U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
McGarr, Joseph W.
120 Tredegar Street
Richmond, VA 23219
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
6/20/96
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
James River Corporation of Virginia
JR
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President, Productivity and System Effectiveness
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6/27/97
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |14,573 |D | |
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Common Stock |5,770 |I |(1) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee Stock Option (r|(2) |6/13/97 |Common Stock |1,250 |$33.84 |D | |
ight to buy) with tandem| | | | | | | |
tax withholding right | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|(3) |1/17/99 |Common Stock |1,748 |$27.69 |D | |
ight to buy) with tandem| | | | | | | |
tax withholding right | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|(4) |7/1/99 |Common Stock |1,473 |$29.22 |D | |
ight to buy) with tandem| | | | | | | |
tax withholding right | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|9/1/95 |9/2/00 |Common Stock |711 |$22.97 |D | |
ight to buy) with tandem| | | | | | | |
tax withholding right | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|(5) |5/24/04 |Common Stock |2,032 |$15.88 |D | |
ight to buy) with tandem| | | | | | | |
tax withholding right | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|(6) |2/28/05 |Common Stock |5,080 |$23.81 |D | |
ight to buy) with tandem| | | | | | | |
tax withholding right | | | | | | | |
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Employee Stock Option (r|(7) |8/8/05 |Common Stock |4,064 |$34.45 |D | |
ight to buy) with tandem| | | | | | | |
tax withholding right | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Units held in the Company's 401K plan as of June 20, 1996. Units
approximate the number of shares of
common stock attributable to the
insider.
(2) Exerciseable in one-third annual increments beginning
6/12/90.
(3) Exerciseable in one-third annual increments beginning
1/16/92.
(4) Exerciseable in one-third annual increments beginning
6/30/92.
(5) Exerciseable in one-third annual increments beginning
5/23/95.
(6) Exerciseable in one-third annual increments beginning
2/27/96.
(7) Exerciseable in one-third annual increments beginning
8/7/96.
DATE
8/1/96
