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
03/31/1998
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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Common Stock | | | | | | |800 |I |01 |
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Common Stock |3/6/98|P | |4,200 |A |$47.9375 | |I |02,03 |
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Common Stock |3/6/98|P | |1,300 |A |$48.50 | |I |02,03 |
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Common Stock |3/6/98|P | |1,700 |A |$47.875 | |I |02,03 |
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Common Stock |3/6/98|P | |1,700 |A |$48.0625 | |I |02,03 |
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Common Stock |3/6/98|P | |600 |A |$47.8125 | |I |02,03 |
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Common Stock |3/6/98|P | |600 |A |$48.6875 | |I |02,03 |
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Common Stock |3/6/98|P | |2,500 |A |$48.00 | |I |02,03 |
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Common Stock |3/6/98|P | |1,100 |A |$48.4375 | |I |02,03 |
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Common Stock |3/6/98|P | |1,300 |A |$48.875 | |I |02,03 |
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Common Stock |3/12/9|P | |1,000 |A |$48.4375 | |I |02 |
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Common Stock |3/12/9|S | |1,000 |D |$48.4375 |-0- |I |02 |
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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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Stock Option (right to|$24.00 | | | | | |06/06|12/05|Common Stock|3,600 | |3,600 |D | |
buy) | | | | | | |/95 |/04 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (right to|$26.00 | | | | | |06/05|12/04|Common Stock|4,200 | |4,200 |D | |
buy) | | | | | | |/96 |/05 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (right to|$34.10 | | | | | |06/03|12/02|Common Stock|4,800 | |4,800 |D | |
buy) | | | | | | |/97 |/06 | | | | | | |
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Phantom Stock Units |1-for-1 | | | | | |04 |04 |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.
("Goldman Sachs"). The securities
reported herein as indirectly purchased and sold were purchased and sold and
may be deemed to have been
beneficially owned directly by Goldman Sachs. Without admitting any legal
obligation, Goldman Sachs will remit
appropriate profits, if any, to the Company. The Reporting Person disclaims
beneficial ownership of the
securities reported herein in as indirectly owned except to the extent of his
pecuniary interest therein.
03: The transactions reported herein were part of baskets which did not meet
the requirements for exemption
as outlined by the Securities and Exchange Commission. The subsequent sale was
part of an approved basket
and therefore not reported.
04: 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
April 9, 1998
