UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Klesse, William R.
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)
4. Statement for Month/Year
April 30, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
May 11, 1998
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Executive Vice President - Refining, Product Supply and Logistics - Southwest
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 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 |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |33,148 (b) |D | |
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Common Stock |12/31/|A |V|364 |A | |6,683 (d) |I | |
|97 | | | | | | | | |
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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 | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price 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 |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Cash Only Securities | | |A | |616 |A |(hh) | |Common Stock|616 | |227,512 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(b) 1,060 of such shares were issued pursuant to Long-Term Incentive Plans and
remain subject to forfeiture as
of April 30, 1998.
(d) Held by Trustee of the Company's Employee Stock Ownership Plans.
(hh) Cash only securities denominated in Ultramar Diamond Shamrock Corporation
stock held in the Company's
Excess ESOP Plan for Mr. Klesse's account at April 30, 1998.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ William R. Klesse (By Power of Attorney)
DATE
May 12, 1998