UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 1)*
TRACTOR SUPPLY CO.
(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
892356 10 6
(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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1. NAMES OF REPORTING PERSONS
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NOS. OF ABOVE PERSONS
The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
39-0509570
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (See Instructions)
(a) [ ]
(b) [ ]
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION: Wisconsin
NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 294,800
OWNED BY
EACH 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
REPORTING
PERSON 303,600
WITH
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
294,800
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
303,600
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON: 598,400
10. CHECK IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES (See
Instructions): N/A
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9: 6.9%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON (See Instructions): IC
Item 1
(a) Name of Issuer: Tractor Supply Co.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices: 320 Plus Park Boulevard,
Nashville, TN 37217
Item 2
(a) Name of Person Filing: The Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 720 East Wisconsin Avenue, Milwaukee,
Wisconsin 53202
(c) Citizenship or Place of Organization: Wisconsin
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number: 892356 10 6
Item 3 If this statement is filed pursuant to Rules 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) [X] 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)(1)(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 4 Ownership
If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the year covered by
the statement, or as of the last day of any month described in Rule
13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five percent, provide the following
information as of that date and identify those shares which there is a right
to acquire.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 598,400 shares. Of such amount, (i) 221,200
shares are owned by the Growth Stock Portfolio of Northwestern Mutual Series
Fund, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of The Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company, and (ii) 82,400 shares are held in The Northwestern Mutual
Life Insurance Company Group Annuity Separate Account.
(b) Percent of Class: 6.9%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 294,800
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote: 303,600
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: 294,800
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of: 303,600
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 [ ].
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person: N/A
Item 7 Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: N/A
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of the Group: N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group: N/A
Item 10 Certification
By signing below I 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 of 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.
February 5, 1997
THE NORTHWESTERN MUTUAL LIFE
INSURANCE COMPANY
By: /s/ John M. Bremer
John M. Bremer
Senior Vice President,
General Counsel and
Secretary
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