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FORM 3
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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*
Pomerantz Laura H.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
Leslie Fay 125 Park Avenue, 12th Floor
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(Street)
New York New York 10017
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
1/29/98
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (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 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 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-
2. Date Exercisable 3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
and Expiration Date Underlying Derivative Security Form of
(Month/Day/Year) (Instr. 4) Derivative
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Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
or Exercise (D) or Indirect
1. Title of Derivative Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
Security Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Non-Employee Director
Stock Option
(right to buy) * 1/29/08 Common Stock 7,000 $10.89 D N/A
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Laura H. Pomerantz 1/29/98
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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 January
29, 1999, the first anniversary date of grant.
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