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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D C 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 16)*
The Harper Group, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
413459-10-8
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement __.
(A fee is not required only if the filing person (1) has a previous
statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent
of the class of securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment
subsequent thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of
such class) (See Rule 13d-7).
*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
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 action of the Act
but shall be subject to a11 other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR IRS. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
John Robinson
S.S. ####-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
(b)
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States
NUMBER OF
SHARES 5 SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
EACH
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,028,037
PERSON WITH 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,028,037
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.5%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
The Harper Group, Inc.
Item 1(b) Address of Issurer's Principal Executive Offices:
260 Townsend Street
San Francisco, California 94107
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
John H. Robinson
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
260 Townsend Street
San Francisco, California 94107
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
United States
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
413459-10-8
Item 3 Rule 13d-1(b) or 13d-2(b):
Inapplicable
Item 4 Ownership
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,028,037
(b) Percent of Class: 6.5%
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(c) Number of Shares Which Such Person Has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
None
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of:
None
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Inapplicable
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person:
Inapplicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
Parent Holding Company.
Inapplicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group:
Inapplicable
Item 9 Notice of Disposition of Group:
Inapplicable
Item 10 Certification:
Inapplicable
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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.
_________________________
Date
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John H. Robinson
