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The filing of Schedule 13G for the Estate of Joe Frank Sanderson is late because
the SEC failed to provide a Form ID# timely or properly.
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
SANDERSON FARMS, INC.
(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
(Title of Class of Securities)
800013
(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 beneficially 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 "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. 800013 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
ESTATE OF JOE FRANK SANDERSON
64-6213477
2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
3. SEC USE ONLY
4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
Estate subject to the laws of the State of Mississippi
5. SOLE VOTING POWER
3,273,385
6. SHARED VOTING POWER
0
7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
3,184,654
8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
0
9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING
PERSON
3,273,385 (See Item 4 of this Schedule 13G)
10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES
NOT APPLICABLE
11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
22.8%
12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
INDIVIDUAL
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Schedules 13G
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Sanderson Farms, Inc. (the"Company")
Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
225 N. 13th Avenue
Laurel, Mississippi 39440
Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
Estate of Joe Frank Sanderson
Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
c/o Joe F. Sanderson, Jr. or William R. Sanderson
225 N. 13th Avenue
Laurel, Mississippi 39440
Item 2(c). Citizenship:
Estate subject to the laws of the State of Mississippi
Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock, $1.00 per share par value.
Item 2(e). Cusip Number:
800013
Item 3. Not Applicable.
Item 4. Ownership
The paragraphs below set forth information for each of the
reporting persons with respect to the following:
(a) amount beneficially owned;
3,273,385
(b) percent of class; and
22.8%
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CUSIP NO.: 800013 Page 4 of 5 Pages
(c) number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote;
3,273,385
(ii) share power to vote or to direct the vote;
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(iii)sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of;
3,184,654
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of.
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On January 4, 1998, Joe Frank Sanderson died. The 3,273,385 shares that Joe
Frank Sanderson beneficially owned are now beneficially owned by the Estate of
Joe Frank Sanderson (the "Estate"). The co-executors of the Estate are Joe Frank
Sanderson's sons, Joe F. Sanderson, Jr. and William R. Sanderson. The amount in
this report includes 3,184,654 shares owned of record by the Estate and 88,731
shares allocated to the Estate's account under the Employee Stock Ownership Plan
of Sanderson Farms, Inc. and affiliates (the "ESOP"), with respect to each of
which amount the co-executors of the Estate share voting power. The co-executors
share investment power with respect to the 3,184,654 shares owned of record by
the Estate. The trustees of the ESOP share investment power over the 88,731
shares allocated to the Estate's account under the ESOP.
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class:
Not Applicable.
Item 6. Ownership or More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person:
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company:
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.
Material to be filed as Exhibits:
None.
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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: March 2, 1998
/s/Joe F. Sanderson, Jr., Executor
JOE FRANK SANDERSON
/s/William R. Sanderson
WILLIAM R. SANDERSON
