SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
Schedule 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 18)
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
Title of Class of Securities
587405101
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement.
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CUSIP No. 587405101 13G Page 2 of 5 pages
1. Name of Reporting Person
S. S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of above person
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation, 52-0898572
2. Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group
N/A
3. SEC Use Only
4. Citizenship or Place of Organization
Maryland
5-8. Number of Shares Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person with:
5. Sole Voting Power 758,310
6. Shared Voting Power 1,018,690
7. Sole Dispositive Power 670,477
8. Shared Dispositive Power 1,569,253
9. Aggregate amount beneficially owned by each reporting person
2,278,518
10. Check box if the aggregate amount in row 9 excludes certain shares
N/A
11. Percent of class represented by amount in row 9
4.72
12. Type of reporting person
H.C.
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Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
2 Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore, Maryland 21201
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Mercantile Bankshares Corporation
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
2 Hopkins Plaza
Baltimore, Maryland 2l20l
Item 2(c) Citizenship
United States
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number
587405101
Item 3(g) (x) Parent Holding Company, in accordance with S240.l3d-1(b)(ii)(G)
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 2,278,518 shares
(b) Percent of Class: 4.72
(c) Number of Shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 758,310 shares
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,018,690
shares
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
670,477 shares
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,569,253 shares
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Item 5 N/A
Item 6 N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding
Company - See attached Exhibit.
Item 8 N/A
Item 9 N/A
Item 10 Certification: By signing below I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
purpose or effect.
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.
1/31/96
DATE
SIGNATURE
JOHN A. O'CONNOR, JR
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT AND SECRETARY
NAME/TITLE
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MERCANTILE BANKSHARES CORPORATION
Schedule 13G
EXHIBIT
ITEM 7 RELEVANT SUBSIDIARY CLASSIFICATION
(a) Fredericktown Bank and Trust Company BK
(b) Mercantile-Safe Deposit and Trust Company BK
(c) The National Bank of Fredericksburg BK
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