UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Hurst, Robert J.
c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co.
85 Broad Street
New York, NY 10004
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
VF Corporation
VFC
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
02/28/1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/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
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock | | | | | | |800 |I |01 |
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Common Stock |2/26/9|P | |900 |A |$46.875 | |I |02 |
|8 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |2/26/9|P | |900 |A |$47.4375 | |I |02 |
|8 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |2/26/9|S | |900 |D |$47.00 | |I |02 |
|8 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |2/26/9|S | |900 |D |$47.6875 |-0- |I |02 |
|8 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option Grants |$24.00 | | | | | |06/06|12/05|Common Stock|3,600 | |3,600 |D | |
| | | | | | |/95 |/04 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option Grants |$26.00 | | | | | |06/05|12/04|Common Stock|4,200 | |4,200 |D | |
| | | | | | |/96 |/05 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option Grants |$34.10 | | | | | |06/03|12/02|Common Stock|4,800 | |4,800 |D | |
| | | | | | |/97 |/06 | | | | | | |
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Phantom Stock Units |1-for-1 | | | | | |03 |03 |Common Stock|3,463 | |3,463 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
01: The shares reported herein as indirectly owned are held by spouse as
trustee for children.
02: The Reporting Person is a managing director of Goldman, Sachs & Co.
("GS"). The shares reported herein as
indirectly owned were purchased and sold, by GS, as part of baskets which did
not meet the requirements for
exemption as outlined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. Without
admitting any legal obligation, GS will
remit appropriate profits, if any, to the Company. The Reporting Person
disclaims beneficial ownership of these
securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest
therein.
03: The phantom stock units were accrued under the VF Corporation directors
deferred savings plan and are to be
settled 100% in cash upon the Reporting Person's
retirement.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
By: s/ Hans L. Reich Attorney-in-fact
DATE
March 9, 1998
