UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this 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
Nordlund, Donald E.
3 Acorn Lane
Barrington Hills,, IL 60010
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sundstrand Corporation
SNS
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
October 1996
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
( ) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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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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Common Stock |10/25/|G |V|1,400 |D |N/A (Gift) |17,446 |D |--- |
|96 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites 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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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$35.6875|4/16/|J* |V|2,000 |A |* |4/15/|Common Stock|2,000 |- | | | |
ion (Right to Buy) | |96 | | | | | |06 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$23.7812|** | |V| | |** |8/1/0|Common Stock|2,000**| | | | |
ion (Right to Buy) |5 | | | | | | |4 | | | | | | |
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Nonqualified Stock Opt|$26.6562|** | |V| | |** |4/18/|Common Stock|2,000**| |6,000** |D |- |
ion (Right to Buy) |5 | | | | | | |05 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*Award to Reporting Person of option to buy Common Stock under the Company's
Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan in transaction exempt
under old Rule 16b-3. Options become exercisable at a rate of 25% of each
grant on the second through fifth anniversary dates of April 16, 1996,
provided that in the event of a "Change in Control" as defined in the plan,
such options may become immediately exercisable unless specifically
prohibited by the terms of applicable
law.
**Previous awards to Reporting Person of options to buy Common Stock under the
Company's Nonemployee Director Stock Option Plan in
transactions exempt under old Rule 16b-3, adjusted to reflect the two-for-one
stock split. Options become exercisable at a rate of 25% of each
grant on the second through fifth anniversary dates of August 1, 1994, and
April 18, 1995, respectively, provided that in the event of a "Change in
Control", such options may become immediately exercisable unless specifically
prohibited by the terms of applicable law.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Donald E. Nordlund
DATE
10/29/96
