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SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 15 )<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)
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CUSIP NO. 13G Page 2 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
C. L. Hall
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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 4,445,151
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
6,192
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,445,151
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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
94.9%
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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. 13G Page 3 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
R. H. Haney
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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 4,445,151
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
4,859
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,445,151
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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
94.9%
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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. 13G Page 4 of 15 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 4,445,151
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
5,214
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,445,151
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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
94.9%
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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. 13G Page 5 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
R. L. Mygrant
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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 4,445,151
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
4,908
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,445,151
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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
94.9%
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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. 13G Page 6 of 15 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
R. D. Offenbacher
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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 4,445,151
REPORTING -------------------------------------------------------------
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
3,436
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
-0-
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
4,445,151
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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
94.9%
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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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Page 7 of 15 pages
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. 15 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,
1987 (the "Voting Trust"):
(i) C. L. Hall
(ii) R. H. Haney
(iii) G. W. Harper
(iv) R. L. Mygrant
(v) R. D. Offenbacher
Attached hereto as Exhibit A is the agreement in writing of each of
the above that this Amendment No. 15 to Schedule 13G is filed on behalf of each
of them.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence:
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(i) The principal business office of Messrs. Hall, Haney,
Harper, Mygrant and Offenbacher 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, 1996, 4,445,151 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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Page 9 of 15 pages
The following table shows the beneficial ownership of Voting Trust
Certificates representing shares of Common Stock owned at December 31, 1996
by the persons named in response to Item 2(a):
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<CAPTION>
Name Number of Shares
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<S> <C>
C. L. Hall 6,192
R. H. Haney 4,859
G. W. Harper 5,214
R. L. Mygrant 4,908
R. D. Offenbacher 3,436
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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, 1996.
(c) The following table sets forth, as of December 31, 1996, 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:
<TABLE>
<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>
C. L. Hall -0- 4,445,151 6,192 -0-
R. H. Haney -0- 4,445,151 4,859 -0-
G. W. Harper -0- 4,445,151 5,214 -0-
R. L. Mygrant -0- 4,445,151 4,908 -0-
R. D. Offenbacher -0- 4,445,151 3,436 -0-
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<FN>
<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.
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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 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 Which
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Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
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Company.
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Not applicable.
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of 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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Page 11 of 15 pages
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 11, 1997
/S/ C. L. HALL
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C. L. Hall
EXHIBIT A
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The persons named below hereby agree to file one Amendment No. 15
to Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 1996 of Common Stock of
Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that the Amendment No. 15 to
Schedule 13G to which this agreement, executed in counterparts, is attached
as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of them.
/S/ C. L. HALL
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C. L. Hall R. H. Haney
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G. W. Harper R. L. Mygrant
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R. D. Offenbacher
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Page 12 of 15 pages
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 11, 1997
/S/ R. H. HANEY
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R. H. Haney
EXHIBIT A
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The persons named below hereby agree to file one Amendment No. 15
to Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 1996 of Common Stock of
Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that the Amendment No. 15 to
Schedule 13G to which this agreement, executed in counterparts, is attached
as Exhibit A is filed on behalf of each of them.
/S/ R. H. HANEY
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C. L. Hall R. H. Haney
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G. W. Harper R. L. Mygrant
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R. D. Offenbacher
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Page 13 of 15 pages
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 11, 1997
/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. 15
to Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 1996 of Common Stock of
Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that the Amendment No. 15 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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C. L. Hall R. H. Haney
/S/ G. W. HARPER
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G. W. Harper R. L. Mygrant
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R. D. Offenbacher
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Page 14 of 15 pages
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 11, 1997
/S/ R. L. MYGRANT
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R. L. Mygrant
EXHIBIT A
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The persons named below hereby agree to file one Amendment No. 15
to Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 1996 of Common Stock of
Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that the Amendment No. 15 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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C. L. Hall R. H. Haney
/S/ R. L. MYGRANT
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G. W. Harper R. L. Mygrant
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R. D. Offenbacher
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Page 15 of 15 pages
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 11, 1997
/S/ R. D. OFFENBACHER
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R. D. Offenbacher
EXHIBIT A
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The persons named below hereby agree to file one Amendment No. 15
to Schedule 13G to report ownership as of December 31, 1996 of Common Stock of
Graybar Electric Company, Inc., and agree that the Amendment No. 15 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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C. L. Hall R. H. Haney
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G. W. Harper R. L. Mygrant
/S/ R. D. OFFENBACHER
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R. D. Offenbacher
