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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(Amendment No. 6 )(1)
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Benjamin Moore & Co.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, Par Value $10. Per Share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
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(CUSIP Number)
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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.)
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(1) 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 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).
(Continued on following pages)
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SCHEDULE 13G
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CUSIP No. Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS
Benjamin Moore & Co. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) / /
(b) /x/
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
New Jersey
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF -0- See Item 4(c)
SHARES ------------------------------------------------------------
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 484,296 See Item 4(c)
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REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON -0- See Item 4(c)
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8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
484,296 See Item 4(c)
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
484,296 See Item 4(c)
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* / /
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.3% See Item 4(b)
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
EP
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G - Benjamin Moore & Co.
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 6)
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
BENJAMIN MOORE & CO.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
51 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, New Jersey 07645
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Benjamin Moore & Co. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office:
51 Chestnut Ridge Road, Montvale, New Jersey 07645
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
New Jersey
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $10.00 per share
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
Not Applicable
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(f) /x/ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject
to the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund.
Item 4. Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 484,296 (See Item 4(c))
(b) Percent of Class: 5.3% based on 9,033,585 shares
outstanding on 12/31/96
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 0
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Schedule 13G - Benjamin Moore & Co.
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 484,296.
Each of the issuer's employees and former employees who
is a participant in the Employees' Stock Ownership Plan
("Plan") is entitled to instruct the trustees
("Trustees") of the Plan (currently B. M. Belcher, Jr.,
Yvan Dupuy and Richard Roob) as to how to vote the
shares of Common Stock, par value $10.00 per share, of
the issuer ("Employer Stock") allocated to the account
of such person. The Trustees shall vote securities for
which they have not received voting instructions from
the participants and securities not allocated to any
participant's account in the same manner and proportion
as the voting of securities of participants who gave
timely voting instructions.
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of: 0
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
484,296. (A) In the event of a tender offer for shares
of Employer Stock, each Plan participant may direct the
Trustees to tender or not tender the shares of Employer
Stock credited to such participant's account under the
Plan. The Trustees shall be obligated to follow such
directions timely received. The Trustees shall also
tender a fraction of the unallocated shares held by
the Plan, with the numerator of the fraction equal to
the number of shares of Employer Stock allocated to
participants' accounts for which the Trustees have
received instructions from participants to tender and
the denominator of the fraction equal to the total
number of shares of Employer Stock allocated to
participants' accounts. (B) Although the Trustees do
not normally trade shares of Employer Stock, under
certain circumstances a participant may give
instructions regarding such participant's account
which may result in the transfer of Employer Stock by
the Trustees.
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.
The filing person maintains a trust which holds shares
of Employer Stock (See Item 4 (c) above) for the benefit
of current and certain former employees of the issuer
who are participants in the Plan. Participants in the
Plan have the right, pursuant to the terms of the Plan,
to the proceeds of the sale of shares of Employer Stock.
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Schedule 13G - Benjamin Moore & Co.
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.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the
securities referred to above were acquired in the ordinary course of business
and were not acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of changing
or influencing the control of the issuer of such securities and were not
acquired in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
purposes or effect.
The filing of this statement shall not be construed as an admission that
the Benjamin Moore & Co. Employees' Stock Ownership Plan is, for the purposes
of Section 13 (d) or 13 (g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
the beneficial owner of any securities covered by this statement.
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.
Benjamin Moore & Co. Employees'
Stock Ownership Plan
By: /s/ Yvan Dupuy
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Yvan Dupuy
Date: February 13, 1997 Trustee
