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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Noonan Thomas J.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
12 Warwick Lane
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(Street)
Basking Ridge New Jersey 07920
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
1/26/98
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
N/A
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Elder-Beerman Stores Corp. "EBSC"
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ X ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
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7. Individual of 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 BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.4)
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Common Stock 1,300 D N/A
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*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED)
Table II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect
1. Title of Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
Derivative Security Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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Non-Employee Director * 12/30/07 Common Stock 7,000 $10.89 D N/A
Stock Option (right to
buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Thomas J. Noonan 1/26/98
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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* Exercisable in annual increments of 2,333, 2,333, 2,334 beginning on December
30, 1998, the first anniversary date of grant.
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