UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Gorkuscha, Mischa
P.O. Box 25848
Oklahoma City, OK 73125
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Liberty Bancorp, Inc.
LBNA
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December, 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Sr. Vice President and CFO
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |12/31/|G |V|150 |D | |2,915 |D | |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |[1] |T |V|484 |A |[1] |6,505 |I |By ESOP Trust |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |560 |I |Self as Custodian [2] |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Explanation of Responses:
[1] These shares were acquired from 1-1-96 through 9-30-96 under the Liberty
Bancorp, Inc. Salary Deferral, Profit Sharing and Employee Stock
Ownership Plan and Trust at prices ranging from $35.175 to $38.213 per share in
transactions that were exempt from Section 16(b) by virtue of old
Rule
16a-8(b).
[2] Reporting Person is deemed to own shares held in custodial accounts for the
benefit of Reporting Person's two minor children who reside with
Reporting Person.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Mischa Gorkuscha
DATE
01/09/97