SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Trans Financial, Inc.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
89323 N 102
(CUSIP Number)
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13G
CUSIP NO. - 89323 N 102
(1) Name of reporting person...... Trans Financial Bank,
National Association
S.S. or I.R.S. No. Of
above person............................ 61-0156617
(2) Check the appropriate box
if a member of a group............... (a)_________________________
(b)_________________________
(3) SEC use only...............................
(4) Citizenship or place of
organization............................ National Bank, United States
Number of shares beneficially owned by each reporting person with:
(5) Sole voting power........... 734,380.2333
(6) Shared voting power........ 12,720
(7) Sole dispositive power...... 1,041,843.8669
(8) Shared dispositive power... 12,720
(9) Aggregate amount beneficially
owned by the reporting person... 1,110,918
(10) Check if the aggregate amount
in Row (9) excludes certain shares..... ______________
(11) Percent of class represented by
amount in Row (9)................... 9.8%
(12) Type of reporting person............ BK
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer.
Trans Financial, Inc.
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices.
500 East Main
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing
Trans Financial Bank, National Association, as trustee under
certain private trusts, as Trustee under the Trans Financial
Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement, and
as Trustee under the Trans Financial Bancorp Savings
Investment Plan and Trust Agreement.
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office.
500 East Main
Bowling Green, Kentucky 42101
Item 2(c). Citizenship.
Trans Financial Bank, National Association, is a national
banking association organized under the laws of the United
States.
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock
Item 2(e). CUSIP Number.
89323 N 102
Item 3. Filing Status.
Trans Financial Bank, National Association, is a bank as
defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and files this
statement pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b).
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
1,110,918 shares
(b) Percent of Class:
9.8 %
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(c) Number of shares as to which person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
734,380.2333 shares(1)
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
12,720 shares(2)
(iii) Sole power to dispose or direct the
disposition of 1,041,843.8669 shares(3)
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of 12,720 shares(4)
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 Notes to Item 4.
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.
By signing below, I, Jay B. Simmons, 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 purposes 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.
Date: September 10, 1996 /s/ Jay B. Simmons
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Jay B. Simmons
Senior Vice President and General Counsel
Trans Financial Bank, National Association
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(1)Includes 183,110 shares (1.6 % of the class) held as Trustee under
the Trans Financial Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan, 380,695 shares
(3.4 % of the class) held as Trustee under the Trans Financial Bancorp Savings
Investment Plan and Trust Agreement and 170,575.2333 shares (1.5 % of the
class) held as trustee under various private trusts.
(2)Includes 12,720 shares (0.1 % of the class) held as trustee under
various private trusts.
(3)Includes 546,728 shares (4.8 % of the class) held as Trustee under
the Trans Financial Bancorp Employee Stock Ownership Plan and Trust Agreement,
380,695 shares (3.4 % of the class) held as Trustee under the Trans Financial
Bancorp Savings Investment Plan and Trust Agreement and 114,420.8669 shares (1.0
% of the class) held as trustee under various private trusts.
(4)Includes 12,720 shares (0.1 % of the class) held as trustee under
various private trusts.
