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
Wallin, Berger G.
6376 Willow Springs Drive
Morrison,, CO 80465
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
April 1997
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)
(X) 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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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock |04/15/|J(1)|V|578 |A |$44.9375 |106,925 |D |--- |
|97 | | | | | | | | |
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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|$45.125 |04/15|J(2)|V|2,000 |A |(2) |04/15|Common Stock|2,000 |--- | | | |
ion (Right to Buy) | |/97 | | | | | |/07 | | | | | | |
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Employee Nonqual Stock|$22.375 |(3) | |V| | |(3) |05/01|Common Stock|20,000(| |22,000(3) |D |--- |
Option (Right to Buy)| | | | | | | |/01 | |3) | | | | |
w/Tandem Tax Withholdi| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
ng Right | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)Issuance to Reporting Person of Common Stock under the Company's Nonemployee
Director Compensation
Plan in transaction exempt under Rule
16b-3d.
(2)Award to Reporting Person of option to buy Common Stock under the Company's
Nonemployee Director Stock
Option Plan in transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3d. Options become
exercisable at a rate of 25% of each
grant on the second through fifth anniversary dates of April 15,
1997.
(3)The remaining 20,000 options became exercisable on May 1, 1996, in
connection with Mr. Wallin's retirement
from Sundstrand
Corporation.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Berger G. Wallin
