UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. 18)*
STRAWBRIDGE & CLOTHIER
(Name of Issuer)
Series A Common Stock, par value $1 per share
(Title of Class of Securities)
863200 10 1
(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with the statement
/ /. (A fee is not required only if the reporting person: (1) has
a previous statement on file reporting beneficial ownership of
more than five percent of the class of securities described in
Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent thereto
reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such
class.) (See Rule 13d-7.)
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a
reporting person's initial filing on this form with respect to
the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment
containing information which would alter disclosures provided in
a prior cover page.
The information required on the remainder of this cover page
shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 ("Act") or otherwise
subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall
be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 863200 10 1
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Henry M. Clews
_________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /X/
(b) / /
_________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
_________________________________________________________________
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES
______________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 486,888
EACH
______________________________________________
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 0
WITH
______________________________________________
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
486,888
_________________________________________________________________
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
486,888 (See Note 1)
_________________________________________________________________
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* / /
_________________________________________________________________
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
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6.1% (See Note 2)
_________________________________________________________________
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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SCHEDULE 13G
CUSIP No. 863200 10 1
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
William P. Wood
_________________________________________________________________
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP* (a) /X/
(b) / /
_________________________________________________________________
3 SEC USE ONLY
_________________________________________________________________
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
U.S.A.
_________________________________________________________________
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
NUMBER OF 0
SHARES
______________________________________________
BENEFICIALLY 6 SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY 486,888
EACH
______________________________________________
REPORTING 7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON 0
WITH
______________________________________________
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
486,888
_________________________________________________________________
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
486,888 (See Note 1)
_________________________________________________________________
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES* / /
_________________________________________________________________
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11)
6.1 % (See Note 2)
_________________________________________________________________
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
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IN
_________________________________________________________________
*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
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FOOTNOTES TO SCHEDULE 13G
1. The shares beneficially owned are Series B Common Stock,
which is not registered under the Securities Act of 1934,
except 5,390 shares of Series A Common Stock. Beneficial
ownership of the Series B Common Stock, which is convertible
at all times into Series A Common Stock on a share-for-share
basis, pursuant to Rule 13d-3(d)(1)(i) is deemed to be
beneficial ownership of Series A Common Stock which is
registered under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
2. Percent of the Series A Common Stock deemed to be
outstanding at December 31, 1995, consisting of all the
shares of Series A Common Stock outstanding (7,471,781), and
the shares of Series B Common Stock owned by the reporting
person.
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Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer: Strawbridge & Clothier
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
801 Market Street
Philadelphia, PA 19107-3199
Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing: Henry M. Clews (HMC)
William P. Wood (WPW)
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence:
22A School Street, Hanover, NH 03755 (HMC)
2000 One Logan Square, Philadelphia, PA 19103
(WPW)
(c) Citizenship: U.S.A.
(d) Title of Class of Securities: Series A Common Stock,
par value $1 per share
(e) CUSIP Number: 863200 10 1
* See Exhibit 1 attached hereto for identification and
classification of the other Reporting Persons.
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b),
or 13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
(a) / / Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15 of
the Act
(b) / / Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act
(c) / / Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19)
of the Act
(d) / / Investment Company registered under section 8 of
the Investment Company Act
(e) / / Investment Adviser registered under section 203 of
the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
(f) / / Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is
subject to the provisions of the Employee
Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 or
Endowment Fund; see Section 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F)
(g) / / Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G)(Note: See Item 7)
(h) / / Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-
1(b)(1)(ii)(H)
* See Exhibit 1 attached hereto for identification and
classification of the other Reporting Persons.
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Item 4. Ownership
If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the
year covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month
described in Rule 13d-1(b)(2), if applicable, exceeds five
percent, provide the following information as of that date and
identify those shares which there is a right to acquire.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned:(1) 486,888 (HMC)
486,888 (WPW)
(b) Percent of Class: 6.1% (HMC)
6.1% (WPW)
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
0 (HMC)
0 (WPW)
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
486,888 (HMC)
486,888 (WPW)
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
0 (HMC)
0 (WPW)
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
486,888 (HMC)
486,888 (WPW)
** See Exhibit 1 attached hereto.
Instruction: For computations regarding securities which
represent a right to acquire an underlying
security see Rule 13d-3(d)(1).
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as
of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the
beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of
securities, check the following / /.
Instruction: Dissolution of a group requires a response to this
item.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person.
Other persons, including Henry M. Clews, have the right
to receive or the power to direct the receipt of
dividends from, and the proceeds from the sale of
481,498 shares of Series B Common Stock and 5,390
shares of Series A Common Stock. Henry M. Clews,
William P. Wood and G. Stockton Strawbridge are
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trustees under two trusts, one of which holds 418,825
shares of Series B Common Stock and the other of which
holds 62,673 shares of Series B Common Stock and 5,390
shares of Series A Common Stock. PNC Bank, N.A. also
is a trustee under the former trust.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
Parent Holding Company
See Exhibit 1 attached hereto for the identification
and classification of each of the Reporting Persons.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group
Item 10. Certification
By signing below, I certify that to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not
acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such a purpose or
effect.
Date: February 14, 1996
Signature:
/s/ Henry M. Clews
Name/Title: Henry M. Clews
By signing below, I certify that to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were
acquired in the ordinary course of business and were not
acquired for the purpose of and do not have the effect of
changing or influencing the control of the issuer of such
securities and were not acquired in connection with or as a
participant in any transaction having such a purpose or
effect.
Date: February 14, 1996
Signature:
/s/ William P. Wood
Name/Title: William P. Wood
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Exhibit 1
The undersigned hereby agree that the attached
statement is filed on behalf of each of Henry M. Clews and
William P. Wood.
Date: February 14, 1996
/s/ Henry M. Clews
Henry M. Clews
Date: February 14, 1996
/s/ William P. Wood
William P. Wood
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