Stock 2,942,193(2) I Held by ATI Holdings, LLC - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Liquidmetal Technologies Common Stock 8,728(2) I Held by Cook Street, LLC - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Liquidmetal Technologies Common Stock 120,968(2) I Held by J. Holdsworth Capital, Ltd. - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
(1) This does not reflect stock acquisitions that occurred subsequent to May 22, 2002. (2) This amended Form 3 is being filed to clarify the number of shares in which the reporting person has an indirect pecuniary interest. Although the reporting person possesses voting and investment power over all of the shares held by ATI Holdings, LLC, Cook Street, LLC, and J. Holdsworth Capital, Ltd. (as reflected in his initial Form 3 filed on 5/22/2002), his actual pecuniary interest (through his percentage ownership in such entities) is limited to the number of shares set forth in this amendment. * If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 5(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) (Form 3-07/98) FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
5. Owner- 3. Title and Amount of Securities ship Underlying Derivative Security Form of 2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security: (Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of ---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial 1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Liquidmetal Option to purchase Technologies common stock 12/31/00 12/31/10 Common Stock 1,612,904 $4.65 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Liquidmetal Option to purchase Technologies common stock 02/21/01 12/31/05 Common Stock 322,581 $4.65 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: /s/ John H. Kang December 18, 2002 - ------------------------------------------- ----------------------- JOHN H. KANG ** 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.