SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 11-K
\X\ ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF
1934 FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997, OR
\ \ FOR TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE
ACT OF 1934 FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ____________ TO _______________
Commission file number 001-00434
A. Full title of the plan and the address of the plan, if different from that
of the issuer named below: Giorgio Employee Savings Plan, The Procter &
Gamble Company, Two Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
B. Name of issuer of the securities held pursuant to the plan and the address
of its principal executive office: The Procter & Gamble Company, One
Procter & Gamble Plaza, Cincinnati, Ohio 45202.
REQUIRED INFORMATION
Item 4. Plan Financial Statements and Schedules Prepared in Accordance With
the Financial Reporting Requirements of ERISA
GIORGIO EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED
DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996 AND SUPPLEMENTAL
SCHEDULE AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997
AND INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
GIORGIO EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
TABLE OF CONTENTS FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
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INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT 1
FINANCIAL STATEMENTS:
Statements of Net Assets Available for Benefits
as of December 31, 1997 and 1996 2
Statements of Changes in Net Assets Available for
Benefits for the Years Ended December 31, 1997 and 1996 3
Notes to Financial Statements for the Years Ended
December 31, 1997 and 1996 4
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULE - Assets Held for Investment
(Item 27a of Form 5500), December 31, 1997 11
SUPPLEMENTAL SCHEDULES OMITTED - The following schedules were omitted because of
the absence of conditions under which they are required or due to their
inclusion in information filed by The Procter & Gamble Master Savings
Trust:
Reportable Transactions for the Year Ended December 31, 1997
Assets Acquired and Disposed of Within the Plan Year
Party-in-Interest Transactions
Obligations in Default
Leases in Default
DELOITTE &
TOUCHE LLP
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250 East Fifth Street Telephone: (513) 784-7100
P.O. Box 5340
Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5340
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' REPORT
To The Procter & Gamble Master Savings Plan Committee:
We have audited the accompanying statements of net assets available for benefits
of the Giorgio Employee Savings Plan ("the Plan") as of December 31, 1997 and
1996, and the related statements of changes in net assets available for benefits
for the years then ended. These financial statements are the responsibility of
the Plan's management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.
We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.
In our opinion, such financial statements present fairly, in all material
respects, the net assets available for benefits of the Plan as of December 31,
1997 and 1996, and the changes in net assets available for benefits for the
years then ended in conformity with generally accepted accounting principles.
Our audits were conducted for the purpose of forming an opinion on the basic
financial statements taken as a whole. The supplemental schedule listed in the
Table of Contents is presented for the purpose of additional analysis and is not
a required part of the basic financial statements, but is supplementary
information required by the Department of Labor's Rules and Regulations for
Reporting and Disclosure under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974. The schedule is the responsibility of the Plan's management. Such schedule
has been subjected to the auditing procedures applied in our audit of the basic
1997 financial statements, and, in our opinion, is fairly stated in all material
respects in relation to the basic financial statements taken as a whole.
/s/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Deloitte & Touche LLP
May 8, 1998
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<TABLE>
GIORGIO EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
AS OF DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
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<CAPTION>
1997 1996
<S> <C> <C>
INVESTMENTS, At fair value:
Investment in The Procter & Gamble Master
Savings Trust $11,688,141 $6,661,018
Loans to participants 318,358 216,951
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Total investments 12,006,499 6,877,969
LIABILITIES:
Other 156
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NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS $12,006,499 $6,877,813
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See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
GIORGIO EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
STATEMENTS OF CHANGES IN NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
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<CAPTION>
1997 1996
<S> <C> <C>
ADDITIONS:
Equity in net earnings of The Procter
& Gamble Master Savings Trust $ 2,459,719 $ 953,020
Interest income 7,824 3,678
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Total investment income 2,467,543 956,698
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Contributions:
Employee 664,974
Employer 251,175
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Total contributions 916,149
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Transfer from merged plan 3,554,780
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Transfer from unaffiliated plan 13,313 23,132
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Total additions 6,035,636 1,895,979
DEDUCTIONS -
Distributions to participants and other 906,950 1,414,080
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NET INCREASE 5,128,686 481,899
NET ASSETS AVAILABLE FOR BENEFITS:
Beginning of year 6,877,813 6,395,914
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End of year $12,006,499 $6,877,813
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See notes to financial statements.
</TABLE>
GIORGIO EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
NOTES TO FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
FOR THE YEARS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997 AND 1996
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1. PLAN DESCRIPTION
The following brief description of the Giorgio Employee Savings Plan
("Plan") is provided for general information purposes only.
Participants should refer to the Plan agreement for more complete
information.
GENERAL - Effective August 30, 1994, The Procter & Gamble Company
("P&G") acquired Giorgio Beverly Hills, Inc. ("Company") from Avon
Products, Inc. Prior to the acquisition, certain employees of the
Company participated in the Avon Employees' Savings and Stock Ownership
Plan ("Predecessor Plan"). Pursuant to the sales agreement with Avon,
assets under the Predecessor Plan owned by employees of the Company
were transferred to create the Plan on August 30, 1994. Effective
January 1, 1997, the Giorgio Pension Plan, a defined contribution plan,
was emerged into the Plan. This merger is recorded as a transfer from
merged plans of approximately $3,600,000 in the Plan's financial
statements in 1997. The Plan assets are held in a combined trust
account, The Procter & Gamble Master Savings Trust ("Master Trust"),
with the assets of other P&G sponsored defined contribution plans (see
Note 4). Each of the plans participating in the Master Trust has a
proportionate and undivided ownership interest in the Master Trust
assets. The Plan is subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA).
Substantially all employees of the Company are eligible to participate
in the Plan upon completion of at least one year of eligibility
service, which is equal to 1,000 service hours. Employees who are
leased employees are not eligible to participate.
CONTRIBUTIONS - Effective December 31, 1996, both employee and employer
contributions to the Plan were suspended. Prior to December 31, 1996,
employee contributions to the Plan could be made on a pre-tax or
after-tax basis from 1% to 15% of the employee's earnings. The Company
matched 50% of employee pre-tax or after-tax contributions up to a
maximum of 6% of the employee's contributions. During 1996, P&G granted
one share of P&G common stock to all employees who had completed a year
of service. The additional share was credited to each participant's
account. The fair value of the shares contributed was reported as an
employer contribution in the Plan's 1996 financial statements.
VESTING - Effective with the suspension of contributions on December
31, 1996, all participants became fully vested. Prior to December 31,
1996, participants were fully vested at all times in their voluntary
contributions plus earnings thereon. Vesting in the remainder of their
account was based upon years of continuous service. A participant was
fully vested after two years of service. Participant accounts
transferred from the Predecessor Plan were immediately and fully
vested.
DISTRIBUTIONS - The Plan provides for benefits to be paid upon
retirement, disability, death, or separation other than retirement as
defined by the Plan document. Plan benefits may be made in a lump sum
of cash or shares of common stock or as installment payments. Retired
or terminated employees shall commence benefit payments upon attainment
of age 70-1/2.
WITHDRAWALS - A participant may withdraw any portion of after-tax
contributions once in any six-month period. Participants who have
attained age 59-1/2 or have demonstrated financial hardship may
withdraw all or any portion of their before-tax contributions once in
any six-month period.
PLAN TERMINATION - Although it has not expressed any intent to do so,
the Company has the right under the Plan to terminate the Plan subject
to the provisions of ERISA.
ADMINISTRATION - The Plan is administered by the Master Savings Plan
Committee consisting of three members appointed by the Board of
Directors of P&G, except for duties specifically vested in the trustee,
who is also appointed by the Board of Directors of P&G.
LOANS - The Plan has a loan feature under which active participants may
borrow up to 50% of the current value of their vested account values
exclusive of amounts attributable to Company contributions (up to a
maximum of $50,000). Loans are repayable via payroll deductions over a
period of up to five years, except for loans used to purchase a primary
residence which are repaid via payroll deduction over a period of up to
10 years. Principal and interest paid is credited to applicable funds
in the borrower's account. Upon participant termination or retirement,
the outstanding loan balance is treated as a distribution to the
participant.
TRANSFER FROM UNAFFILIATED PLAN - Amounts represent account balances of
Company employees transferred from unaffiliated Company plans.
PARTICIPANT ACCOUNTS AND INVESTMENT OPTIONS - Each participant's
account is credited with an allocation of the Plan's earnings. The
benefit to which a participant is entitled is limited to the benefit
that can be provided from the participant's account. Participants may
allocate their account in one or all of the following investment
options offered by the Plan (Note 4):
RESERVE FUND - A fund investing in short to medium length
maturity, interest-bearing instruments.
COMPANY STOCK FUND - A fund investing in shares of The Procter
& Gamble Company common stock.
MANAGED BOND FUND - A fund investing in a diversified
portfolio of publicly and privately traded corporate,
government, international and mortgage backed bonds.
LARGE COMPANY FUND - A fund investing in equity securities of
approximately 300 domestic, large company stocks.
DIVERSIFIED FUND - A fund investing in a balanced portfolio
consisting of both equity and fixed securities.
INTERNATIONAL EQUITY FUND - A fund investing in a diversified
portfolio of equity securities of foreign corporations.
SMALL COMPANY FUND - A fund investing in a portfolio of equity
securities issued by small companies.
<TABLE>
The activity and balances in the funds are summarized as follows for the years
ended December 31, 1997 and 1996:
<CAPTION>
LARGE MANAGED COMPANY INTERNATIONAL SMALL
COMPANY DIVERSIFIED BOND RESERVE STOCK EQUITY COMPANY LOANS TO
FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND PARTICIPANTS TOTAL
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net assets
available
for benefits,
December 31,
1995 $2,764,121 $1,665,515 $1,131,457 $ 632,621 $202,200 $ 6,395,914
Equity in net
earnings of
The Procter
& Gamble
Master
Savings
Trust 609,866 229,144 51,878 34,237 $ 20,781 $ 1,296 $ 5,818 953,020
Interest
income 3,678 3,678
Contributions 348,150 261,171 162,034 127,491 17,303 916,149
Transfers from
unaffiliated
plan 4,628 9,252 9,252 23,132
Distributions
to
participants
and other (741,389) (340,229) (167,047) (153,861) (99) (11,455) (1,414,080)
Transfers
between funds (302,549) (176,348) (323,873) 27,204 599,732 65,958 87,348 22,528
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Net assets
available
for benefits,
December 31,
1996 2,682,827 1,648,505 854,449 667,692 646,969 67,254 93,166 216,951 6,877,813
Equity in net
earnings of
The Procter
& Gamble
Master
Savings
Trust 1,012,303 410,252 95,987 31,138 836,975 5,393 67,671 2,459,719
Interest
income 7,824 7,824
Transfer from
merged plan 856,924 796,230 292,876 212,500 1,088,741 177,048 130,461 3,554,780
Transfer from
unaffiliated
plan 2,171 4,630 2,171 4,341 13,313
Distributions
to
participants
and other (478,087) (174,710) (91,482) (110,975) (30,554) (4,214) (12,219) (4,709) (906,950)
Transfers
between funds (241,050) (342,453) (135,869) (217,898) 771,789 70,910 5,164 89,407
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Net assets
available
for benefits,
December 31,
1997 $3,835,088 $2,337,824 $1,015,961 $ 587,087 $3,316,091 $320,732 $284,243 $309,473 $12,006,499
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</TABLE>
2. SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES
BASIS OF ACCOUNTING - The accompanying financial statements are
prepared under the accrual basis of accounting and the Plan's net
assets and transactions are recorded at fair value. The Plan's
investment in The Procter & Gamble Company common stock is valued at
the closing price on an established security exchange. The Plan's
investment funds (funds) are valued by the fund manager, JP Morgan
Investment Management, Inc., based upon the fair value of the funds'
underlying investments. Income from investments is recognized when
earned and is allocated to each participating plan in The Procter &
Gamble Master Savings Trust (Master Trust) and each participant's
account by PNC Bank, Ohio, N.A. (PNC Bank), the trustee of the Plan.
EXPENSES OF THE PLAN - Trustee fees and other expenses of the Plan are
paid by P&G.
USE OF ESTIMATES - The preparation of financial statements in
conformity with generally accepted accounting principles requires
management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts
reported in the financial statements and accompanying notes. Actual
results could differ from those estimates.
3. TAX STATUS
The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has determined and informed the
Company by letter dated March 22, 1996, that the Plan and related trust
are designed in accordance with applicable sections of the Internal
Revenue Code (IRC). The Plan has been amended since receiving the
determination letter. However, the plan administrator believes that the
Plan is designed and is currently being operated in compliance with the
applicable provisions of the IRC at December 31, 1997 and 1996.
4. INTEREST IN MASTER TRUST
Effective January 1, 1993, P&G formed the Master Trust in accordance
with a master trust agreement with PNC Bank.
Use of a Master Trust permits the commingling of investments that fund
various P&G-sponsored defined contribution benefit plans for investment
and administrative purposes. Although assets are commingled in the
Master Trust, PNC Bank maintains records for the purpose of allocating
contributions and changes in net assets of the Master Trust to both
participating plans and individual participant accounts based upon each
plan's or participant's proportionate interest in the Master Trust. The
following represents the 1997 and 1996 audited financial information
regarding the net assets and investment income of the Master Trust:
<TABLE>
Assets of the Master Trust at December 31, 1997 are summarized as follows:
<CAPTION>
LARGE SMALL INTERNATIONAL MANAGED
COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY EQUITY RESERVE DIVERSIFIED BOND
STOCK FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND TOTAL
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Investments, at fair value $75,945,362 $60,121,937 $4,728,540 $2,629,430 $28,051,469 $33,669,298 $5,858,170 $211,004,206
Accrued interest and
dividends 6,317 141 22 16 380 101 26 7,003
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Total $75,951,679 $60,122,078 $4,728,562 $2,629,446 $28,051,849 $33,669,399 $5,858,196 $211,011,209
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Plan's investment in
Master Trust $ 3,313,890 $ 3,828,148 $ 288,139 $ 316,718 $ 588,255 $ 2,332,416 $1,020,575 $ 11,688,141
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Plan's percentage
ownership interest
in Master Trust 4% 6% 6% 12% 2% 7% 17% 6%
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
Investments, at fair value, held by the Master Trust at December 31, 1997 are
summarized as follows:
<CAPTION>
LARGE SMALL INTERNATIONAL MANAGED
COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY EQUITY RESERVE DIVERSIFIED BOND
STOCK FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND TOTAL
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
The Procter &
Gamble Company
common stock $74,844,561 $ 74,844,561
Mutual funds $60,121,830 $4,728,479 $2,629,377 $27,988,957 $33,669,235 $5,858,117 134,995,995
Short-term
investments 1,100,801 107 61 53 62,512 63 53 1,163,650
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Total investments
at fair value $75,945,362 $60,121,937 $4,728,540 $2,629,430 $28,051,469 $33,669,298 $5,858,170 $211,004,206
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
Investment income from the Master Trust for the year ended December 31, 1997 is
summarized as follows:
<CAPTION>
LARGE SMALL INTERNATIONAL MANAGED
COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY EQUITY RESERVE DIVERSIFIED BOND
STOCK FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND TOTAL
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net appreciation
in fair value
of investments $22,915,525 $15,017,239 $817,130 $52,370 $1,468,561 $5,581,761 $520,449 $46,373,035
Dividends 836,156 836,156
Interest 56,289 3,197 59,486
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Total $23,807,970 $15,017,239 $817,130 $52,370 $1,471,758 $5,581,761 $520,449 $47,268,677
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Plan's equity
in net earnings
of Master Trust $ 836,975 $ 1,012,303 $ 67,671 $ 5,393 $ 31,138 $ 410,252 $ 95,987 $ 2,459,719
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
Assets of the Master Trust at December 31, 1996 are summarized as follows:
<CAPTION>
INTERNA-
COLLECTIVE LARGE SMALL TIONAL MANAGED
INCOME COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY EQUITY RESERVE DIVERSIFIED BOND
FUND STOCK FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND TOTAL
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Investments,
at fair value $ - $44,722,820 $48,644,442 $2,637,484 $1,863,770 $32,149,667 $32,299,750 $5,790,354 $168,108,287
Accrued interest
and dividends $ - 6,336 263 51 35 382 152 23 7,242
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Total $ - $44,729,156 $48,644,705 $2,637,535 $1,863,805 $32,150,049 $32,299,902 $5,790,377 $168,115,529
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Plan's investment
in Master Trust $ - $ 578,496 $ 2,709,358 $ 85,737 $ 60,131 $ 678,253 $ 1,671,517 $ 877,526 $ 6,661,018
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Plan's percentage
ownership
interest in
Master Trust - 1% 6% 3% 3% 2% 5% 15% 4%
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
Investments, at fair value, held by the Master Trust at December 31, 1996 are
summarized as follows:
<CAPTION>
INTERNA-
COLLECTIVE LARGE SMALL TIONAL MANAGED
INCOME COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY EQUITY RESERVE DIVERSIFIED BOND
FUND STOCK FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND TOTAL
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
The Procter &
Gamble Company
common stock $ $43,559,282 $ 43,559,282
Mutual Funds $48,644,294 $2,637,437 $1,863,743 $32,085,388 $32,299,639 $5,790,250 123,320,751
Short-term
investments 1,163,538 148 47 27 64,279 111 104 1,228,254
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Total $ $44,722,820 $48,644,442 $2,637,484 $1,863,770 $32,149,667 $32,299,750 $5,790,354 $168,108,287
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</TABLE>
<TABLE>
Investment income from the Master Trust for the year ended December 31, 1996 is
summarized as follows:
<CAPTION>
COLLECTIVE LARGE SMALL INTERNATIONAL MANAGED
INCOME COMPANY COMPANY COMPANY EQUITY RESERVE DIVERSIFIED BOND
FUND STOCK FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND FUND TOTAL
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Net appreciation
in fair value
of investments $50,196 $ 9,402,213 $9,601,531 $170,571 $36,190 $1,717,880 $4,251,429 $316,106 $25,546,116
Dividends 695,063 695,063
Interest 179,397 9,911 189,308
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Total $50,196 $10,276,673 $9,601,531 $170,571 $36,190 $1,727,791 $4,251,429 $316,106 $26,430,487
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Plan's equity
in net
earnings
of Master
Trust $ - $ 20,781 $ 609,866 $ 5,818 $ 1,296 $ 34,237 $ 229,144 $ 51,878 $ 953,020
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</TABLE>
5. DISTRIBUTIONS
Distributions payable to participants as of December 31, 1997 and 1996
are approximately $155,000 and $224,000, respectively.
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GIORGIO EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
SCHEDULE OF ASSETS HELD FOR INVESTMENT (ITEM 27a OF FORM 5500)
DECEMBER 31, 1997
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IDENTITY OF ISSUE,
BORROWER, LESSOR FAIR
OR SIMILAR PARTY DESCRIPTION OF INVESTMENT COST VALUE
Participant Loans 56 loans with maturities
ranging from February 1998 to
September 2002 and interest
rates ranging from 7-10% $ - $318,358
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PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, THE
TRUSTEES (OR OTHER PERSONS WHO ADMINISTER THE EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLAN) HAVE DULY
CAUSED THIS ANNUAL REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE UNDERSIGNED HEREUNTO
DULY AUTHORIZED.
Giorgio Employee Savings Plan
/s/JOSEPH R. LAWHEAD
Date: June 25, 1998 ---------------------------------------
Joseph R. Lawhead
Member, Benefits Committee
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit No. Page No.
23 Consent of Deloitte & Touche
Deloitte &
Touche LLP
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P.O. Box 5340
Cincinnati, Ohio 45201-5340
INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT
We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No.
333-14387 of The Procter & Gamble Company on Form S-8 of our report dated May
8, 1998 appearing in this Annual Report on Form 11-K of the Giorgio Employee
Savings Plan for the year ended December 31, 1997.
/S/DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP
Cincinnati, Ohio
June 24, 1998
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