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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company
Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act
of 1940
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Seymour Milstein
1271 Avenue of the Americas, #4200
New York, N.Y. 10020
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Starrett Corporation (SHO)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
February, 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give [ X ] Other (specify
title below) below)
No longer beneficial holder of more than 10%
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (check applicable line)
[ X ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
Table I Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
Common Stock, $1 par value
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
12/30/96
1/8/97
3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
J (as a result of contribution by SVM Holding Co. to the SVM
Foundation)
J (as a result of transfer of 500,000 shares by Builtland
Partners without consideration to the Milstein Family
Foundation)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
23,779 D -
100,000 D -
I
I
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's
Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4)
59,408
120,000
30,643
10,000
Total: 220,051
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
I
I
I
I
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Through SVM Holding Co.
As Partner Builtland Partners
As Partner Bradley
By spouse^
^ The undersigned disclaims beneficial ownership of shares
owned by spouse
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
instruction 4(b)(v).
Table II Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or
Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or
Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
(A) (D)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4)
Title Amount or Number of Shares
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at
End of Month (Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or
Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Explanation of Responses:
Seymour Milstein
/s/Seymour Milstein
March 26, 1997
**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
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