NATIONSBANK CORP
SC 13D/A, 1994-12-15
NATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANKS
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                                       UNITED STATES
                            SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                                  Washington, D.C. 20549

                                        SCHEDULE 13D

                          Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
                                     (Amendment No. 2)

                                  National Gypsum Company 
                                      (Name of Issuer)

                               Common Stock, $.01 par value 
                              (Title of Class of Securities)

                                          636317109  
                                       (CUSIP Number)


                         Paul J. Polking, NationsBank Corporation, 
             NationsBank Corporate Center, Charlotte, NC 28255 (704) 386-2400
           (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive 
                                Notices and Communications)



                                      December 13, 1994                
               (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement)

If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report
the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is  filing  this
schedule because of Rule 13d-1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box [ ] .

Check  the  following  box if a fee is being paid with  the statement [ ] .  (A
fee is not required only if the reporting 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.)


                           This document contains 9 pages.
                         The exhibit index begins on page 5. 

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                                    SCHEDULE 13D

         CUSIP NO. 636317109                              PAGE 2 OF 9 PAGES


1   NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
    S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON

    NATIONSBANK CORPORATION

2   CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A 
    GROUP                                                   (a) [(Check Mark)]
                                                            (b) [ ]


3   SEC USE ONLY



4   SOURCE OF FUNDS

    OO

5   CHECK BOX IF  DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 
    2(d) or 2(e)                                                            [ ]




6   CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION

    NC

7   SOLE VOTING POWER

    8,799

8   SHARED VOTING POWER

    0

 NUMBER OF
  SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
 OWNED BY
   EACH
 REPORTING
  PERSON
   WITH

9   SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER

    6,646

10  SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER

    0



11   AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON

     8,799

12   CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN 
     SHARES                                                      [(Check Mark)]


13   PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)

     less than 0.1%

14   TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON

     CO
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PRELIMINARY STATEMENT

   This Amendment No. 2 (this "Amendment") amends and supplements the Statement
on Schedule 13D filed  with  the Securities and Exchange Commission on November
23,  1994, as amended  (the  "Statement"), with respect to the shares of Common
Stock, $.01 par  value  per  share  (the  "Common  Stock"), of National Gypsum
Company, a Delaware corporation (the "Issuer"), by NationsBank Corporation (the
"Reporting Person"). Capitalized  terms  used  herein  without  definition have
the same meanings as  those  ascribed  to  them  in the Statement. Information
contained herein  with  respect  to  persons  other  than  the  Reporting
Person has been obtained  from  public  filings  under  the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, or has been  provided  to  the Reporting Person by the
relevant party. The Reporting Person has not independently verified  and 
assumes no responsibility for the accuracy or completeness of such information.


Item 4.  Purpose of Transaction.

   Delcor  has  reported  in  a  Schedule  13D  filing  with the Securities and
Exchange  Commission  that  on December 12, 1994, Delcor received a letter from
the Issuer setting forth the response  of the Special Committee of the Issuer's
Board  of  Directors  to  Delcor's  proposal to acquire all remaining shares of
Common Stock in a cash merger for $43.50  per  share. A  copy  of  such  letter
is  filed  as  Exhibit  7  hereto  and  is incorporated by reference herein. In
addition, on December 13, 1994, Delcor issued a press  release  indicating that
it  is  giving careful consideration to the Issuer's response and is continuing
at  this  time  with  the  investigation  and analysis of an acquisition of the
Issuer.  A  copy  of  such  press  release  is filed as Exhibit 8 hereto and is
incorporated by reference herein.


Item 7.  Material to be Filed as Exhibits.

   The  letter from  the  Issuer  to Delcor dated December 12, 1994 is filed as
Exhibit  7  hereto.  The press release of Delcor issued on December 13, 1994 is
filed as Exhibit 8 hereto.

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   Signatures.

   After  reasonable  inquiry  and  to  the  best  of my knowledge and  belief,
I  certify  that  the information set forth in this Amendment is true, complete
and correct.

Dated: December 15, 1994


                             NATIONSBANK CORPORATION


                             By:     /s/ Paul J. Polking                 
                                  Paul J. Polking, Executive Vice 
                                  President and General Counsel 


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                            EXHIBIT INDEX


                                                                SEQUENTIALLY
EXHIBIT     TITLE                                               NUMBERED PAGE
  1*        Certain information regarding the directors
            and executive officers of NationsBank Corporation
  2*        Commitment letter of NationsBank Corporation
            and NationsBank of North Carolina dated 
            November 15, 1994 addressed to Delcor, Inc.
  3*        Letter dated November 15, 1994 from Delcor, Inc.     
            to the Board of Directors of National Gypsum Company
            setting forth the terms of a proposed merger
            between a company to be formed by Delcor, Inc. 
            and National Gypsum Company
  4*        Commitment letter of First Union Corporation and 
            First Union National Bank of North Carolina dated 
            November 15, 1994 addressed to Delcor, Inc.
  5*        Certain information regarding Delcor, Inc.
  6*        Certain information regarding First Union Corporation
  7         Letter dated December 12, 1994 from National                   6
            Gypsum Company to Delcor, Inc.
  8         Press release dated December 13, 1994 issued                   8
            by Delcor, Inc.

_________________________
*  Previously filed



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                              EXHIBIT 7








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National                                   Corporate Offices: 2001 Rexford Road
   Gypsum                                                   Charlotte, NC 28211
      Company                                               704 365-7391 Fax
Gold Bond (Register Mark) Building Products                 704 365-7204


Stephen M. Humphrey
President and Chief Executive Officer

        December 12, 1994
        C. D. Spangler, Jr.
        Delcor, Inc.
        c/o Russell M. Robinson, II
        Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
        One Independence Center
        101 North Tryon Street, Suite 1900
        Charlotte, North Carolina 28246-1900

        Dear Dick:

        This letter constitutes the response of the Special Committee of the 
        Board of Directors of National Gypsum Company to the proposed
        acquisition transaction outlined in the letter delivered to the company
        by Delcor, Inc. dated November 15, 1994.

        As you know, prior to receiving the proposal, the Board of Directors
        had not been considering a sale of the company. Having reviewed
        the terms of the proposal among the members of the Special
        Committee and with our financial and legal advisors, we believe that
        a sale of the company at this time is not in the best interests of all 
        of the stockholders of the company, and we cannot recommend that the 
        company pursue or support a transaction with Delcor on the terms
        contained in the November 15th letter. We reached our conclusion
        regarding your proposal on the basis of a number of considerations,
        including the advice of our financial advisors that the per share price
        offered is inadequate and the fact that the proposal by its terms is 
        highly conditional.

        The Special Committee appreciates the patience and support that you 
        have demonstrated as we evaluated your proposal.

        Sincerely,

        (Signature of Stephen M. Humphrey appears here)

        Stephen M. Humphrey






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                              EXHIBIT 8










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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE              FOR FURTHER INFORMATION:
December 13, 1994                  W. Barnes Hauptfuhrer
                                   Managing Director, First Union
                                   Capital Partners
                                   (704) 374-4806



CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- Delcor, Inc. acknowledged its receipt yesterday of National
Gypsum  Company's  response  to  the  November  15, 1994 proposal by Delcor to
acquire  all  remaining  shares of the Company in a cash merger for $43.50 per
share  subject  to  certain  stated  conditions.    Delcor  is  giving careful
consideration  to  the  Company's response and is continuing at this time with
the investigation and analysis of an acquisition of the Company.






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