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FORM 4 Expires: April 30, 1997
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / CHECK BOX IF NO
LONGER SUBJECT TO Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
SECTION 16. FORM 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
MAY CONTINUE. SEE or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
INSTRUCTION 1(B). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to
Tankersley, Daniel B. United Foods, Inc. (UFDB) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year X Officer (give Other (Specify
2611 Beech Bluff Road Person (Voluntary) 12/95 ---- title --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
Jackson, TN 38301 ###-##-#### (Month/Year) ------------------------
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Owner-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or ship
Day --------------------------------------- Indirect (Instr.
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) 4)
(D) (Instr. 4)
United Foods, Inc. Class B Common 12/31/95 P 140,678 A 2.00
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United Foods, Inc. Class B Common 12/31/95 G* V 6,153 A 312,783 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1474 (3/91)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Num- 10. Owner- 11. Na-
Security ber of ship ture of
(Instr. 3) Deriv- Form Indirect
ative of De- Bene-
Secur- rivative ficial
ities Secur- Owner-
Bene- ity: ship
ficially Direct (Instr. 4)
Owned (D)
at End or Indi-
of Month rect (l)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
* Gift from spouse.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. /s/ Daniel B. Tankersley 1/10/96
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ------------------------------- -------
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note. File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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SEC 1474 (3/91)
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