UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s)
Kimmel Jeanette C.
300 East 56th Avenue
Apt. 29-F
New York, NY 10022
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CONE MILLS CORPORATION (COE)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December 28, 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1)Title of Security 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of
action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect
Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial
(Month/ or Owned at or Ownership
Day/Year) Code Amount D Price End of Year I
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C><C>
Common Stock 125,000 D
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Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6)
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1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and
Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D)
Derivative
Security Code A D Exercisable Expiration
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994 Stock Option Plan For $12.875 05/17/94 05/10/01
Non-Emp. Dir.(right to buy)
1994 Stock Option Plan For $11.625 05/16/95 05/15/02
Non-Emp. Dir.(right to buy)
1994 Stock Option Plan For $12.000 05/21/96 05/20/03
Non-Emp. Dir.(right to buy)
1994 Stock Option Plan For $7.750 05/20/97 A 1,000 05/20/97 05/19/04
Non-Emp. Dir.(right to buy)
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Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11)
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1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of
Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect
Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial
Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership
Number of Owned at I
- Title Shares End of Year
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
1994 Stock Option Plan For Common Stock 1,000 1,000 D
Non-Emp. Dir.(right to buy)
1994 Stock Option Plan For Common Stock 1,000 1,000 D
Non-Emp. Dir.(right to buy)
1994 Stock Option Plan For Common Stock 1,000 1,000 D
Non-Emp. Dir.(right to buy)
1994 Stock Option Plan For 05/20/97 Common Stock 1,000 1,000 D
Non-Emp. Dir.(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
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SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/S/ Kimmel Jeanette C.
DATE 01/12/98