U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C.
FORM 4
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).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
FITZMYERS, THOMAS J
4637 Chabot Drive, Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO. INC. - (SMCO)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
JULY 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner
(X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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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 |07/25/| | | | | | | | |
| 97 | S | | 10,000 | D | $34.00 | | | |
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Common Stock |07/28/| | | | | | | | |
| 97 | S | | 2,200 | D | $34.00 | | | |
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Common Stock |07/30/| | | | | | | | |
| 97 | S | | 500 | D | $34.00 | | | |
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Common Stock |07/31/| | | | | | | | |
| 97 | S | | 1,000 | D | $34.00 | 522,932 | D | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 9,157 | I | By Trust |
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Table II -- Derivative Securities 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>
| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 207,110 | D | |
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| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,125 | D | |
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| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,125 | D | |
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| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,125 | D | |
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| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,125 | D | |
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| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,125 | D | |
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| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,125 | D | |
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| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,125 | D | |
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| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 1,125 | D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
BY: Thomas J Fitzmyers
/s/ Thomas J Fitzmyers
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DATE
August 4, 1997
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