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
SIMPSON, BARCLAY
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
MARCH, 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director (X) 10% Owner
(X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
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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 |03/25/| G | | 25,000 | D | $25.00 | 6,124,055 | I | By General Partnership |
| 97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock |03/25/| J | | 337 | A | $25.00 | | | |
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Common Stock |03/25/| J | | 122 | A | | 1,854 | I | By Trust |
| 97 | | | | | | | | |
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Common Stock | | | | | | | 254,100 | D | |
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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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| Options on | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 125 | D | |
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| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 125 | D | |
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| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 125 | D | |
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| Common Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | 125 | D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
J The shares are owned by the Simpson Manufacturing Co., Inc. Profit
Sharing Plan for Salaried Employees (the "Plan") of which the
reporting person is a trustee and a participant. The Plan purchased
20,000 shares of Common Stock on March 25, 1997. The reporting
person's pecuniary interest in this purchase is 337 shares. By
virtue of changes in the percentage interests of the Plan
participants, the additional 122 shares are allocated to the
reporting person's account in the Plan.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
BY: Barclay Simpson
/s/ Barclay Simpson
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DATE
April 4, 1997
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