UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Ortega, Katherine D.
P.O. Box 696000
San Antonio, Texas 78269-6000
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation
(UDS)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December 31, 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Director
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |12/03/|D |1,776(b) |D | |2,359 |D | |
|96 | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock option (right to b|$32.35 |12/03|J(h)| | |12/03|05/07|Common Stock|1,530 |$32.35 | |D | |
uy)(g) | |/96 | | | |/96 |/06 | | | | | | |
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Stock option (right to b|$26.59 |12/03|J(h)| | |12/03|05/02|Common Stock|1,530 |$26.59 |3,060 |D | |
uy)(g) | |/96 | | | |/96 |/05 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(b) As a result of the merger of Diamond Shamrock, Inc. into Ultramar Diamond
Shamrock Corporation, the
reporting person forfeited 1,776 shares of restricted stock previously reported
as beneficially owned by the
reporting
person.
(g) Stock option granted under the Company's Long Term Incentive
Plan.
(h) As a result of the merger of Diamond Shamrock, Inc. into Ultramar Diamond
Shamrock Corporation, the
reporting person's stock options vested on December 3,
1996.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ KATHERINE D. ORTEGA (Power of Attorney)
DATE
February 7, 1997
