UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Clark, W. H.
135 South LaSalle Street, Suite 1117
Chicago, Illinois 60603
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
December 3, 1996
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corp.
(UDS)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Director
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) 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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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock |3,045(a) |D | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Common Stock |05/07/99 |05/07/06 |Common Stock |1,530 |$32.35 |D | |
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Common Stock |05/02/98 |05/02/05 |Common Stock |1,530 |$26.59 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(a) 1,645 of such shares were issued pursuant to Diamond Shamrock, Inc.'s Long
Term Incentive Plan, are
exempt under Rule 16b-3 under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and were
subject to forfeiture as of
12/3/96.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ W. H. Clark
DATE
December 3, 1996
