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
Belcher, Ward C.
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 | |522,852 |D |$37.82 |-0- |D | |
Value |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |12,672 |D |$37.82 |-0- |D |As Joint Tenant |
Value |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |5,172 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |By Spouse* |
Value |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |89,922 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |As Cust. UGMA* |
Value |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |12,768 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |By Spouse UGMA* |
Value |00 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock/$3.33 1/3 Par |12/15/|U | |96,000 |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 | |13,446 |D |$37.82 |-0- |I |As Co-Trustee UTA W Wack* |
Value |00 | | | | | | | | |
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*Disclaimed beneficial owne| | | | | | | | | |
rship with respect to such | | | | | | | | | |
shares. | | | | | | | | | |
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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>
Employee Stock Option |$27.71 |* | | | | |10/14|01/01|Common Stock| | |15,000 |D | |
(Right to Buy) | | | | | | |/99 |/05 |/ $3| | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |.33 1/3 Par | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | |Value | | | | | |
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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:
*Previously reported exempt option grant to reporting person under Rule 16b-3
under the 1998 Stock Incentive Plan.
**Previously reported exempt option grant to reporting person under Rule
16b-3.
FOOTNOTE: TABLE I - The information reflected herein does not include 5,485
shares which have accrued to this reporting person's account under
the Company's Employees' Stock Ownership Plan as of October 31, 2000; nor any
intra-plan transactions in the Company's stock which may have
occurred since. Said shares were disposed of pursuant to the tender of shares
in a change of control transaction.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Ward C. Belcher
DATE
January 9, 2001
