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
OELSLAGER, JOHN K
6035 PARKLAND BOULEVARD
CLEVELAND, OH 44124
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
PARKER HANNIFIN CORPORATION
PH
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December 31, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
VICE PRESIDENT
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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Common Stock | | | | | | |3,853.25(1) |I |(1) |
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Common |12/15/|M | |1,546(2) |A |$12.50 |8,888 |I |Joint with wife |
|98 | | | | | | | | |
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Common | | | | | | |12,461.1876 |I |Joint w/wife DRIP |
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| | | | | | |2,613 |D | |
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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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Option to buy |$31.3750|8/12/|A |V|11,160 |A |8/12/|8/11/|Common stock|11,160 |(3) |11,160(4) |D | |
| |98 | | | | |99 |08 | | | | | | |
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Option to buy |$12.50 |12/15|M | |2,588(2) |D |1/6/9|1/5/9|Common stock|2,588(2|(3) |0(4) | | |
| |/98 | | | | |0 |9 | |) | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Parker-Hannifin Corporation Retirement Savings Plan as of September 30,
1998, the latest date for which information is available.
(2) "Pyramid" stock option exercise resulting in net acquisition of 1,546
shares.
(3) Granted under the Parker-Hannifin Corporation's Employee Stock Option Plan
in a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(4) In addition to the options reported hereon, Mr. Oelslager owns 27,069
options which were granted pursuant to the Corporation's Employee Stock Option
Plans, at various exercise prices and
expiration dates as previously
reported.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Thomas L. Meyer, Attorney-in-Fact
DATE
January 8, 1998