UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G/A
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 7)*
German American Bancorp
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, $10.00 Par Value
Title of Class of Securities
361334 10 5
(CUSIP Number)
*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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SCHEDULE 13G/A
CUSIP No. 361334 10 5
1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Robert L. Ruckriegel, SS####-##-####
14 Keystone Court
Jasper, IN 47546
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
NUMBER OF 5 Sole Voting Power
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 73,990
OWNED BY
EACH 6 Shared Voting Power
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 845
7 Sole Dispositive Power
73,990
8 Shared Dispositive Power
845
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
74,835
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares
Not Applicable
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
2.9%
12 Type of Reporting Person
IN
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 361334 10 5
1 Name of Reporting Person
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Lovella Ruckriegel, SS####-##-####
14 Keystone Court
Jasper, IN 47546
2 Check the Appropriate Box if a Member of a Group (a) [X]
(b) [ ]
3 SEC Use Only
4 Citizenship or Place of Organization
United States
NUMBER OF 5 Sole Voting Power
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 34,016
OWNED BY
EACH 6 Shared Voting Power
REPORTING
PERSON WITH 845
7 Sole Dispositive Power
34,016
8 Shared Dispositive Power
845
9 Aggregate Amount Beneficially Owned by Each Reporting Person
34,861
10 Check Box if the Aggregate Amount in Row (9) Excludes
Certain Shares
Not Applicable
11 Percent of Class Represented by Amount in Row (9)
1.4%
12 Type of Reporting Person
IN
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Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer:
German American Bancorp
Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
711 Main Street
Jasper, IN 47546
Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing:
Robert L. Ruckriegel
Lovella Ruckriegel
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business Office, or if none,
Residence:
14 Keystone Court
Jasper, IN 47546
Item 2 (c) Citizenship:
United States
Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $10.00 Par Value
Item 2 (e) CUSIP Number:
361334 10 5
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 13d-1(b)
or 13d-2(b):
Not Applicable
Item 4 Ownership:
Not Applicable (see response to Item 5)
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or less of a Class:
If this statement is being filed to report the fact
that as of the date hereof the reporting person has
ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five
percent of the class of securities, check the
following [X].
On March 4, 1997, the Issuer completed its acquisition
by merger (the "Merger") of Peoples Bancorp of
Washington, an Indiana corporation ("Peoples"). In
connection with the Merger, the Issuer issued
approximately 615,417 Common Shares to the former
shareholders of Peoples, and as a result of this
issuance, the aggregate beneficial ownership of the
Reporting Persons ceased to represent more than five
percent of the Issuer's Common Shares.
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Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on behalf of
Another Person:
Not Applicable.
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:
Robert L. Ruckriegel and Lovella Ruckriegel are
husband and wife and as such they may be deemed to
constitute a group.
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable.
Item 10 Certification:
Not Applicable.
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.
Dated: April 15, 1997 /s/ Robert L. Ruckriegel
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Robert L. Ruckriegel
/s/ Lovella Ruckriegel
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Lovella Ruckriegel
