UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment No. )
Technitrol, Inc.
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
878555101
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this
statement /_/. (A fee is not required only if the filing 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 the disclosures provided
in a prior cover page.
The information required in 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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CUSIP No. 878555101
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Gordon Palmer, Jr.
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) /_/
(b) /_/
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United States of America
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
None
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
None
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
None
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES
CERTAIN SHARES /_/
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
None
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IN
Item 1.
(a) Name of Issuer
Technitrol, Inc.
(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices
1210 Northbrook Drive, Suite 385
Trevose, PA 19053
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Item 2.
(a) Name of Person Filing
Gordon Palmer, Jr.
(b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none,
Residence
7147 Sabino Vista Circle
Tucson, AZ 85750
(c) Citizenship
United States of America
(d) Title of Class of Securities
Common Stock
(e) CUSIP Number
878555101
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)
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned
None
(b) Percent of Class
None
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote
None
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote
None
(iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition
of
None
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of
None
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.
/X/ Gordon Palmer, Jr. beneficially owned the
1,992,600 shares of Common Stock held by the
Palmer Family Trust (the "Trust"), a
revocable trust for which Mr. Palmer served
as trustee and had the power to revoke at any
time. Mr. Palmer died on March 30, 1997.
Pursuant to the terms of the Trust, upon his
death all shares held by the Trust shall be
distributed to two separate trusts
(Survivor's Share and Residuary Trust Share)
pursuant to the administration of the Trust.
Item 6. Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person.
None
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary
Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
Parent Holding Company.
N/A
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the
Group.
N/A
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
N/A
Item 10. Certification.
N/A
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SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief,
I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete
and correct.
Dated: 10/3/97
Estate of Gordon Palmer, Jr., deceased
By: /s/ Virginia Frese Palmer
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Virginia Frese Palmer
Executrix
Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute
Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C. 1001)
