U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check 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
JERMANN, James J.
145 Pleasant Hill Road
Scarborough, ME 04074
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Hannaford Bros. Co.
HRD
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
8/96
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Senior Vice President
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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 Year |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |08-06-|M | |3,774 |A |18.8125 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |08-06-|F | |2,253 |D |31.50 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |08-06-|M | |4,558 |A |21.50 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |08-06-|F | |3,111 |D |31.50 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |08-06-|M | |6,290 |A |21.625 | | | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |08-06-|F | |4,318 |D |31.50 |25,735 * |D | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |2,361.288 * |I |By Wife |
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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 | | | |Year |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Options (Rights to Buy|18.8125 |08-06|M | |3,774 |D |05-24|05-24|Common Stock|3,774 | |0 | | |
) | |-96 | | | | |-92 |-00 | | | | | | |
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Options (Rights to Buy|21.50 |08-06|M | |4,558 |D |05-13|05-13|Common Stock|4,558 | |0 | | |
) | |-96 | | | | |-93 |-01 | | | | | | |
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Options (Rights to Buy|21.625 |08-06|M | |6,290 |D |05-14|05-14|Common Stock|6,290 | |0 | | |
) | |-96 | | | | |-94 |-02 | | | | | | |
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Options (Rights to Buy| |08-06|A |V|3,111 |A |08-06|05-13|Common Stock|3,111 |31.50 |3,111 |D | |
) | |-96 | | | | |-97 |-01 | | | | | | |
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Options (Rights to Buy| |08-06|A |V|4,318 |A |08-06|05-14|Common Stock|4,318 |31.50 |4,318 |D | |
) | |-96 | | | | |-97 |-02 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
* Aggregate beneficial ownership reported does not include (1) shares held
pursuant to the Hannaford Bros. Co.
Savings & Investment Plan (401k) or (2) shares acquired since January 1, 1996
pursuant to the Hannaford Bros.
Co. Dividend Reinvestment
Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
\s\ James J. Jermann
DATE
08/22/96