OMB APPROVAL ------------ 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 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [_] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligation may continue. See Instruction 1(b) (Print or Type Response) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Wakoff Harlan J. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Genta Incorporated 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/Year March 2002 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ================================================================================ TABLE I -- NON DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED ================================================================================ 6. 4. 5. Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship 3. Disposed of (D) Securities From: 7. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of 2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (Month/Day/Year) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 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. SEC1474 (3-99) FORM 4 (Continued) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) ================================================================================ 10. Owner- ship 9. Form 2. Number of Conver- 5. 7. of Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Deriv- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ative Secur- of Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- of Secur- of direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Options to acquire $18.25 3/21/02 A 3/21/02 3/21/12 Common 6,667 201,667 D Common Stock (1) Stock, par value $.001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== Explanation of Responses (1) These options were granted for attending scheduled Board Meeting. These options vest immediately upon grant. /s/ Harlan J. Wakoff April 9, 2002 --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date ** 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 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.