UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Wardell, Sara B.
51 Chestnut Ridge Road
Montvale, NJ 07645
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Benjamin Moore & Co.
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
12/31/00
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. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |507,999 |D |$37.82 |4,320 |D | |
Value |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |1,400 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |Husband's IRA** |
Value |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |200 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |As Co-Ttee Husband's Family|
Value |00 | | | | | | | | Trust** |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |57,600 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |As Co-Trustee UW BM Belcher|
Value |00 | | | | | | | |* |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |72,000 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |As Co-Trustee UA BM Belcher|
Value |00 | | | | | | | | Jr* |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |24,000 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |As Co-Trustee UA NK Belcher|
Value |00 | | | | | | | |* |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |73,236 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |By Daughter* |
Value |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |23,127 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |Irrev. Tr. w/Bank Ttee fbo |
Value |00 | | | | | | | |daughter* |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |9,312 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |By Daughter & her father jo|
Value |00 | | | | | | | |intly* |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Nonemployee Director S|$27.91 |*** | | | | |12/15|04/17|Common Stock| | |3,000 |D | |
tock Option (Right to | | | | | | |/00 |/08 |/ $| | | | | |
Buy) | | | | | | | | |3.33 1/3 Par| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Value | | | | | |
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Nonemployee Director S|$26.96 |*** | | | | |12/15|04/16|Common Stock| | |3,000 |D | |
tock Option (Right to | | | | | | |/00 |/09 |/ $| | | | | |
Buy) | | | | | | | | |3.33 1/3 Par| | | | | |
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Nonemployee Director S|$30.16 |*** | | | | |12/15|04/28|Common Stock| | |3,000 |D | |
tock Option (Right to | | | | | | |/00 |/10 |/ $| | | | | |
Buy) | | | | | | | | |3.33 1/3 Par| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | | Value | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*Disclaimed beneficial ownership with respect to such
shares.
**Disclaimed beneficial ownership with respect to such shares of
spouse.
***Previously reported exempt option grants to reporting person under Rule
16b-3(d).
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/Sara B. Wardell
DATE
January 9, 2001
