GIBSON C R CO INC
10-Q, 1995-08-11
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                                FORM 10-Q



                    SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                          Washington, D.C. 20549



 [ X ] QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the quarterly period ended June 30, 1995

                                    OR

 [    ] TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
                   SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

 For the transition period from                  to

 Commission file number 0-4855


                         THE C. R. GIBSON COMPANY

     INCORPORATED IN THE STATE OF DELAWARE   06-0361615

               32 Knight Street, Norwalk, Connecticut 06856
                    Telephone number - (203) 847-4543



 Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
 required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange
 Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period
 that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been
 subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

                         YES     X            NO 
                                 -               ---

 Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's
 classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date:

 Common stock, $.10 par value:  7,289,451 shares as of July 31, 1995



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 PART I.  FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 Item 1.  Financial Statements.

 The C. R. Gibson Company Condensed Consolidated Statement of Income
 (unaudited)
 (in thousands of dollars except per share data)

                                       QUARTER ENDED            SIX MONTHS
                                          JUNE 30,             ENDED JUNE 30,
                                       -------------           --------------

                                        1995      1994       1995       1994
                                       ------   --------   --------    -------

 Net sales                          $  16,590  $  16,265 $  35, 565   $ 33,076
 Cost of goods sold                     9,942      9,542     21,445     19,630
                                       ------   --------   --------    -------
 Gross profit                           6,648      6,723     14,120     13,446
 Selling, general and
   administrative                       5,038      5,067     10,432     10,273
 Interest expense, net                    365        222        675        416
                                       ------   --------   --------    -------
 Income from continuing operations
   before income taxes                  1,245      1,434      3,013      2,757
 Provision for income taxes               477        537      1,154      1,029
                                       ------   --------   --------    -------
 Income from continuing operations        768        897      1,859      1,728
                                       ------   --------   --------    -------
 Discontinued operations
   Loss from operations of The
     Rytex Company (net of income
     tax benefits of $282 for the quarter
     ended June 30, 1994, and $240 and
     $671 for the six months ended June
     30, 1995 and 1994, respectively)      --       (535)      (468)    (1,260)
   Loss on disposal of The Rytex
     Company, including provision
     of $542 for operating losses
     during phase-out period (net of
     income tax benefits of $134 and
     $661 for the quarter and six
     months ended June 30, 1995)         (259)        --     (1,281)        --
                                       ------   --------   --------    -------
   Loss from discontinued operations     (259)      (535)    (1,749)    (1,260)
                                       ------   --------   --------    -------
 Net income                            $  509     $  362     $  110     $  468
                                        =====      =====      =====      =====

 Net income (loss) per common share:

   Continuing operations               $ 0.11     $ 0.12     $ 0.26     $ 0.23
   Discontinued operations             $(0.04)    $(0.07)    $(0.24)    $(0.17)
                                    ---------  ---------  ---------  ----------
 Net income per common share           $ 0.07     $ 0.05     $ 0.02     $ 0.06
                                    =========  =========  =========  ==========
 Weighted average shares
   outstanding                      7,287,799  7,437,971  7,288,572  7,472,085
                                    =========  =========  =========  =========

 See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
 Statements.



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 The C. R. Gibson Company
 Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet
 (thousands of dollars)

                                                       June 30,      Dec. 31,
                                                         1995          1994
                                                      ---------      --------
                                                     (Unaudited)      (*Note)
 ASSETS

 Current assets:
   Cash and cash equivalents                          $      736     $   1,000
   Accounts receivable, less allowance for doubtful
     accounts ($323 and $288)                             12,879        11,026
   Inventories                                            19,683        18,988
   Prepaid expenses and other current assets               2,250         3,269
                                                        --------      --------
     Total current assets                                 35,548        34,283
                                                        --------      --------
 Property, plant, and equipment - net                     16,498        18,331
 Other assets                                              3,495         6,469
                                                        --------      --------
     Total assets                                      $  55,541     $  59,083
                                                        ========      ========

 LIABILITIES & SHAREHOLDERS' EQUITY

 Current liabilities:
   Short-term borrowings                              $    6,550     $   4,630
   Accounts payable                                        2,499         5,307
   Other liabilities                                       2,535         3,761
                                                        --------      --------
     Total current liabilities                            11,584        13,698
 Long-term debt                                           13,018        13,302
 Other long-term liabilities                               1,327         1,360
                                                        --------      --------
     Total liabilities                                    25,929        28,360
                                                        --------      --------

 Shareholders' Equity:
   Common Stock, $.10 par value:
     Authorized - 15,000,000 shares
     Issued - 7,760,113 shares (7,775,216 - 1994)           776            776
   Capital contributed in excess of par value            10,924         10,900
   Retained earnings                                     22,044         22,232
   Cumulative translation adjustment                       (583)          (596)
   ESOP unearned compensation                            (1,150)          (243)
   Treasury stock, at cost - 320,662 shares
     of Common Stock (313,023 shares in 1994)            (2,399)        (2,346)
                                                        --------      --------
     Total shareholders' equity                          29,612         30,723
                                                        --------      --------
     Total liabilities and shareholders' equity       $  55,541      $  59,083
                                                       ========       ========

 *NOTE:
 The balance sheet at December 31, 1994 has been derived from the
 audited financial statements at that date but does not include all of the
 information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting principles
 for complete financial statements.

 See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
 Statements.



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 The C. R. Gibson Company
 Condensed Consolidated Statement of Cash Flows (unaudited)
 (thousands of dollars)

                                                      Six Months Ended June 30,
                                                           1995           1994
                                                           ----           ----
 Operating Activities:
   Net income                                           $   110        $   468
   Adjustments to reconcile net income to net cash
     used in operating activities:
     Depreciation                                         1,600          1,620
     Amortization                                           562          1,046
     (Increase) decrease in cash surrender value
          of life insurance                                  (2)           534
     Change in operating assets and liabilities:
          Accounts receivable                            (1,853)        (2,708)
          Inventories                                    (1,664)        (1,431)
          Prepaid and other current assets                2,069           (270)
          Deferred promotion costs, net of charges
            of $513 and $3,223                             (164)          (516)
          Accounts payable and accrued expenses          (3,825)           142
          Other                                              13           (117)
                                                         ------         ------
   Net cash used in operating activities                 (3,154)        (1,232)
                                                         ------         ------

 Investing Activities:
   Purchases of property, plant and equipment            (1,067)        (2,054)
   Other investing activities                             1,405         (1,023)
   Loan to ESOP                                          (1,050)            --
                                                         ------         ------
   Net cash used in investing activities                   (712)        (3,077)
                                                         ------         ------

 Financing Activities:
   Repurchase of treasury stock                             (53)          (813)
   Proceeds from the sale of The Rytex Company            2,055             --
   Proceeds from lines of credit                          1,920          1,000
   Net proceeds from debt issuance                           --          4,987
   Proceeds from repayment of ESOP Loan                     143            142
   Principal payments on line of credit, long-term debt,
     and capital lease obligations                         (197)          (271)
   Dividends paid                                          (595)          (597)
   Other                                                    329              9
                                                         ------         ------
   Net cash provided by financing activities              3,602          4,457
                                                         ------         ------

   (Decrease) increase in cash and cash equivalents        (264)           148
   Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period       1,000            794
                                                         ------         ------
   Cash and cash equivalents at end of period            $  736        $   942
                                                          =====         ======

 See accompanying Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial
 Statements.



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 The C. R. Gibson Company
 Notes to Unaudited Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
 June 30, 1995

 NOTE A -- BASIS OF PRESENTATION

 The accompanying unaudited consolidated financial statements have been
 prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles for
 interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and
 Article 10 of Regulation S-X.  Accordingly, they do not include all of
 the information and footnotes required by generally accepted accounting
 principles for complete financial statements.  In the opinion of
 management, all adjustments (consisting of normal recurring accruals)
 considered necessary for a fair presentation have been included.
 Operating results for the three and six month periods ended June 30,
 1995 are not necessarily indicative of the results that may be expected
 for the year ending December 31, 1995.  For further information, refer
 to the financial statements and footnotes thereto incorporated into the
 Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
 31,1994.

 NOTE B -- INVENTORIES

 The components of inventory are as follows (in thousands):

                                            June 30,        December 31,
                                              1995             1994
                                            --------        ------------

     Raw materials                       $   5,513        $   5,914
     Work in process                         3,530            3,657
     Finished goods                         10,640            9,417
                                          --------         --------
                                         $  19,683        $  18,988
                                          ========         ========
 NOTE C -- NET INCOME (LOSS) PER COMMON SHARE

 Net income (loss) per common share is computed by dividing net income
 (loss) by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding
 during each period.  There were 150,000 shares purchased by the Employee
 Stock Ownership Plan in January 1995, currently held in suspense, which
 are not considered outstanding and therefore not included in the
 computation of net income (loss) per common share in 1995.

 NOTE D -- SALE OF THE RYTEX COMPANY

 On May 15, 1995, The C. R. Gibson Company sold substantially all of the
 assets and business of its subsidiary, The Rytex Company ("Rytex").  The
 sale to a wholly-owned subsidiary of The American Stationery Company,
 Inc. was for a purchase price of approximately $3,100,000 in cash and
 notes.



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 The sale of Rytex resulted in a net loss of $739,000.  The remaining
 assets of Rytex at June 30, 1995 consist of cash and accounts
 receivable, net of a reserve, and the remaining liabilities consist of a
 note payable, pension accrual and a reserve for remaining expenses
 associated with the sale.

 The consolidated statements of income of the Company have been restated
 for all prior periods to report the net results of Rytex as a loss from
 discontinued operations.  For the six months ended June 30, 1995, Rytex
 reported net sales of $3,092,000 compared to prior year's level of
 $4,539,000.  Net sales for the quarter ended June 30, 1995 decreased to
 $574,000 from $1,777,000 for the same quarter last year.  The following
 previously reported and unaudited restated 1994 operating results of the
 Company are as follows (dollars in thousands, except per share data):

                                     Previously
                                      Reported               Restated
                                     ----------              --------

 Net sales                           $78,208                 $67,331
                                      ======                  ======

 Gross profit                        $31,259                 $26,579
                                      ======                  ======


 Net loss                            $  (382)                $    --
                                      ======                  ======


 Net loss per common share           $ (0.05)                $    --
                                      ======                  ======

 Income from continuing
   operations                        $    --                 $ 3,204
                                      ======                  ======


 Income from continuing
   operations per share              $    --                 $  0.43
                                      ======                  ======



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 Item 2.

 MANAGEMENT'S DISCUSSION AND ANALYSIS OF FINANCIAL CONDITION AND RESULTS
 OF OPERATIONS

 On May 15, 1995, the Company sold substantially all of the assets and
 business of its Rytex subsidiary.  The sale was for a purchase price of
 approximately $3,100,000 in cash and notes.  The consolidated statements
 of income have been restated for all prior periods to report the net
 results of Rytex as a loss from discontinued operations.

 Net sales from continuing operations for the quarter ended June 30, 1995
 increased by 2.0% to $16,590,000 from $16,265,000 for the same quarter
 last year.  For the six-month period ended June 30, 1995, sales
 increased 7.5% to $35,565,000 compared to the prior year's level of
 $33,076,000.  Sales of the Company's Christmas Gift Wrap and Paper
 Tableware products are significantly ahead of last year and the Mass
 Market Infant Gift product sales remain strong.  Income from continuing
 operations for the six months ended June 30, 1995 was $1,859,000
 compared to $1,728,000 for the same period last year, an increase of
 7.6%.  Income from continuing operations for the second quarter totaled
 $768,000, a decrease from the 1994 amount of $897,000 for the same
 period.  This decrease is principally due to higher interest expense
 associated with increased borrowing levels and higher rates as well as
 increased paper costs.

 Net income for the six months ended June 30, 1995 was $110,000 compared
 to $468,000 for the same period last year.  For the quarter ended June
 30, 1995, net income was $509,000 compared to $362,000 for the quarter
 ended June 30, 1994.  The decrease in year to date earnings is due to
 the loss from discontinued operations of $1,749,000 in 1995 versus
 $1,260,000 in 1994 while the increase in the quarterly earnings in 1995
 versus 1994 is also due to the loss from discontinued operations,
 $259,000 in 1995 versus $535,000 in 1994.

 Gross profit as a percent of sales for the quarter and six months ended
 June 30, 1995 has declined from 1994 levels.  This is principally due to
 higher costs associated with raw material purchases as well as lower
 margins in 1995 associated with the Company's Canadian subsidiary.

 Selling, general and administrative expenses year to date amounted to
 $10,432,000 as compared with $10,273,000 for the corresponding period in
 1994.  The increase is generally associated with the increased sales
 volume.  For the quarter ended June 30, 1995, selling, general and
 administrative expenses decreased slightly to $5,038,000 from $5,067,000
 for the comparable quarter of 1994.



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 Interest expense, net for the six-month period increased to $675,000 in
 1995 from $416,00 in 1994.  Interest for the second quarter of 1995
 amounted to $365,000 as compared with $222,000 for the comparable
 quarter of 1994.  This increase is principally due to higher borrowing
 levels as well as increased interest rates.

 The effective tax rate from continuing operations was 38.3% for the six
 months ended June 30, 1995 compared to 37.3% for the prior year period.
 For the quarter ended June 30, 1995, the effective tax rate from
 continuing operations was 38.3% compared to 37.4% for the second quarter
 of 1994.

 The ratio of current assets to current liabilities was 3.1 to 1 at the
 end of the second quarter of 1995, compared to 2.5 to 1 at December 31,
 1994.  Working capital amounted to $25,014,000 at June 30, 1995,
 compared to $20,585,000 at December 31, 1994.  This increase is
 principally due to the effect that the sale of Rytex had on current
 assets and current liabilities at June 30, 1995.

 The decrease in accounts payable and other liabilities from December 31,
 1994 to June 30, 1995 is principally due to Rytex.  Rytex had $2,085,000
 in accounts payable and $792,000 in other liabilities at December 31,
 1994 versus $0 at June 30, 1995.  The decrease in other assets is
 principally due to the amortization of $1,965,000 of other assets at
 Rytex in 1995 during both the operating and phase-out periods and the
 sale of $700,000 of other assets on May 15, 1995.

 In January 1995, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan purchased 150,000
 shares of the Company's common stock at a cost of $1,050,000.

 Other than the sale of Rytex, there were no other significant changes in
 capitalization of the Company during the quarter ended June 30, 1995,
 nor has the Company entered into any significant financial arrangement
 not reflected in the financial statements.  The Company expects that
 available cash and existing lines of credit will be sufficient to meet
 its normal operating requirements.



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 PART II

 Item 4.

 SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO A VOTE OF SECURITY HOLDERS

 (a)  The 1995 Annual Meeting of Shareholders was held on May 9, 1995.

 (b)  No response required in accordance with Instruction 3 to Item 4.

 (c)  The following matters were voted upon at the meeting and the
      numbers of votes cast for, against, abstained or withheld, and
      broker non-votes are as follows:

     Election of the following individuals to the Board of Directors:

                                 FOR          WITHHELD     BROKER NONVOTES
                                 ---          --------     ---------------

     Robert G. Bowman          7,065,284       31,706           280,059
     Joanna Bradshaw           7,049,588       47,402           280,059
     Richard E. Cheney         7,063,094       33,896           280,059
     Rudolph Eberstadt, Jr.    7,063,094       33,896           280,059
     Robert Garrett            7,065,488       31,502           280,059
     James M. Harrison         7,055,777       41,213           280,059
     Barbara M. Henagan        7,034,253       62,737           280,059
     Willard J. Overlock       7,062,267       34,723           280,059
     Frank A. Rosenberry       5,767,097    1,329,893           280,059
     John G. Russell           7,053,177       43,813           280,059
     Robert J. Simon           6,967,250      129,740           280,059

 Appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as independent auditors for the year 1995:
 7,003,225 for, 53,745 against, 40,020 abstained, and 280,059 broker non-
 votes.

 (d)  Not applicable.



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 PART II

 Item 6.

 (a)  EXHIBITS

      EXHIBIT NO.      DESCRIPTION

      10               Form of Indemnification Agreement dated
                       as of July 14, 1995 entered into between
                       The C. R. Gibson Company and each of its
                       directors

      27               Financial Data Schedule

 (b)  REPORTS ON FORM 8-K

     The registrant filed no reports of Form 8-K during the second
     quarter of 1995.


                                       SIGNATURES

 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
 registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
 undersigned thereunto duly authorized.

                                       THE C. R. GIBSON COMPANY
                                       (registrant)


                               By:  /S/ FRANK A. ROSENBERRY
                                        Frank A. Rosenberry
                                        President and Chief Executive Officer
 


                               By:  /S/ JOHN S. CONLON
                                        John S. Conlon
                                        Controller (Chief Accounting Officer)
 

 August 11, 1995



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                              EXHIBIT INDEX


 EXHIBIT NO.    DESCRIPTION

     10         Form of Indemnification Agreement dated
                as of July 14, 1995 entered into between
                The C. R. Gibson Company and each of its
                directors

     27         Financial Data Schedule



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                                                               Exhibit 10

                        THE C. R. GIBSON COMPANY

                    Form of Indemnification Agreement


          INDEMNIFICATION AGREEMENT dated as of July 14, 1995, between
 THE C. R. GIBSON COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (the "COMPANY"), and
 [NAME OF DIRECTOR] (the "INDEMNITEE").

          Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law empowers
 corporations to indemnify persons serving as a director, officer,
 employee or agent of such corporation or persons who serve at the
 request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
 another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
 enterprise, and Section 145(f) of such law further specifies that the
 indemnification set forth in said Section shall not be deemed exclusive
 of any other rights to which those seeking indemnification may be
 entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or
 disinterested directors or otherwise.

          The Company desires to have the Indemnitee serve or continue to
 serve as an officer and/or director of the Company free from undue
 concern for unpredictable, inappropriate or unreasonable claims for
 damages by reason of the Indemnitee's being an officer and/or director
 of the Company or by reason of the Indemnitee's decisions or actions on
 its behalf; and the Indemnitee desires to serve, or to continue to
 serve, in such capacity.  Accordingly, in consideration of the
 Indemnitee's serving or continuing to serve as an officer and/or
 director of the Company, the parties agree as follows:

          1.   INDEMNIFICATION.  (a) The Company shall indemnify, defend
 and hold harmless the Indemnitee against all expenses, losses, claims,
 damages and liabilities, including, without limitation, attorneys' fees,
 judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement (all such expenses,
 collectively, "COSTS"), actually and reasonably incurred by the
 Indemnitee in connection with the investigation, defense or appeal of
 any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether
 civil, criminal, administrative or investigative, to which the
 Indemnitee is a party or threatened to be made a party (all such
 actions, collectively, "PROCEEDINGS") (i) by reason of the fact that the
 Indemnitee is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the
 Company or of any other corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust
 or other enterprise (collectively, "AFFILIATES") of which the Indemnitee
 has been or is serving at the request of, for the convenience of or to
 represent the interest of the Company or (ii) by reason of anything done
 or not done by the Indemnitee in any such capacity referred to in the
 foregoing clause (i).  Notwithstanding the foregoing, "Costs" shall not
 include any amounts for which the Indemnitee is actually

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 indemnified pursuant to any directors and officers liability insurance
 or otherwise than pursuant to this Agreement.

          2.   CULPABLE ACTION.

          (a)  Notwithstanding the provisions of Section 1., the
 Indemnitee shall not be entitled to indemnification if the Indemnitee
 failed to act in good faith and in a manner the Indemnitee reasonably
 believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Company
 and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, the Indemnitee
 had no reasonable cause to believe the Indemnitee's conduct was unlawful
 (any such action, a "CULPABLE ACTION").

          (b)  The existence or occurrence of a Culpable Action shall be
 conclusively determined by (i) a non-appealable, final decision of the
 court having jurisdiction over the applicable Proceeding or (ii) a non-
 appealable, final decision of the Court of Chancery of the State of
 Delaware (or if such a decision is appealable, by the court in such
 State which has jurisdiction to render a non-appealable, final
 decision).  Such determination shall be final and binding upon the
 parties hereto.

          (c)  If a Proceeding involves more than one claim, issue or
 matter, the determination as to whether there exists or has occurred a
 Culpable Action shall be severable as to each and every claim, issue and
 matter.

          (d)  The termination of any Proceeding by judgment, order,
 settlement or conviction, or upon a plea of NOLO CONTENDRE or its
 equivalent does not change the presumption of Section 2. that the
 Indemnitee is entitled to indemnification hereunder and does not create
 a presumption that there exists a Culpable Action.

          3.   PAYMENT OF COSTS.  The Costs incurred by the Indemnitee in
 connection with any Proceeding, including any Proceeding brought
 pursuant to Section 2.(b), shall be paid by the Company on an "as
 incurred" basis; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that if it shall ultimately be
 determined that there exists or has occurred a Culpable Action with
 respect to such Proceeding, the Indemnitee shall repay to the Company
 the amount (or the appropriate portion thereof as contemplated by
 Section 2.(d)) so advanced, including the costs of obtaining a
 determination pursuant to Section 2.(b).

          4.   NOTICE TO THE COMPANY BY THE INDEMNITEE; DEFENSE OF
 PROCEEDING; SETTLEMENT.

          (a)  The Indemnitee shall give to the Company notice in writing
 as soon as practicable of any Proceeding for which indemnity will or
 could be sought under this Agreement; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, that the
 failure by the Indemnitee to give notice as

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                                                                        3



 provided herein shall not relieve the Company of its obligations
 hereunder except to the extent that the Company is actually prejudiced
 by such failure to give notice; PROVIDED, FURTHER, that the failure by
 the Indemnitee to give notice as provided herein shall not relieve the
 Company from any liability it might have to the Indemnitee otherwise
 than under this Agreement.

          (b)  With respect to any Proceeding as to which the Indemnitee
 has given notice pursuant to Section 4.(a) hereof, the Company shall
 have the right to participate therein and to assume the defense thereof;
 PROVIDED, that the Company shall not be entitled to assume the defense
 of any Proceeding (i) brought by or on behalf of the Company or (ii) as
 to which independent counsel for the Company shall have concluded that
 there may be a conflict of interest between the Company and the
 Indemnitee in the conduct of the defense of such Proceeding.

          (c)  The Company shall not be liable to the Indemnitee pursuant
 to this Agreement for any amounts paid in settlement of any Proceeding
 unless the Company gives its written approval of such settlement.  The
 Company shall not settle any proceeding in any manner that would impose
 any penalty or limitation on the Indemnitee without the Indemnitee's
 written consent.  Neither the Company nor the Indemnitee shall
 unreasonably withhold approval of, or consent to, any proposed
 settlement.

          5,   SEVERABILITY.  If any provision of this Agreement shall be
 determined to be illegal and unenforceable by any court of law, the
 remaining provisions shall be severable and enforceable in accordance
 with their terms.

          6.   NO RIGHT TO EMPLOYMENT OR DIRECTORSHIP.  This Agreement
 shall not entitle the Indemnitee to any right or claim to be retained as
 an employee, officer and/or director of the Company or limit the right
 of the Company to terminate the employment, officership and/or
 directorship of the Indemnitee or to change the terms of such
 employment, officership and/or directorship.

          7.   OTHER RIGHTS AND REMEDIES.  This Agreement shall not be
 deemed exclusive as to any other non-contractual rights to
 indemnification to which the Indemnitee may be entitled under any
 provision of law, the Certificate of Incorporation of the Company, any
 By-law of the Company or otherwise.

          8.   COUNTERPARTS.  This Agreement may be executed in any
 number of counterparts, and each such counterpart shall be deemed to be
 an original instrument, but all such counterparts together shall
 constitute but one agreement.

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          9.   DESCRIPTIVE HEADINGS.  Descriptive headings are for
 convenience only and shall not control or affect the meaning or
 construction or any provision of this Agreement.

          10.  MODIFICATION.  This Agreement shall not be altered or
 otherwise amended except pursuant to an instrument in writing signed by
 each of the parties.


          11.  NOTICES.  All notices, requests, consents and other
 communications hereunder to either party shall be deemed to be
 sufficient if contained in a written instrument delivered in person or
 by facsimile transmission with electronic confirmation of receipt or if
 sent by air courier or first class registered or certified mail, postage
 prepaid, addressed to such party at the address set forth below or such
 other address as may hereafter be designated in writing by notice given
 pursuant to this Section 11.:

                     (i)  if to the Company, to

                          The C. R. Gibson Company
                          32 Knight Street
                          Norwalk, Connecticut 06856
                          Attention:  President and Chief
                          Executive Officer

                    (ii)  if to the Indemnitee, to:

                          [ADDRESS FOR DIRECTOR]

          12.  GOVERNING LAW.  This Agreement shall be governed by and
 construed in accordance with the laws of the State of Delaware.

          13.  SUCCESSORS AND ASSIGNS.  This Agreement shall be binding
 upon the Company and its successors and assigns and shall inure to the
 benefit of the Indemnitee and his spouse, heirs, executors and
 administrators.

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                                                                        5




          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, each of the parties has caused this
 Agreement to be executed as of the date first above written.

                         THE C. R. GIBSON COMPANY



                         By____________________________
                            Title:




                            ___________________________
                            [NAME OF DIRECTOR]




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<LEGEND>
This schedule contains summary financial information extracted from the
condensed consolidated balance sheet of The C.R. Gibson Company as of June 30,
1995 and 1994 and its condensed consolidated statement of income for the six
months then ended and is qualified in its entirety by reference to such
financial statements.
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