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- ---------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGED COMMISION ----------------------------
|F O R M 4| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0287|
[ ] Check this box if |Expires: September 30,1998|
no longer Subject Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchanged Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
to Section 16. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5|
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 ----------------------------
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
|Goldstein Michael |Toys "R" Us, Inc. (TOY) | |
| | | X Director 10% Owner |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--- --- |
| (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | Officer Other |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| Toys "R" Us 461 From Road | (Voluntary) | | |
| | | August 1997 | Vice Chairman and |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer |
|----------------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | (Check Applicable Line) |
| | | | |
|Paramus NJ 07652-3526| | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
| | | |--- |
| | | | Form filed by More than One |
| | | |--- Reporting Person |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned |
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|1.Title of Security |2.Transac- |3.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial |
| |(Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr.8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership |
| | |---------|-------------------------------| Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) |
| | | | | |(A) | | Month |or | |
| | |Code| V | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(I) | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Common Stock | 08/07/1997 | M | | 467 | A | $25.3800| | | |
| | |(01)| | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | 08/07/1997 | F | | 467 | D | $34.1900| 29498 | D | |
| | |(01)| | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | 08/07/1997 | M | | 124635 | A | $25.3800| | | |
| | |(01)| | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | 08/07/1997 | M | | 26168 | A | $25.4400| | | |
| | |(01)| | | | | | | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|Common Stock | 08/07/1997 | F | | 112337 | D | $34.1900| 297277 | I |By Trust |
| | |(01)| | | | | |(02)| |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (7-96)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
| | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Month |or | |
| | | |---------|---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | |Code| V | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Stock Opti| $38.1900| | | | | |01/29|02/01|Common Sto| 250000| | 250000| D | |
|on (Righ| | | | | | | 1994| 2003|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (03)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $40.9400| | | | | | |12/07|Common Sto| 175000| | 175000| D | |
|on (Righ| | | | | | | | 2003|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (04)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $28.1300| | | | | |12/14|02/02|Common Sto| 33430| | 33430| D | |
|on (Righ| | | | | | | 1995| 1998|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $25.4400|08/07| M | | | 26168|11/17|05/17|Common Sto| 26168| | 235645| D | |
|on (Righ| | 1997| | | | | 1995| 2005|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |(01)| | | | (05)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $27.1300| | | | | |09/14|03/14|Common Sto| 100000| | 100000| D | |
|on (Righ| | | | | | | 1996| 2006|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (05)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $26.6900| | | | | |02/05|02/02|Common Sto| 99761| | 99761| D | |
|on (Righ| | | | | | | 1997| 1998|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $25.3800|08/07| M | | | 125102|08/05|02/02|Common Sto| 125102| | 0| D | |
|on (Righ| | 1997| | | | | 1997| 1998|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |(01)| | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $30.5000| | | | | |11/20|02/02|Common Sto| 47491| | 47491| D | |
|on (Righ| | | | | | | 1997| 1998|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $34.1900| | | | | |01/01|05/17|Common Sto| 6092| | 6092| D | |
|on (Righ| | | | | | | 1998| 2005|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | (05)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|Stock Opti| $34.1900|08/07| A | | 93333| |01/02|02/02|Common Sto| 93333| | 93333| D | |
|on (Righ| | 1997| | | | | 1998| 1998|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |(01)| | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(01) Options to purchase 151,270 shares were exercised by delivery of 112,337 shares. Upon exercise, the holder was granted r
estoration options to purchase 112,804 shares under the 1994 Stock Option & Performance Incentive Plan. As a condition
of such grant, 150,803 shares out of the 151,270 shares deliverable upon such exercise were placed into a trust establ
ished by the Issuer, of which 6,697 will not vest until 4.5 years from the exercisable date of the original option. In
addition, 467 shares were used to pay the tax withholding associated with the foregoing exercise.
(02) Shares held in trust established by the issuer pursuant to the Toys "R" Us, Inc. Partnership Group Deferred Compensation
Plan. Includes 8,792 shares which are subject to forfeiture under certain conditions.
(03) Options become exercisable in five equal annual installments of 50,000 shares on the last day of the fiscal year, beginn
ing on 01/29/94.
(04) All or a portion of the options become exercisable, subject to certain conditions, if the market price of Common Stock r
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/Michael Goldstein 09/10/1997
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------------------ ----------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collections of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number
Goldstein, Michael Toys "R" Us, Inc. AUG-1997 PAGE: 2 OF 4
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- ---------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGED COMMISION ----------------------------
|F O R M 4| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
- ---------------- |--------------------------|
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0287|
[ ] Check this box if |Expires: September 30,1998|
no longer Subject Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchanged Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
to Section 16. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5|
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 ----------------------------
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
|Goldstein Michael |Toys "R" Us, Inc. (TOY) | |
| | | X Director 10% Owner |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--- --- |
| (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | Officer Other |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| Toys "R" Us 461 From Road | (Voluntary) | | |
| | | August 1997 | Vice Chairman and |
| | | | Chief Executive Officer |
|----------------------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------------------|
| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | (Check Applicable Line) |
| | | | |
|Paramus NJ 07652-3526| | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
| | | |--- |
| | | | Form filed by More than One |
| | | |--- Reporting Person |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned |
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|1.Title of Security |2.Transac- |3.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial |
| |(Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr.8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership |
| | |---------|-------------------------------| Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) |
| | | | | |(A) | | Month |or | |
| | |Code| V | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(I) | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
| | | | | | | | | | |
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (7-96)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
| | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Month |or | |
| | | |---------|---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | |Code| V | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Stock Opti| $34.1900|08/07| A | | 19471| |02/07|05/17|Common Sto| 19471| | 19471| D | |
|on (Righ| | 1997| | | | | 1998| 2005|ck | | | | | |
|t to Buy) | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| | | |(01)| | | | (05)| | | | | | | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
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Explanation of Responses:
cont. (04) eaches specified market prices, within six (6) years of the date of grant; provided, however, that all such options bec
ome exercisable nine (9) years from the date of grant.
(05) Such options are subject to forfeiture under certain conditions.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/Michael Goldstein 09/10/1997
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------------------ ----------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collections of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number
Goldstein, Michael Toys "R" Us, Inc. AUG-1997 PAGE: 4 OF 4
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