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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
INFORMATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO RULES 13d-1 AND 13d-2
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. 9 )*
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MEREDITH CORPORATION
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(Name of Issuer)
CLASS B COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $1.00 PER SHARE
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(Title of Class of Securities)
589433200
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(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 the 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 section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the
Act (however, see the Notes).
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CUSIP No. 589433200 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Patrick Henry, Jr.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) [ ]
(b) [X]
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
25,650
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
907,194
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
25,650
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
907,194
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
932,844
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)
13.96
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
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SCHEDULE 13 G Page 3 of 6
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CUSIP No. 589433200 MEREDITH CORPORATION
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Meredith Corporation
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
1716 Locust Street, Des Moines, Iowa 50309-3023
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Patrick Henry, Jr.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
Patrick Henry, Jr.
7852 Snowmass Creek Road
Snowmass, Colorado 81654
(c) Citizenship: U.S.A.
(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Class B Common Stock, par value of $1.00 per share
(e) CUSIP Number: 589433200
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) ____ Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act
(b) ____ Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) ____ Insurance Company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the
Act
(d) ____ Investment Company registered under section 8 of the
Investment Company Act
(e) ____ Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) ____ Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to
the provisions of the Employee Retirement Income
Security Act of 1974 or Endowment Fund; see
section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(F)
(g) ____ Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G) (Note: See Item 7)
(h) ____ Group, in accordance with section
240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
Item 3 Not Applicable
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SCHEDULE 13 G Page 4 of 6
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CUSIP No. 589433200 MEREDITH CORPORATION
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Item 4. Ownership (See Attachment 1)
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 932,844
(b) Percent of Class: 13.96
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 25,650
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 907,194
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 25,650
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct
the disposition of: 907,194
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class
Not applicable.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another
Person: (See Attachment 1)
Norwest Bank Iowa, N.A., Clive, Iowa (prior to April 1983,
this bank was known as Iowa-Des Moines National Bank) has
the right as trustee of various trusts to receive or the
power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the
proceeds from the sale of, certain of the shares of Meredith
Corporation common stock referred to above.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent
Holding Company
Not applicable.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group
Not applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Not applicable.
Item 10. Certification
Not applicable.
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SCHEDULE 13 G Page 5 of 6
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CUSIP No. 589433200 MEREDITH CORPORATION
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ATTACHMENT 1 TO SCHEDULE 13G
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Shares of Class B Stock included in the calculations were
received on December 23, 1986 as a stock dividend in a distribution of
one share per one share of Class A Stock, owned of record as of
December 16, 1986. Each share of Class B is convertible into one
share of Common Stock at the option of the shareholder or
automatically upon sale. Each share of Class B receives ten votes per
share as compared to one vote per share for each share of Common
Stock. On March 16, 1995, the Company declared a two-for-one stock
split of the Class B Common Stock.
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SCHEDULE 13 G Page 6 of 6
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CUSIP No. 589433200 MEREDITH CORPORATION
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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.
February 10, 1996
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Date
Patrick Henry, Jr.
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Signature
Patrick Henry, Jr.
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Name
