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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION -------------------------------
FORM 3 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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| OMB Number: 3235-0104 |
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES | Expires: September 30, 1998 |
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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)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* | 2. Date of Event Re- | 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
| quiring Statement |
Jimmy M. Woodward | (Month/Day/Year) | Keebler Foods Company (KBL)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) | | 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) | 6. If Amendment,
| February 3, 1998 | to Issuer | Date of Original
------------------------- (Check all applicable) | (Month/Day/Year)
1919 Flowers Circle P.O. Box 1338 | 3. IRS or Social Se- | |
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(Street) | Reporting Person | _____Officer (give _____Other (specify----------------------
| (Voluntary) | tile below) | 7. Individual or
| | below) | Joint/Group
| | | Filing (Check
| | | Applicable Line)
| | | _x_ Form filed by
| | | One Reporting
| | | Person
| | | ___ Form filed by
| | | More than One
Thomasville GA 31799 | | __________________________________ | Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip) |
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| TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities | 3. Ownership | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) | Beneficially Owned | Form: Direct | Ownership (Instr. 5)
| (Instr. 4) | (D) or Indirect |
| | (I) (Instr. 5) |
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 | 2,000 | D |
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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 Number.
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(CONTINUED) TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Tile of Derivative | 2. Date Exer- | 3. Title and Amount | 4. Conversion or | 5. Ownership | 6. Nature of
Security (Instr. 4)| cisable and | of Securities | Exercise | Form of | Indirect
| Expiration Date | Underlying | Price of | Derivative | Beneficial
| (Month/Day/Year) | Derivative | Derivative | Security: | Ownership
| | Security | Security | Direct (D) | (Instr. 5)
| | (Instr. 4) | | or Indirect |
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| Date | Expira-| Title | Amount or | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/ Jimmy Woodward 2/3/98
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. Jimmy Woodward
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.
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