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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(RULE 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT TO
RULES 13d-1(b), (c) AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED PURSUANT TO
RULE 13d-2(b) UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. )<F1>
STEELCASE INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
CLASS A COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
858155-20-3
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(CUSIP Number)
DECEMBER 31, 1998
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(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)
Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this
Schedule is filed:
[ ] Rule 13d-1(b)
[ ] Rule 13d-1(c)
[X] Rule 13d-1(d)
<F1> The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting
person's initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of
securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which
would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
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The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be
deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of
that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act.
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CUSIP No. 858155-20-3 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
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(1) Names of Reporting Persons
I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Persons (Entities Only)
ALLEN I. HUNTING, JR.
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(2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group<F*>
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
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(3) SEC Use Only
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(4) Citizenship or Place of Organization
USA
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Number of (5) Sole Voting Power
Shares 628,371
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Owned by (6) Shared Voting Power
Each 7,813,033
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Person (7) Sole Dispositive Power
With 628,371
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(8) Shared Dispositive Power
7,813,033
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(9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
8,441,404
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(10) Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares<F*> [ ]
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(11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
26.84%
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(12) Type of Reporting Person<F*>
IN
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Schedule 13G
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ITEM 1(A). NAME OF ISSUER:
Steelcase Inc.
ITEM 1(B). ADDRESS OF ISSUER'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES:
901 44th Street
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508
ITEM 2(A). NAME OF PERSON FILING:
Allen I. Hunting, Jr.
ITEM 2(B). ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL BUSINESS OFFICE OR, IF NONE, RESIDENCE:
2820 Pioneer Club Rd.
Grand Rapids, MI 49506
ITEM 2(C). CITIZENSHIP:
USA
ITEM 2(D). TITLE OF CLASS OF SECURITIES:
Class A Common Stock
ITEM 2(E). CUSIP NUMBER:
858155-20-3
ITEM 3. IF THIS STATEMENT IS FILED PURSUANT TO RULE 13D-1(B), OR 13D-
2(B) OR (C), CHECK WHETHER THE PERSON FILING IS A:
(a) [ ] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the
Act;
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act;
(c) [ ] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of
the Act;
(d) [ ] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act;
(e) [ ] Investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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(f) [ ] Employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance
with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [ ] Parent holding company or control person in
accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [ ] Savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the
Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) [ ] Church plan that is excluded from the definition of
an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the
Investment Company Act;
(j) [ ] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c), check
this box: [ ]
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Schedule 13G
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ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 8,441,404 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 26.84%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the
vote 628,371 shares
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct
the vote 7,813,033 shares
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of 628,371 shares
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of 7,813,033 shares
The number of shares reported above includes 8,441,404 shares of
Class B Common Stock of Steelcase Inc. that are immediately convertible
into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock at the option of the
holder. In addition, if shares of Class B Common Stock are transferred to
any person other than a "Permitted Transferee" (as defined in the Company's
Second Restated Articles of Incorporation), such shares are automatically
converted on a share-for-share basis into shares of Class A Common Stock.
Shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company have the same attributes as
shares of Class A Common Stock of the Company except that each share of
Class B Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to ten votes on all
matters upon which shareholders have a right to vote and each share of
Class A Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on such
matters.
If all the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock of the Company were
converted into shares of Class A Common Stock, the reporting person would
be considered to be the beneficial owner of 5.2% of the Class A
Common Stock.
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
Not Applicable
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ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT ON BEHALF OF ANOTHER
PERSON.
Not Applicable
ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH
ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT
HOLDING COMPANY.
Not Applicable
ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP.
Not Applicable
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF GROUP.
Not Applicable
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATIONS.
Not Applicable
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my
knowledge and belief, I certify that the
information set forth in this statement is true,
complete and correct.
February 16, 1999
/S/ ALLEN I. HUNTING, JR.
(Signature)
ALLEN I. HUNTING, JR.
(Name/Title)
By: Jeffrey Ott, Attorney-in-fact
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EXHIBIT 99.1
LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned does hereby constitute and appoint JEFFREY A.
OTT, and SUSAN GELL MEYERS, or any one or more of them, his or her true and
lawful attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to
execute and file any and all instruments that such attorneys and agents, or
any of them, may consider necessary or advisable to enable the undersigned
(in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity) to
comply with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Act"),
and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect
thereof, in connection with the preparation, execution and filing of any
report or statement of beneficial ownership or changes in beneficial
ownership of securities of Steelcase Inc. (the "Company") that the
undersigned (in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other
capacity) may be required to file pursuant to Sections 13 or 16 of the Act
including, without limitation, full power and authority to sign the
undersigned's name, in his or her individual capacity or in a fiduciary or
other capacity, to any report, application or statement on Form ID, Forms
3, 4 or 5, Schedules 13D or 13G, or to any amendments or any successor
forms thereto, or any form or forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange
Commission in lieu thereof or in addition thereto, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or
cause to be done by virtue hereof.
The undersigned agrees that the attorneys-in-fact named herein
may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the
undersigned to such attorneys-in-fact. The undersigned also agrees to
indemnify and hold harmless the attorneys-in-fact against any losses,
claims, damages or liabilities (or actions in respect thereof) that arise
out of or are based upon any untrue statement or omission of necessary fact
in the information provided by the undersigned to the attorneys-in-fact for
purposes of executing, acknowledging, delivering or filing any such forms,
or any amendments or any successor forms thereto, or any form or forms
adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in lieu thereof or in
addition thereto.
This authorization shall be in addition to all prior
authorizations to act for the undersigned with respect to securities of the
Company in these matters and shall survive the termination of the
undersigned's status as a director and/or officer of the Company and remain
in effect until revoked in writing by the undersigned.
Date: 2/12/99 /S/ ALLEN I. HUNTING, JR.
Allen I. Hunting, Jr.
