UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13-G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 8 )*
STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION
(Name of Issuer)
$5.00 par value Common Stock
(Title of Class of Securities)
859317 10 9
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being
paid with this statement |__|. (A fee is
not required only if the filing person:
(1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more
than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2)
has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
reporting beneficial ownership of five
percent or less of such class.) (See Rule
13d-7).
*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.)
CUSIP NO. 859317 10 9 13-G
Page 2 of 4 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF
ABOVE PERSON
Howard E. Groff
Social Security ####-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER
OF A GROUP*
(a) | |
(b) | X |
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
USA
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON WITH:
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
685,568.666
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
500
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
685,568.666
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
500
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY
EACH REPORTING PERSON
686,068.666
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN
ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT
IN ROW 9
11.6%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
SCHEDULE 13-G
STERLING FINANCIAL CORPORATION
Page 3 of 4 Pages
Item 1 (a) Name of Issuer: Sterling
Financial Corporation
Item 1 (b) Address of Issuer's Principal
Executive Office:
101 North Pointe Boulevard
Lancaster, PA 17601-4133
Item 2 (a) Name of Person Filing:
Howard E. Groff
Item 2 (b) Address of Principal Business
Office or, if none, Residence:
111 East State Street
Quarryville, PA 17566
Item 2 (c) Citizenship: USA
Item 2 (d) Title of Class of Securities:
$5.00 par value Common Stock
Item 2 (e) Cusip Number: 859317 10 9
Item 3 Not applicable - This statement
is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-
1(c).
Item 4 Ownership:
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:
686,068.666
(b) Percent of Class: 11.6%
(c) Number of shares as to which
such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to
direct the vote:
685,568.666
(ii) shared power to vote or to
direct the vote:
500
(iii) sole power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of:
685,568.666
(iv) shared power to dispose or to
direct the disposition of:
500
Item 5 Ownership of Five Percent of
Less of a Class:
Not Applicable
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Item 6 Ownership of More than Five
Percent on Behalf of Another
Person:
Not Applicable
Item 7 Identification and Classification
of the Subsidiary:
Not Applicable
Item 8 Identification and Classification
of Members of the Group:
Not Applicable
Item 9 Notice of Dissolution of Group:
Not Applicable
Item 10 Certification: Not Applicable -
This statement is filed pursuant to
Rule 13d-1(c).
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.
/s/ Howard E. Groff
Howard E. Groff
Date: January 24, 1996
