SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. ___)
PRAB, INC.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock $.10 Par Value
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(Title of Class of Securities)
739413 10 2
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(CUSIP Number)
*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 ("Act") 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).
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CUSIP No 739413 10 02
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1) Names of Reporting Persons S.S. or I.R.S. Identification Nos. of Above
Persons Gary A. Herder
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2) Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3) SEC Use Only
4) Citizenship or Place of Organization United States Citizen
Number of
Shares (5) Sole Voting Power 112,547
Beneficially
Owned by (6) Shared Voting Power 123,371
Each
Reporting (7) Sole Dispositive Power 112,547
Person
With (8) Shared Dispositive Power 0
9) Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
235,918
10) Check if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes Certain Shares
(See Instructions)
11) Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row 9
12.9%
12) Type of Reporting Person (See Instructions) IN
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Item 1(a)
Name of Issuer: Prab, Inc
Item 1(b)
Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
5944 E. Kilgore Road,
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Item 2(a)
Name of Person Filing: Gary A. Herder
Item 2(b)
Address of Principal Business Offices or, if none, Residence:
5944 E. Kilgore Road,
Kalamazoo, Michigan
Item 2(c)
Citizenship: United States
Item 2(d)
Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock, $.10 par value
Item 2(e)
CUSIP Number: 739413 10 2
Item 3
Not Applicable
Item 4
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 235,918(1)
(b) Percent of Class: 12.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
112,547
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
123,371(2)
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(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
112,547
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
0
(1) Includes 78,500 shares with respect to which Mr. Herder has the right to
acquire beneficial ownership pursuant to certain stock option plans of Prab,
Inc.
(2) Mr. Herder and Robert Klinge are the Co-Trustees of Prab, Inc.'s profit
sharing plan, which holds 123,371 shares of Prab, Inc.'s common stock (the
"Plan Stock"). Messrs. Herder and Klinge share the sole power to vote the
Plan Stock. The Administrative Committee appointed by the Board of Directors
to administer this Plan has the sole power to direct the disposition of the
Plan Stock and any dividends and proceeds of sale arising therefrom. As of
December 31, 1996, the members of the Administrative Committee were John J.
Wallace and Eric V. Brown, Sr. The filing of this statement shall not be
construed as an admission that either Mr. Wallace or Mr. Brown, Sr. is, for
the purposes of section 13(d) or 13(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, the beneficial owner of any shares of the Plan Stock.
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.
See footnote (2) under Item 4
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. Not Applicable
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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.
February 13, 1997
Date
/s/ Gary A. Herder
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Signature
Gary A. Herder
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Name/Title
