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
Hemminghaus, R. 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, 1999
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)
Chairman of the Board
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 |4/30/9|M | |12,069 |A |$22.4265 |111,182 (a) (b) |D | |
|9 | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | |8,359 (d) |I |(d) |
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| | | | | | |11,187 (l) |I |(l) |
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| | | | | | |685 (i) |I |(i) |
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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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Employee Stock option |$22.4265|4/30/|M | |12,069 |D |5/26/|5/1/9|Common Stock|12,069 | |329,772 (h) |D | |
(right to buy) (g) | |99 | | | | |95 |9 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(a) 2,502 of such shares were issued pursuant to the Non-Employee Director Plan
and remain subject to
forfeiture as of April 30, 1999.
(b) 1,973 of such shares were issued pursuant to Long-Term Incentive Plans and
remain subject to forfeiture as
of April 30, 1999.
(d) Held by Trustee of the Company's Employee Stock Ownership
Plans.
(h) 462,065 options to purchase common stock of the Company, issued to Mr.
Hemminghaus under the Company's
1996 Long Term Incentive Plan on December 19, 1996 and February 11, 1998 and
exercisable at a price of
$30.125 and $35.9375, respectively, were cancelled on December 31, 1998,
pursuant to their terms, due to Mr.
Hemminghaus' retirement from his positon as CEO of the Company effective on the
same date.
(i) This stock includes 572 shares with respect to which I act as trustee for
two grandchildren and 100 shares as
trustee for my son under the Texas Uniform Gifts to Minors Act. I disclaim
beneficial ownership of all such
shares.
(l) This stock is owned by trusts for the benefit of my children and
grandchildren of which I am a Co-Trustee. I
disclaim beneficial ownership of all such
shares.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ R. R. Hemminghaus (by Power of Attorney)
DATE
May 10, 1999
