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UNITED STATES OMB Number: 3235-0145
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SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 13 )<F*>
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GRAYBAR ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK, par value $1.00 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
NONE
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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).
[FN]
<F*>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).
SEC 1745 (10-88) Page 1 of 13 pages
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CUSIP NO. None 13G Page 2 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
J. R. Hade
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP<F*>
(a) /X/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 4,342,049
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
6,678
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,342,049
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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
94.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON<F*>
IN
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[FN]
<F*>SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. None 13G Page 3 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
G. W. Harper
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP<F*>
(a) /X/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 4,342,049
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
4,260
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,342,049
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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
94.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON<F*>
IN
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[FN]
<F*>SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. None 13G Page 4 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
E. A. McGrath
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP<F*>
(a) /X/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 4,342,049
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
10,729
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,342,049
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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
94.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON<F*>
IN
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[FN]
<F*>SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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CUSIP NO. None 13G Page 5 of 13 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
A. A. Thompson
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP<F*>
(a) /X/
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0-
SHARES -------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH 4,342,049
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
7,644
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,342,049
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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
94.5%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON<F*>
IN
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[FN]
<F*>SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
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Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
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34 North Meramec Avenue
P.O. Box 7231
St. Louis, Missouri 63177
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
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Pursuant to the provisions of Rule 13d-1(f)(1) under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 13G
is being filed on behalf of the following persons as Voting Trustees
of the Voting Trust established by a Voting Trust Agreement dated as
of April 15, l987 (the "Voting Trust"):
(i) J. R. Hade
(ii) G. W. Harper
(iii) E. A. McGrath
(iv) A. A. Thompson
Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the agreement in writing
of each of the above that this Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 13G is
filed on behalf of each of them.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
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Residence:
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(i) The principal business office of Messrs. Hade,
Harper, McGrath and Thompson is:
c/o Graybar Electric Company, Inc.
34 North Meramec Avenue
P.O. Box 7231
St. Louis, Missouri 63177
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Item 2(c) Citizenship:
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All persons named in response to Item 2(a) are citizens of
the United States of America.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
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Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share.
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
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None -- not publicly traded.
Item 3 Not Applicable.
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Item 4 Ownership:
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(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
At December 31, 1994, 4,342,049 shares of Common Stock,
par value $1.00 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Graybar Electric
Company, Inc. ("Graybar") had been deposited in the Voting Trust.
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<TABLE>
The following table shows the beneficial ownership of
Voting Trust Certificates representing shares of Common Stock owned at
December 31, 1994 by the persons named in response to Item 2(a):
<CAPTION>
Name Number of Shares
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<S> <C>
J. R. Hade 6,678
G. W. Harper 4,260
E. A. McGrath 10,729
A. A. Thompson 7,644
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(b) Percent of Class:
The shares of Common Stock described in response to Item
4(a) amounted to approximately 95% of the outstanding shares of Common
Stock on December 31, 1994.
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(c) The following table sets forth, as of December 31,
1994, for each of the persons named in response to Item 2(a), the
number of shares of Common Stock as to which such person has (i) sole
power to vote or to direct the vote, (ii) shared power to vote or to
direct the vote, (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of, or (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
<CAPTION>
Power to dispose
Power to vote or to or to direct the
direct the vote<F*> disposition of
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Name Sole Shared Sole Shared
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C>
J. R. Hade -0- 4,342,049 6,678 -0-
G. W. Harper -0- 4,342,049 4,260 -0-
E. A. McGrath -0- 4,342,049 10,729 -0-
A. A. Thompson -0- 4,342,049 7,644 -0-
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<F*>The Voting Trustees may not, without the consent of the holders
of Voting Trust Certificates representing at least 75% of the
aggregate number of shares of Common Stock then deposited in the
Voting Trust, vote on or consent to the merger or consolidation of
Graybar into another corporation, the sale of all or substantially all
of Graybar's assets or the liquidation and dissolution of Graybar.
</TABLE>
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Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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If this statement is being filed to report the fact that
as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities,
check the following: ( ).
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
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Another Person.
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All dividends payable with respect to shares of Common
Stock deposited in the Voting Trust are payable to the Voting Trustees
as the owners of record of such shares. The Voting Trustees are
authorized to retain, subject to the terms of the Voting Trust
Agreement, any shares of Common Stock received as a stock dividend,
and to deliver to each holder of a Voting Trust Certificate
representing shares of Common Stock on which such stock dividend shall
have been paid an additional Voting Trust Certificate for the number
of shares received as a dividend with respect to such Common Stock.
The Voting Trustees pay or cause to be paid to the holders of Voting
Trust Certificates an amount equal to any cash dividends and any
distribution paid other than in cash or Common Stock. The Voting
Trustees have no power to direct the sale or to receive the proceeds
of a sale of the Common Stock deposited in the Voting Trust, such
power being in the holders of the Voting Trust Certificates issued in
respect of such shares of Common Stock.
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
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Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By
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the Parent Holding Company.
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Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of
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the Group.
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Not applicable.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group.
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Not applicable.
Item 10 Certification.
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Not applicable.
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SIGNATURE
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I verify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 9, 1995
/S/ J. R. HADE
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J. R. Hade
EXHIBIT A
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The persons named below hereby agree to file one Amendment
No. 13 to Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 1994 of
Common Stock of Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that the
Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 13G to which this agreement, executed in
counterparts, is attached as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of
them.
/S/ J. R. HADE
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J. R. Hade G. W. Harper
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E. A. McGrath A. A. Thompson
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Signature
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I verify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 9, 1995
/S/ G. W. HARPER
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G. W. Harper
EXHIBIT A
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The persons named below hereby agree to file one Amendment
No. 13 to Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 1994 of
Common Stock of Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that the
Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 13G to which this agreement, executed in
counterparts, is attached as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of
them.
/S/ G. W. Harper
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J. R. Hade G. W. Harper
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E. A. McGrath A. A. Thompson
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Signature
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I verify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 9, 1995
/S/ E. A. McGRATH
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E. A. McGrath
EXHIBIT A
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The persons named below hereby agree to file one Amendment
No. 13 to Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 1994 of
Common Stock of Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that the
Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 13G to which this agreement, executed in
counterparts, is attached as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of
them.
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J. R. Hade G. W. Harper
/S/ E. A. McGRATH
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E. A. McGrath A. A. Thompson
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Signature
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After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge
and belief, I verify that the information set forth in this statement
is true, complete and correct.
Date: February 9, 1995
/S/ A. A. THOMPSON
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A. A. Thompson
EXHIBIT A
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The persons named below hereby agree to file one Amendment
No. 13 to Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 1994 of
Common Stock of Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that the
Amendment No. 13 to Schedule 13G to which this agreement, executed in
counterparts, is attached as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of
them.
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J. R. Hade G. W. Harper
/S/ A. A. THOMPSON
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E. A. McGrath A. A. Thompson
