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
Traubenberg, Neil D.
Sundstrand Corporation
4949 Harrison Avenue
P.O. Box 7003
Rockford,, IL 61125-7003
U.S.A.
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
November 18, 1997
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sundstrand Corporation
SNS
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Vice President, Tax
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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Common Stock |7,246.779 |D |--- |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Beneficially Owned |
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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 | |
| Date(Month/ |-----------------------|---------|price of |Deriv- | |
| 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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Employee Nonqual Stock O|* |12/01/02 |Common Stock |2,500 |$19.3125 |D |--- |
ption (Right to Buy)w/Ta| | | | | | | |
ndem Tax Withholding Rig| | | | | | | |
ht | | | | | | | |
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Employee Nonqual Stock O|* |11/15/04 |Common Stock |2,500 |$22.375 |D |--- |
ption (Right to Buy)w/Ta| | | | | | | |
ndem Tax Withholding Rig| | | | | | | |
ht | | | | | | | |
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Employee Nonqual Stock O|* |11/19/06 |Common Stock |3,000 |$38.9375 |D |--- |
ption (Right to Buy)w/Ta| | | | | | | |
ndem Tax Withholding Rig| | | | | | | |
ht | | | | | | | |
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Employee Nonqual Stock O|* |11/18/07 |Common Stock |3,000 |$51.3125 |D |--- |
ption (Right to Buy)w/Ta| | | | | | | |
ndem Tax Withholding Rig| | | | | | | |
ht | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
*Previous awards to reporting person of options to buy Common Stock under the
Company's Stock Incentive Plan
and Management Stock Performance Plan in transactions 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 December 1, 1992,
November 15, 1994, November 19, 1996, and November 18, 1997, respectively,
provided that in the event of a
"Change in Control" as defined in the plans, such options may become
immediately exercisable unless
specifically prohibited by the terms of applicable
law.
