UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
MICHAEL J. HERBERT
4637 Chabot Drive, Suite 200
Pleasanton, CA 94588
USA
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
May 16, 2000
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting
Person (Voluntary)
4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SIMPSON MANUFACTURING CO., INC. - (SSD)
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner
(X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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 Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. Amount of |3. Ownership |4. Nature of Indirect |
| Securities | Form: | Beneficial Ownership |
| Beneficially | Direct(D) or | |
| Owned | Indirect(I) | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Date Exer- |3.Title and Amount | |4. Conver-|5. Owner- |6. Nature of Indirect |
Security | cisable and | of Underlying | |sion or |ship | Beneficial Ownership |
| Expiration | Securities | |exercise |Form of | |
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| Day/Year) | |Amount |deri- |ative | |
| Date | Expira- | |or |vative |Security: | |
| Exer- | tion | Title |Number of|Security |Direct(D) or | |
| cisable | Date | |Shares | |Indirect(I) | |
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Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
BY: Michael J. Herbert
/s/MICHAEL J. HERBERT
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DATE
May 16, 2000
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