UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
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(Name of Issuer)
COMMON STOCK
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(Title of Class of Securities)
896239 10 0
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(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").
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CUSIP No.: 896239 10 0 13G
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person
Charles Robert Trimble
SSN ###-##-####
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) / /
(b) / /
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA
NUMBER OF 5 SOLE VOTING POWER 1,568,819
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER --
OWNED BY
EACH 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,568,819
REPORTING
PERSON 8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER --
WITH
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
1,568,819 SHARES
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
6.88%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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CUSIP number 896239 10 0 13G
ITEM 1.
Issuer: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED
645 N. Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA. 94086
ITEM 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing Charles Robert Trimble
(b) Address of Principal Business Office
or, if none, residence 645 N. Mary Avenue
Sunnyvale, CA. 94086
(c) Citizenship U.S.A.
(d) Title of Class of Securities Common
(e) CUSIP number 896239 10 0
ITEM 3.
Not Applicable
ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP
(a) Amount beneficially owned 1,568,819shares *
(b) Percent of Class 6.88%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(I) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,568,819
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote --
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,568,819
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of --
ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS
Not applicable
ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS.
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
* 10,000 Shares held by Charles R. Trimble
1,552,341 Shares held by Trimble Family Partners of which Mr. Trimble
is the sole general partner
6,478 Shares held by Mr. Trimble's self-directed 401(k) account
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CUSIP number 896239 10 0 13G
ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF A GROUP
Not applicable
ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION
Not applicable
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.
February 13, 1998
/s/ Charles R. Trimble
Charles R. Trimble
