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
Allumbaugh, Byron
P.O. Box 696000
San Antonio, TX 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
May 31, 1998
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 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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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |05/06/|A |V|882 |A |$34.3125 | |D | |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |03/05/|P | |19.7624 |A |$35.3125 |7,334.41 (a) |D | |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |03/05/|P | |18.2139 |A |$35.3125 |2,357.04 (d) |I |(d) |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock option (right to|$33.375 |05/05|A |V|1,000 |A |05/04|05/05|Common Stock|1,000 |33.375 |2,000 |D | |
buy) (g) | |/98 | | | | |/99 |/08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(a) 2,646 shares were issued pursuant to the Company's Non-Employee Director
Plan and remain subject to
forfeiture as of May 31,
1998.
(d) Shares are registered in the name of Byron E. and Sharon K. Allumbaugh
Revocable Trust dated January 2,
1991. I disclaim beneficial ownership of all such shares.
(g) Stock option granted under the Company's Non-Employee Director Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Byron Allumbaugh (By Power of Attorney)
DATE
June 10, 1998