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OMB Number 3235-0104
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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
W&G ACQUISITION CORPORATION
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/0 The Corporation Trust Incorporated
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(Street)
32 South Street
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(City) (State) (Zip)
Baltimore Maryland 21202
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
7/2/97
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DUTY FREE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
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5 Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable Line)
__ Form filed by One Reporting Person
__ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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Common Stock, par value $.01 8,626,073 D On July 2, 1997, W&G Acquisition Corpor-
per share tion (the "Purchaser") and BAA plc
("Parent") entered into a Shareholders
Agreement (the "Shareholders Agreement")
with certain shareholders (the "Selling
Shareholders") of Duty Free International,
Inc. (the "Company"), pursuant to which,
upon the terms set forth therein, the
Selling Shareholders have agreed to
tender, in accordance with the terms of
the tender offer described in BAA plc's
Schedule 14d-1 dated July 9, 1997 (the
"Offer"), all of the shares of common
stock, par value $.01 per share (the
"Shares") of the Company, owned (bene-
ficially or of record) by the Selling
Shareholders. As of July 2, 1997, the
Selling Shareholders owned (either
beneficially or of record), excluding
Shares issuable upon the exercise of
stock options, 8,626,073 Shares.
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reportng person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 7. Nature of
---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect
Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Security Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
(Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ J. Russell S. Walls 7/11/97
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
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Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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