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FORM 5 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION OMB
Washington, D.C. 20549 APPROVAL
Check box if no OMB Number 3235-0362
longer subject to Expires: February 1,
Section 16. Form 1994
4 or Form 5 obligations Estimated average burden
may continue. See hours per response 1.0
Instruction 1(b).
Form 3 Holdings Reported
Form 4 Transactions Reported
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
1 Name and Address 2 Issuer Name and 6 Relationship of
of Reporting Ticker or Trading Reporting Person
Person Symbol to Issuer
(check all
applicable)
Holman, Edwin J. The Harper Group HARG X Director
10% Owner
3 IRS or Social 4 Statement Officer
4 Harvey Drive Security Number for Month/ (give the title
of Reporting Year below)
Short Hills, Person Other
(Voluntary) May, 1996 (specify
New Jersey 07078 below)
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired,
Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1 Title 2 Trans- 3 Trans- 4 Secur- 5 Amount 6 Own- 7 Nature
of Secur- action action ities of Secur- ership of
ity Date Code Acquired ities Bene- Form: Indir-
(Instr. (Instr. (A) or ficially Direct ect
3) (Month/ 8) Disposed Owned at (D) or Bene-
Day/ of (D) End of Indir- ficial
Year) (Instr. Issuer's ect(I) Owner-
3,4,and Fiscal (Instr. ship
5) Year (Instr. 4) (Instr
3 and 4) 4)
(A) or
Amount (D) Price
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed
of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts,
calls, warrants, options, convertible
securities)
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1 Title of 2 Conver- 3 Trans- 4 Trans- 5 Number of 6 Date Exercisable 7 Title and 8 Price 9 Number 10 Owner- 11 Nature
Derivative sion or action action Derivative and Expiration Amount of of of ship of of
Security Exercise Date Code Securities Date (Month/Day/ Underlying Deriv- Deriv- Deriva- Indir-
(Instr. 3) Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) Acquired Year) Securities ative ative tive ect
Deriva- Day/ (A) or (Instr. 3 Secur- Secur- Secur- Bene-
tive Year) Disposed of and 4) ity ities ity: ficial
Security (D) (Instr. (Instr. Bene- Direct Owner-
3,4, and 5) 5) ficially (D) or ship
Owned at Indirect (Instr.
<C> End of (I) 4)
<C> <C> <C> Amount Year (Instr. 4)
Date Expira- or (Instr.
<C> <C> Exer- tion Number 4)
(A) (D) cisable Date Title of Shares
Options to $17.34 5/14/1996 A A 25% 8/21/2000 Common 20,000 26,000 D
purchase annual Stock
Common Stock* vesting
starting
8/21/1996
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Explanation of Responses:
*On May 14, 1996 the stockholders of the Company approved a Stock Option Plan
for Non-Employee Directors, pursuant to which a grant of options to purchase
20,000 shares of Common Stock was approved.
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** Signature of Reporting Date
Person
** 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.
SEC 2270 (3/91)
