UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 4 )*
Equitable of Iowa Companies
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
294510-30-0
(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 on 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. 294510-30-0 13G PAGE 2 OF 4 PAGES
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Hans F. E. Wachtmeister
SS No. ###-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) / /
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 1,928,616
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
1,928,616
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,928,616
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.0%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer
Equitable of Iowa Companies
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
604 Locust Street
Des Moines, IA 50309
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Hans F. E. Wachtmeister
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office
10 Ordway Road
Wellesley, MA 02181
Item 2(c). Citizenship
United States
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number
294510-30-0
Item 3. Not applicable
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
1,928,616 Shares
(b) Percent of Class
6.0%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
All.
(ii) shared power to vote or direct the vote
None.
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
All.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
None.
Note: The ownership interests stated above reflects that I am Trustee of
trusts for benefit of myself, children and spouse which trusts are owners of
600,000, 171,932 and 754,413 shares of Common Stock respectively. I am
Custodian of 12,909 shares of Common Stock for benefit of my children. My
children own directly 3,676 shares of Common Stock. My wife owns directly
299,793 shares of Common Stock.
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Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable
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. Certification
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.
/s/ Hans F. E. Wachtmeister
___________________________
Hans F. E. Wachtmeister
Date: January 23, 1997
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