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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
/ / Check this box if no
longer subject to Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities
Section 16. Form 4 Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the
or Form 5 obligations Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935
may continue. See or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company
Instruction 1(b). Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to
Harrison, J. Barton Technitrol, Inc. (TNL) Issuer (Check all applicable)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS or Social Security 4. Statement for ---- ---
Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
1452 County Line Road Person (Voluntary) February, 1999 ---- title --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
Date of Original (Check Applicable Line)
(Month/Year) X Form filed by One Reporting Person
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Form filed by More than One
---Reporting Person
Rosemont, PA 19010 ###-##-####
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(City) (State) (Zip) TABLE 1 -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ --------------------------------------- Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr.
4)
Common Stock (1) 1,755,092 I Co-trustee
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Common Stock (2) 185,008 I Co-trustee
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Common Stock (3) 2/16/99 P 20,000 A 21-31/64 I Executor
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Common Stock (3) 2/17/99 P 10,000 A 20-7/16 I Executor
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Common Stock (3) 2/18/99 P 5,000 A 20 I Executor
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Common Stock (3) 2/19/99 P 5,000 A 20-3/8 91,700 I Executor
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Common Stock 113,842 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
(Print or Type Responses) SEC 1474 (9/96)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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1. Title of Derivative 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Security Derivative Form of Indirect
(Instr. 3) Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses: See attached sheet.
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute /s/ J. Barton Harrison March 8, 1999
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See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note. File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (7-96)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB Number.
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FORM 4
J. Barton Harrison
Technitrol, Inc. (TNL)
February, 1999
(1) Shares held in the Palmer Family Trust -- Survivor's Share. Upon
administration of the Palmer Family Trust on the death of Gordon Palmer,
Jr., the Palmer Family Trust was divided into two shares (the Survivor's
Share and the Residuary Trust Share) which are held in separate trusts and
administered separately. Mr. Harrison is a co-trustee of the Survivor's
Share. The other co-trustee of this Trust is Virginia Frese Palmer, widow of
Gordon Palmer, Jr. Mr. Harrison disclaims any beneficial interest in these
shares.
(2) Shares held in the Palmer Family Trust -- Residuary Trust Share. Upon
administration of The Palmer Family Trust on the death of Gordon Palmer,
Jr., The Palmer Family Trust was divided into two shares (the Survivor's
Share and the Residuary Trust Share) which are held in separate trusts and
administered separately. Mr. Harrison is a co-trustee of the Residuary Trust
Share. The other co-trustee of such trust is Virginia Frese Palmer, widow of
Gordon Palmer, Jr. Mr. Harrison disclaims any beneficial interest in these
shares.
(3) Shares held in the Estate of Margaret H. Ormandy who died on May 31, 1998.
Mr. Harrison qualified as executor on June 8, 1998, and disclaims any
beneficial interest in these shares.
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