------ --------------------------- FORM 3 OMB NUMBER: 3235-0104 ------ Expires: December 31, 2001 Estimated average burden Hours per response 0.5 --------------------------- UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 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* Mehta Bharat M. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Genta Incorporated Two Connell Drive -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Berkeley Heights NJ 07922 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 5/28/2002 ================================================================================ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Genta Incorporated (Nasdaq: GNTA) ================================================================================ 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [-] Director [-] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [-] Other (specify below) VP Manufacturing Operations ================================================================================ 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 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Form: (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4) Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $.001 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 5(b)(v). Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. (Over) SEC 1473(3-99) FORM 3 (continued) ================================================================================ Table II-- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================ 1. Title of Derivative 2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of 4. Conversion or 5. Ownership 6. Nature of Security and Expiration Date Securities Underlying Exercise Price Form of Indirect (Instr. 4) (Month/Day/Year) Derivative Security of Derivative Derivative Beneficial (Instr. 4) Security Security: Ownership Direct (D) (Instr. 5) or Indirect (I)(Instr.5) -------------------------------------------------- Date Expiration Amount or Exercisable Date Title Number of Shares ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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/ Bharat M. Mehta June 4, 2002 ------------------------------- ------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.