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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*
Paulson Capital Corp.
811 SW Naito Parkway, Suite 200
Portland, OR 97204
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Charles & Colvard Ltd. (CTHR)
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
N/A
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/05/02
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
N/A
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
/X/ *Director
/ / *Officer (give title below)
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/X/ 10% Owner
/ / Other (specify below) N/A
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
/ / Form filed by One Reporting Person
/X/ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or
Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)
Common Stock
2. Transaction Date(s) (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/02
3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
Code: S
V:
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
Date Amount(Shares) (A) or (D) Price per share
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12/05/02 400 (D) $6.00
12/05/02 600 (D) $5.90
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)
1,650,800 (3)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
I
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
(4)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)
N/A
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
N/A
3. Transaction Date
N/A
4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
Code:
V:
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3,
4 and 5)
N/A
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)
N/A
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)
N/A
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr.
4)
N/A
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.
4)
N/A
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
N/A
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Chester L.F. Paulson, a member of the filing group described below, became a
director on 5/14/01.
(2) In addition to Paulson Capital Corp. ("PCC"), the following are reporting
parties: Chester L.F. Paulson, Paulson Family LLC ("LLC") and Paulson Investment
Company ("PIC"). The address for each of the reporting parties is the same as
that provided for PCC
(3) Of the 1,650,800 shares of common stock owned by the reporting group,
1,466,400 is held in the name of PIC and 184,400 is held in the name of the LLC.
(4) Chester Paulson is a controlling manager of the LLC, which is a controlling
shareholder of PCC, which is the parent company of PIC. The securities are held
in the name of PIC. Mr. and Mrs. Paulson and LLC expressly disclaim any
beneficial ownership of securities in the name of PIC.
By: /s/ CHESTER L.F. PAULSON 12/05/02
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Chester L.F. Paulson Date
Individually
Paulson Family LLC
By: /s/ CHESTER L.F. PAULSON
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Chester L.F. Paulson
Manager
Paulson Capital Corp.
By: /s/ CHESTER L.F. PAULSON
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Chester L.F. Paulson
Chairman of the Board
Paulson Investment Company
By: /s/ CHESTER L.F. PAULSON
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Chester L.F. Paulson
Chairman of the Board
** Signature of Reporting Person
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