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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 17)*
CDI Corp.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $.10 Per Share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
125071 10 0
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / /. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7).
*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.
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 (however, see the
Notes).
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CUSIP NO. 125071 10 0 13G PAGE 2 OF 5 PAGES
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Walter R. Garrison
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
Number of 1,935,929
Shares -------------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
Beneficially
28,734
Owned by Each
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Reporting 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
Person 1,935,929
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
28,734
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,964,663
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
X
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
9.9%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G FILED BY
Walter R. Garrison
PURSUANT TO THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
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CDI Corp.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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1717 Arch Street, 35th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2768
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
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Walter R. Garrison
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence
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1717 Arch Street, 35th Floor, Philadelphia, PA 19103-2768
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
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United States of America
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, $0.10 par value
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
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125071 10 0
Item 3.:
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Not Applicable
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Item 4. Ownership:
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As of December 31, 1995:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,964,663 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 9.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which said person has:
(i) sole power to vote or direct
the vote: 1,935,929 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or direct to
vote: 28,734
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the
disposition of: same shares as 4(c)(I) above
(iv) shared power to dispose of: same shares as
4(c)(ii) above.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
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Not applicable
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
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Not applicable
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the
Parent Holding Company:
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Not applicable
Item 8. Identification and Classification of
Members of the Group:
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Not applicable
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group:
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Not applicable
Item 10. Certification:
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Not applicable
Signature
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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.
January 31, 1996
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Date
WALTER R. GARRISON
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Signature
Walter R. Garrison
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Name/Title
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