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FORM 3
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U. S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
INITITAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Weis Family Holdings, L.P.
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(Last) (First) (MI)
c/o Mellon Bank (DE) National Association
919 North Market Steet, Suite 200
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(Street)
Wilmington, Delaware 19801
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
5/28/99
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
51-0390495
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4. Issuer Name and Ticket or Trading Symbol
Weis Markets, Inc.: (NYSE) WMK
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
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X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security | 2. Amount of Securities | 3. Ownership Form: | 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) | Beneficially Owned | Direct (D) or Indirect | Ownership (Instr. 5)
| (Instr. 4) | (I) (Instr. 5) |
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Common Stock | 8,087,773 | D |
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| 44,638* | D |
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| *See Note 1 below as to | |
| these shares which are | |
| owned solely by Janet C. | |
| Weis. | |
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*If the form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v)
Reminder: Report on a seperate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
(Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 3 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Benefically Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4) | 2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
| (Month/Day/Year)
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| Date Exercisable | Expiration Date
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3. Title and Amount of Securities | 4. Conversion or Exercise | 5. Ownership Form of Derivative | 6. Nature of Indirect
Underlying Derivative Security | Price of Derivative | Security: Direct (D) or | Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) | Security | Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) | (Instr. 5)
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| Ammount or | | |
| Number of | | |
Title | Shares | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
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Note 1: Weis Family Holdings, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership owns directly
and beneficially 8,087,773 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. Weis Family
Holdings, L.L.C. a Delaware limited liability company, is the sole general
partner of Weis Family Holdings, L.P. and may be deemed to be the indirect
beneficial owner of the 8,087,773 shares of Common Stock of the Company owned by
Weis Family Holdings, L.P. Janet C. Weis is the direct beneficial owner of
44,638 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer. She is also the sole Manager of
Weis Family Holdings, L.L.C. and may therefore be deemed to be the indirect
beneficial owner of the 8,087,773 shares of Common Stock of the Issuer that is
beneficially owned by Weis Family Holdings, L.P.
Weis Family Holdings, L.P.
By: Weis Family Holdings, L.L.C., its general partner
By: /s/ Janet C. Weis 6/7/99
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
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 provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
Reminder: Report on a seperate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 APPENDIX
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Name and Address of Reporting Person:
Janet C. Weis
c/o Michael M. Apfelbaum, Esq.
Apfelbaum, Apfelbaum & Apfelbaum
43 South Fifth Street
Sunbury, PA 17801
Signature:
/s/ Janet C. Weis
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Janet C. Weis
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
May 28, 1999
Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
Weis Markets, Inc., WMK
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Name and Address of Reporting Person:
Weis Family Holdings, L.L.C.
c/o Mellon Bank (DE) National Association
919 North Market Street, Suite 200
Wilmington, Delaware, 19801
Signature:
WEIS FAMILY HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
By: /s/ Janet C. Weis
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Janet C. Weis
Manager
Designated Filer:
Janet C. Weis
Date of Event Requiring Statement:
May 28, 1999
Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
Weis Markets, Inc., WMK
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