UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
(X) 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
Glaser, M.D., Robert J.
c/o Nellcor Puritan Bennett Incorporated
4280 Hacienda Drive
Pleasanton, CA 94588
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Nellcor Puritan Bennett Incorporated
NELL
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
8/97
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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 stock |8/29/9|U | |2,000 |D |$28.50 |0 | | |
|7 | | | | | | | | |
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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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non-employee director |$18.00 |8/29/|D | |10,000 |D |8/29/|7/6/0|common stock|1 | |0 | | |
stock option | |97 | | | | |97 |7 | | | | | | |
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non-employee director |$13.25 |8/29/|D | |10,000 |D |* |7/3/9|common stock|1 | |0 | | |
stock option | |97 | | | | | |9 | | | | | | |
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non-employee director |$22.344 |8/29/|D | |10,000 |D |* |7/2/0|common stock|1 | |0 | | |
stock option | |97 | | | | | |5 | | | | | | |
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non-employee director |$24.00 |8/29/|D | |10,000 |D |* |7/7/0|common stock|1 | |0 | | |
stock option | |97 | | | | | |6 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*option vests 50% six months from grant date and 25% quarterly
thereafter.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Attorney-in-fact for Robert J. Glaser
DATE
9/16/97
