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| F O R M 5 | WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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CHECK THIS BOX IF NO LONGER ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB NUMBER 3235-0362 |
[ ] SUBJECT TO SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR |EXPIRES: SEPTEMBER 30, 1998|
FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS MAY CONTINUE. |ESTIMATED AVE. BURDEN |
SEE INSTRUCTION 1(b). |HOURS PER RESPONSE.....1.0 |
[ ] FORM 3 HOLDINGS REPORTED 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
[ ] FORM 4 TRANSACTIONS REPORTED Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 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(s) |
| | | to Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
| ROBERTSON, WILLIAM R. |National Processing, Inc. (NAP) | |
| | | X Director 10% Owner |
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| (Last) (First) (Middle) |3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | Officer Other |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| KIRTLAND CAPITAL PARTNERS | (Voluntary) | | |
| 2550 SOM CENTER RD., SUITE 105 | | DECEMBER 31, 1997 | |
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| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | (Check Applicable Line) |
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| | | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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| WILLOUGHBY HILLS, OH 44094-9655 | | | 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.Trans- |3.Trans- |4.Security Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Ownership |7.Nature of |
| (Instr. 3) | action | action | or Disposed of (D) | Securities | Form: | Indirect |
| | Date | Code | (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) | Beneficially | Direct (D) | Beneficial|
| | | (Instr.8) | | Owned at End of| or Indirect| Owner- |
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| | Day/ | | | (A)or | | Fiscal Year | | |
| | Year) | | Amount | (D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) | (Instr. 4) | (Instr. 4)|
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|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> | <C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
| COMMON STOCK | | | | | | 10,000.000 | D | |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 2270 (9-96)
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FORM 5 (CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Trans- |5.Number of | 6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price |9.Number |10.Owner-|11.Nature|
|Derivative| sion |Trans| action | Derivative | Exercisable| of Underlying | of | of deriv- |ship | of |
|Security | or |Date | Code | Securities | and | Securities | Deriv-| ative |Form of | Indir- |
|(Instr. 3)| Excer- |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or| Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) | ative | Secur- |Deriv- | ect |
| | cise | Day/| | Disposed of (D)| Date | | Secur-| ities |ative | Bene- |
| | Price |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 | (Month/Day/| | ity | Bene- |Security:| ficial |
| | of | | | and 5) | Year) | | (Instr.| ficially |Direct | Owner- |
| | Deri- | | | |------------|--------------------| 5.) | Owned |(D) or | ship |
| | vative | | | |Date |Exp.| | Amount or | | at End |Indirect | (Instr.|
| | Secur- | | |-----------------|Exer- |Date| Title | Number of | | of Year |(I) | 4) |
| | ity | | | (A) | (D) |cisable| | | Shares | | (Instr.4) |(Instr.4)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ William R. Robertson 2/12/98
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**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal **Signature of Reporting Person Date
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. Page 2
SEC 2270 (9-96)
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