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|F O R M 5| Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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Check this box if ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0362|
[ ] no longer Subject |Expires: September 30,1998|
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[ ] Form 3 Holdings Rep. Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchanged Act of 1934, ----------------------------
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
[ ] Form 4 Trans. Rep. Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
|Strothman Wendy |Houghton Mifflin Company (HTN ) | |
| | | Director 10% Owner |
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| (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | X Officer Other |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| 222 Berkeley Street | (Voluntary) | | |
| | | 12/31/1996 | Executive Vice President |
| | | | Trade & Reference Division |
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| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of |7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | (Check Applicable Line) |
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|Boston MA 02116 | | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
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| | | | Form filed by More than One |
| | | |--- Reporting Person |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned |
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|1.Title of Security |2.Transac- |3.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial |
| |(Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr.8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership |
| | | | | Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) |
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| | | | |(A) | | Fiscal Year |(I) | |
| | | | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) | | |
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|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Common Stock | | | | | $.0000| 100 | D | |
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|Common Stock | | J | 99.9268 | A | $.0000| 119.2348 | I |RSP |
| | (01) | (01) | | | (01)| | | |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 2270 (7-96)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 5 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
| | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Year |or | |
| | | | |---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | | | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
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|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|Stock Opti| $49.5000| | | | | |09/12|Common Sto| 6000| | 6000| D | |
|on | | | | | | | 2000|ck | | | | | |
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|Stock Opti| $42.7500| | | | | |10/23|Common Sto| 4000| | 4000| D | |
|on | | | | | | | 2000|ck | | | | | |
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|Stock Opti| $41.6250| | | | | |01/29|Common Sto| 15000| | 15000| D | |
|on | | | | | | | 2001|ck | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(01) Represents the net change in the equivalent shares through October 31, 1996 as the result of contributions, appreciation
or depreciation, and dividend reinvestment to the Houghton Stock Fund ("HSF") option in the Houghton Mifflin R
etirement Savings Plan ("RSP") at prices ranging from $41.750 to $49.625 in transactions that were exempt from Secti
on 16(b) under old Rule 16a-8b. The HSF is a unitized company stock fund consisting of cash and shares of the
Company's common stock. Each participant's HSF account balance represents approximately the same ownership of equity as
if invested directly in the Company's common stock. Common stock share equivalents are approximated by dividing the a
ccount balances on any given day by that day's NYSE closing price. Information presented is as of October 31, 1996.
(02) Granted under the Houghton Mifflin Company 1995 Stock Compensation Plan in a transaction exempt under old Rule 16b-3. C
urrently exercisable as to 2,400 shares;1,200 shares will become exercisable on each of 9/13/97; 9/13/98 and 9/13/99.
(03) Granted under the Houghton Mifflin Company 1995 Stock Compensation Plan in a transaction exempt under old Rule 16b-3. C
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal /s/Wendy Strothman 01/29/1997
Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------------------ ----------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number
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cont. (03) urrently exercisable as to 1,600 shares;800 shares will become exercisable on each of 10/24/97; 10/24/98 and 10/24/99.
(04) Granted under the Houghton Mifflin Company 1995 Stock Compensation Plan in a transaction exempt under old Rule 16b-3. C
urrently exercisable as to 3,000 shares;3,000 shares will become exercisable on each of 1/30/97; 1/30/98; 1/30/99 and 1/
30/2000.
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