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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
UNDER THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
(AMENDMENT NO. l )*
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Gymboree Corp.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
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(Title of Class of Securities)
403777105
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(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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CUSIP No. 403777105 13G Page 2 of 4 Pages
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1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
A I M Management Group Inc., on behalf of itself and its wholly-owned
subsidiaries, A I M Advisors, Inc. and A I M Capital Management, Inc.
I.D. No. 74-1881407
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2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) / /
(b) / /
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3 SEC USE ONLY
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4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
State of Delaware
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5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF
SHARES -------------------------------------------------
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED BY 1,540,200
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EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING
PERSON ------------------------------------------------
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH
1,540,200
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9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,540,200
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10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
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11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
6.1%
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12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
HC
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*SEE INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
Item 1(a) Name of Issuer:
Gymboree Corp.
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
700 Airport Boulevard, Suite 200 Burlingame, CA
94010
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
A I M Management Group Inc.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office: 11 Greenway
Plaza, Suite 1919 Houston, Texas 77046
Item 2(c) Citizenship:
State of Delaware
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, par value $.001 per share
Item 2(e) CUSIP Number:
403777105
Item 3 Type of Reporting Person:
Parent Holding Company, in accordance with section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)
Item 4(a) Amount Beneficially Owned as of December 31, 1996:
1,540,200 shares of common stock
Item 4(b) Percent of Class:
6.1%
Item 4(c) Deemed Voting Power and Disposition Power:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: N/A
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
1,540,200
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
N/A
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
1,540,200
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class: N/A
Item 6 Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person: N/A
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Item 7 Identification and Classification of the
Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being
Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: A I M
Advisors, Inc. and A I M Capital Management,
Inc., Investment Advisers registered under
Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act
Item 8 Identification and Classification of Members of
the Group: N/A
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of a 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 or 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.
Date: February 12, 1997 A I M Management Group Inc.
/s/ CAROL F. RELIHAN
Carol F. Relihan
Vice President, Secretary
and General Counsel
** Please call Sharon Poessel at (713) 214-1126 with questions
regarding this filing.
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