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
WHITEMAN, JOSEPH D.
17325 EUCLID AVENUE
CLEVELAND, OH 44112
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION
PH
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
May 31, 1997
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)
VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
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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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common | | | | | | |2142.1574(1) |I |(1) |
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Common |5/6/97|M | |796(2) |A |$28.00 |23,329 |D | |
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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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Option to buy |$28.00 |5/6/9|M | |1,750 |D |8/31/|8/30/|Common stock|1750(2)|(3) |0(4) |D | |
| |7 | | | | |95 |04 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) As of March 31, 1997, the most recent date for which information is
available in the Retirement Savings Plan.
(2) "Pyramid" stock option exercise resulting in net acquisition of 796
shares.
(3) Granted under the Parker-Hannifin Corporation 1993 Stock Incentive
Program.
(4) Mr. Whiteman also owns 19,000 additional options which were granted
pursuant to the Corporation's Employee
Stock Option Plans, at various exercise prices and expiration dates as
previously reported.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Thomas L. Meyer, Attorney-in-Fact
DATE
June 10, 1997
