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FORM 3
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Strickley, William R.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
900 N. Seward Street
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(Street)
Los Angeles, CA 90038
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement
05/19/97
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
The Todd-AO Corporation (NASDAQ: TODDA)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Director
[x] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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FORM 3 (continued)
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TABLE I--Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. 2. 3. 4.
Ownership
Title of Amount of Securities Form: Direct
Security Beneficially Owned (D) or Indirect Nature of Indirect Beneficial
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (I) (Instr. 5) Ownership (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
Class A Common Stock -0-
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FORM 3 (continued)
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TABLE II--Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g. puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
Title and
Amount of Securities Ownership
Date Exercisable Underlying Derivative Conversion Form of Nature
Title of and Expiration Date Security (Instr. 4) or Exercise Derivative of Indirect
Derivative (Month/Day/Year) Amount or Price of Security Beneficial
Security Date Expiration Number of Derivative Direct (D) or Ownership
(Instr. 3) Exercisable Date Title Shares Security Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee 09/01/97 08/31/04 Class A 20,000* $9.25 D
Stock Common
Option Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
* subject to vesting restrictions
/s/ William R. Strickley May 28, 1997
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
** 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.
