SC 13G/A: Schedule filed to report acquisition of beneficial ownership of 5% or more of a class of equity securities by passive investors and certain institutions
Published on February 14, 1994
UNITED
STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE
13G
Under
the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(Amendment
No. 13)*
WAL-MART
STORES, INC.
(Name
of
Issuer)
Common
Stock
(Title
of
Class of Securities)
931142-10-3
(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).
CUSIP
No. 931142-10-3
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13G
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1.
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Helen
R.
Walton
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2.
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a)
X
(b)
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3.
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
1,518,000**
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6.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
871,273,976**
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7.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE
POWER
1,518,000**
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8.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
871,273,976**
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9.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
872,791,976**
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10.
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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11.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
37.97%
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12.
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE
INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
**For
additional information, see Schedule A and the footnotes
thereto.
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CUSIP
No. 931142-10-3
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13G
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1.
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
S.
Robson
Walton
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2.
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) X
(b)
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3.
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
401,408**
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6.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
871,294,228**
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7.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
372,050**
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8.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
871,294,228**
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9.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
871,695,636**
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10.
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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11.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
37.92%
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12.
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE
INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
**For
additional information, see Schedule A and the footnotes
thereto.
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CUSIP
No. 931142-10-3
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13G
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1.
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
John
T.
Walton
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2.
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) X
(b)
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3.
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
2,798,016**
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6.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
871,388,068**
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7.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
2,798,016**
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8.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
871,388,068**
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9.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
874,186,084**
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10.
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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11.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
38.03%
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12.
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE
INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
**For
additional information, see Schedule A and the footnotes
thereto.
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CUSIP
No. 931142-10-3
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13G
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1.
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Jim
C.
Walton
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2.
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) X
(b)
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3.
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
4,564,068**
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6.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
871,273,976**
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7.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
4,564,068**
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8.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
871,273,976**
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9.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
875,838,044**
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10.
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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11.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
38.10%
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12.
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE
INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
**For
additional information, see Schedule A and the footnotes
thereto.
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CUSIP
No. 931142-10-3
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13G
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1.
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NAME
OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S.
or I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Alice
L. Walton
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2.
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CHECK
THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) X
(b)
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3.
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SEC
USE ONLY
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4.
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CITIZENSHIP
OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United
States
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NUMBER
OF
SHARES
BENEFICIALLY
OWNED
BY
EACH
REPORTING
PERSON
WITH
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5.
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SOLE
VOTING POWER
1,140,000**
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6.
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SHARED
VOTING POWER
871,273,976**
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7.
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SOLE
DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,140,000**
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8.
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SHARED
DISPOSITIVE POWER
871,273,976**
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9.
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AGGREGATE
AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
872,413,976**
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10.
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CHECK
BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN
SHARES*
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11.
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PERCENT
OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
37.96%
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12.
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TYPE
OF REPORTING PERSON*
IN
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*SEE
INSTRUCTION BEFORE FILLING OUT!
**For
additional information, see Schedule A and the footnotes
thereto.
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SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington,
D.C. 20549
Schedule
13G
Item
1.
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(a) Name
of Issuer.
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Wal-Mart
Stores, Inc.
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(b) Address
of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.
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702
S.W. 8th Street
Bentonville,
Arkansas 72716
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Item
2.
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(a) Names
of Persons Filing.
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Helen
R. Walton;
S.
Robson Walton;
John
T. Walton;
Jim
C. Walton; and
Alice
L. Walton
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(b) Address
of Principal Business Offices, or, If
None,
Residences.
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The
principal business office of each
person
named in Item 2(a) above is 125 West
Central,
#218, Bentonville, Arkansas 72712.
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(c) Citizenship.
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Each
person filing this Schedule 13G is a
citizen
of the United States.
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(d) Title
of Class of Securities.
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Common
Stock.
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(e) CUSIP
Number.
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931142-10-3
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Item
3.
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If
this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b),
or
13d-2(b), check whether the person filing is a:
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Not
applicable
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Item
4.
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Ownership
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(a) Amount
of Beneficially Owned.
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See
Schedule A hereto.
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(b) Percent
of Class.
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See
Schedule A hereto.
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(c) Number
of shares as to which each person filing
this
Schedule 13G has (i) sole power to vote or
to
direct the vote; (ii) shared power to vote or
to
direct the vote; (iii) sole power to dispose
or
to direct the disposition of; or (iv) shared
power
to dispose or to direct the disposition
of.
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See
Schedule A hereto.
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Item
5.
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Ownership
of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
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Not
applicable.
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Item
6.
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Ownership
of More than Five Percent on Behalf of
Another Person. |
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Not applicable. | ||
Item
7.
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Identification
and Classification of the Subsidiary
which
Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the
Parent
Holding Company.
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Not
applicable.
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Item
8.
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Identification
and Classification of Members of the
Group.
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If
a group has filed this Schedule pursuant
to
Rule 13d-1(c), attach an exhibit stating
the
identity of each member of this group:
The
identity of each member of the group is
disclosed
on the cover pages attached
hereto.
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Item
9.
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Notice
of Dissolution of Group.
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Not
applicable.
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Item
10.
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Certification
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Not
applicable.
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SIGNATURE
After
reasonable inquiry and to the best of the knowledge and belief of each of the
undersigned, each of the undersigned certifies that the information set forth
in
this statement is true, complete and correct.
February
10, 1994
Date
/s/ Helen
R. Walton
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/s/ S.
Robson Walton
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S.
Robson Walton
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/s/ John
T. Walton
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John
T. Walton
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/s/ Jim
C. Walton
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Jim
C. Walton
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/s/ Alice
L. Walton
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Alice
L. Walton
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Schedule
A
BENEFICIAL
OWNERSHIP OF COMMON STOCK
In
the
following table, each reference to the percentage of common stock beneficially
owned by a reporting person is calculated using the 2,298,521,925 shares of
common stock outstanding on October 31, 1993, as shown by the most recent report
published by the issuer. The footnotes to the following table describe, among
other things, the extent to which each reporting person disclaims beneficial
ownership of the common stock set forth opposite such reporting person’s name in
such table.
Number
of Shares of Common Stock as
to
Which Reporting Person has
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Reporting
Person
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Aggregate
Number
of
Shares
of
Common
Stock
Beneficially
Owned
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Percentage
Outstanding
Common
Stock
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Sole
Power
to Vote |
Shared
Power
to Vote |
Sole
Power
to Dispose |
Shared
Power
to Dispose |
Helen
R. Walton 1/
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872,791,976
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37.97%
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1,518,000
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871,273,976
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1,518,000
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871,273,976
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S.
Robson Walton 2/
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871,695,636
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37.92%
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401,408
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871,294,228
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372,050
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871,294,228
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John
T. Walton 3/
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874,186,084
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38.03%
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2,798,016
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871,388,068
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2,798,016
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871,388,068
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Jim
C. Walton 4/
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875,838,044
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38.10%
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4,564,068
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871,273,976
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4,564,068
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871,273,976
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Alice
L. Walton 5/
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872,413,976
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37.96%
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1,140,000
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871,273,976
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1,140,000
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871,273,976
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1/ The
number and percentage of shares of common stock shown in the table
as
beneficially owned by Helen R. Walton represent (a) 1,496,880 shares
held
directly by Helen R. Walton, (b) 871,273,976 shares held by the Walton
Family Voting Trust, as to which Helen R. Walton, as a cotrustee
thereof,
shares voting and dispositive power with S. Robson Walton, John T.
Walton,
Jim C. Walton and Alice L. Walton, the other cotrustees thereof,
and (c)
21,120 shares held by Helen R. Walton as custodian for certain of
her
grandchildren under UGMA.
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With respect to the Walton Family Voting Trust mentioned above, as a general matter, dispositive power over all of the shares held thereby is exercised by the trustees thereof. However, any disposition of shares must be approved by the beneficiaries thereof holding 70% or more of the interests therein. The reporting persons filing this Schedule 13G together hold more than 70% of such interests. | |
Helen R. Walton disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in (c) above. She also disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in (b) above, except to the extent of her actual ownership interest in the entity listed therein. | |
2/ The
number and percentage of shares of common stock shown in the table
as
beneficially owned by S. Robson Walton represent (a) 238,456 shares
held
directly by S. Robson Walton, (b) 16,000 shares beneficially owned
by his
wife, Carolyn F. Walton, (c) 2,560 shares beneficially owned by his
son,
Benjamin Walton, (d) 488 shares held by S. Robson Walton as custodian
for
certain nieces and nephews of his, (e) 113,920 shares held by the
James M.
Walton 1987 Trust, of which S. Robson Walton is the sole trustee,
(f)
1,692 shares held by the Jim C. Walton Irrevocable Children’s Trust, as to
which S. Robson Walton, as a cotrustee thereof, shares voting and
dispositive power with John T. Walton, the
other cotrustee thereof, (g) 871,273,976 shares held by the Walton
Family
Voting Trust, as to which S. Robson Walton, as a cotrustee thereof,
shares
voting and dispositive power with Helen R. Walton, John T. Walton,
Jim C.
Walton and Alice L. Walton, the
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other cotrustees thereof, (h) 19,186 shares representing shares covered by stock options exercisable by S. Robson Walton under the Wal-Mart Stock Option Plan of 1984, and (i) 29,358 shares held under the Wal-Mart Profit Sharing Plan for the benefit of S. Robson Walton. | |
With respect to the Walton Family Voting Trust mentioned above, as a general matter, dispositive power over all of the shares held thereby is exercised by the trustees thereof. However, any disposition of shares must be approved by the beneficiaries thereof holding 70% or more of the interests therein. The reporting persons filing this Schedule 13G together hold more than 70% of such interests. | |
S. Robson Walton, disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in (b), (c), (d), (e) and (f) above. He also disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in (g) above, except to the extent of his actual ownership interest in the entity listed therein. | |
3/ The number and percentage of shares of common stock
shown in the table as beneficially owned by John T. Walton represent
(a)
2,798,016 shares held directly by John T. Walton, (b) 112,400 shares
beneficially owned by his wife, Christy R. Walton, (c) 1,692 shares
held
by the Jim C. Walton Irrevocable Children’s Trust, as to which John T.
Walton, as a cotrustee thereof, shares voting and dispositive power
with
S. Robson Walton, the other cotrustee thereof, and (d) 871,273,976
shares
held by the Walton Family Voting Trust, as to which
John
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T. Walton, a cotrustee thereof, shares voting and dispositive power with Helen R. Walton, S. Robson Walton, Jim C. Walton and Alice L. Walton, the other cotrustees thereof. | |
With respect to the Walton Family Voting Trust mentioned above, as a general matter, dispositive power over all of the shares held thereby is exercised by the trustees thereof. However, any disposition of shares must be approved by the beneficiaries thereof holding 70% or more of the interests therein. The reporting persons filing this Schedule 13G together hold more than 70% of such interests. | |
John T. Walton disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in (b) and (c) above. He also disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in (d) above, except to the extent of his actual ownership interest in the entity listed therein. | |
4/ The
number and percentage of shares of common stock shown in the table
as
beneficially owned by Jim C. Walton represent (a) 3,316,992 shares
held
directly by Jim C. Walton, (b) 341,760 shares held by Jim C. Walton
as
guardian or custodian for certain children of his, (c) 871,273,976
shares
held by the Walton Family Voting Trust, as to which Jim C. Walton,
as a
cotrustee thereof, shares voting and dispositive power with Helen
R.
Walton, S. Robson Walton, John T. Walton and Alice L. Walton, the
other
cotrustees thereof, and (d) 905,316 shares held by Walton Investment
Partnership, as to which Jim C. Walton, as trustee of certain trusts
that
are general partners thereof and that, in the aggregate, hold a majority
interest therein, holds
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sole voting and dispositive power. | |
With respect to the Walton Family Voting Trust mentioned above, as a general matter, dispositive power over all of the shares held thereby is exercised by the trustees thereof. However, any disposition of shares must be approved by the beneficiaries thereof holding 70% or more of the interests therein. The reporting persons filing this Schedule 13G together hold more than 70% of such interests. | |
Jim C. Walton disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in (b) and (d) above. He also disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in (c) above, except to the extent of his actual ownership interest in the entity listed therein. | |
5/ The
number and percentage of shares of common stock in the table as
beneficially owned by Alice L. Walton represent (a) 1,140,000 shared
held
directly by Alice L. Walton, and (b) 871,273,976 shares held by the
Walton
Family Voting Trust, as to which Alice L. Walton, as a cotrustee
thereof,
shares voting and dispositive power with Helen R. Walton, S. Robson
Walton, Jim C.Walton and John T. Walton, the other cotrustees
thereof.
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With respect to the Walton Family Voting Trust mentioned above, as a general matter, dispositive power over all of the shares held thereby is exercised by the trustees thereof. However, any disposition of shares must be approved by the beneficiaries thereof holding 70% or more of the interests therein. The reporting persons filing this Schedule 13G together hold more than 70% of such interests. |
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Alice
L. Walton disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares listed in
(b) above, except to the extent of her actual ownership interest in the entity
listed therein.
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