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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000310354-00-000003.txt : 20000203
<SEC-HEADER>0000310354-00-000003.hdr.sgml : 20000203
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000310354-00-000003
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20000131
FILED AS OF DATE:		20000131

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			STANDEX INTERNATIONAL CORP/DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000310354
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	REFRIGERATION & SERVICE INDUSTRY MACHINERY [3580]
		IRS NUMBER:				310596149
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			0630

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-07233
		FILM NUMBER:		517829

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		6 MANOR PKWY
		CITY:			SALEM
		STATE:			NH
		ZIP:			03079
		BUSINESS PHONE:		6038939701
<REPORTING-OWNER>

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			CRICHTON DAVID R
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001025746
	STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		4

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		7 HIGHLAND ROAD
	CITY:			WINDHAM
	STATE:			NH
	ZIP:			03087
	BUSINESS PHONE:		6038939701
</REPORTING-OWNER>
</SEC-HEADER>
<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<TEXT>

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Crichton, David R.
   Standex International Corporation
   6 Manor Parkway
   Salem, NH 03079-
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Standex International Corp. (SXI)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
   ###-##-####
4. Statement for Month/Year
   1/2000
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director                   ( ) 10% Owner
   (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
   Executive Vice President/Oper.
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
   (X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
   ( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
<TABLE>
TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
<CAPTION>
+---------------------------------+----------+-------------+-----------------------------+----------------+-----------+------------+
|1. Title of Security             |2. Trans- |3. Trans-    |4. Securities Acquired (A)   |5. Amount of    |6. Owner-  |7. Nature   |
|                                 |   action |   action    |   or Disposed of (D)        |   Securities   |   ship    |   of In-   |
|                                 |   Date   |   Code      |                             |   Beneficially |   Form:   |   direct   |
|                                 |          |             |                             |   Owned at     |   Direct  |   Bene-    |
|                                 |  (Month/ |             |                             |   End of       |   (D) or  |   ficial   |
|                                 |   Day/   +-------+-----+-----------+------+----------+   Month        |   Indirect|   Owner-   |
|                                 |   Year)  |Code   |V    |Amount     |A/D   |Price     |                |   (I)     |   ship     |
+---------------------------------+----------+-------+-----+-----------+------+----------+----------------+-----------+------------+
<S>                                <C>        <C>     <C>   <C>         <C>    <C>        <C>              <C>         <C>
Common Stock                       12/31/1999 J (1)   V     105.3554    A      $17.796900 6030.1955        D
Common Stock                       12/31/1999 T (2)   V     84          A      $0.000000  8540             I           ESOP
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
<CAPTION>
+-------------+--------+----------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
|1.           |2.      |3.        |4.       |5.         |6.                   |7.              |8.        |9.      |10.    |11.    |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |                |          |Number  |Owner- |       |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |                |          |of      |ship   |       |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |                |          |Deriv-  |Form of|       |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |Title and Amount|          |ative   |Deriv- |       |
|             |        |          |         |           |                     |of Underlying   |          |Secur-  |ative  |Nature |
|             |Conver- |          |         |Number of  |                     |Securities      |          |ities   |Secur- |of     |
|             |sion or |          |         |Derivative |Date Exercisable     +-------+--------+          |Benefi- |ity:   |In-    |
|             |Exercise|          |         |Securities |and Expiration Date  |       |Amount  |          |cially  |Direct |direct |
|             |Price of|Transac-  |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year)     |       |or      |          |Owned   |(D) or |Bene-  |
|Title of     |Deriv-  |tion Date |tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+       |Number  |Price of  |at End  |In-    |ficial |
|Derivative   |ative   |(Month/   +------+--+-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira-   |       |of      |Derivative|of      |direct |Owner- |
|Security     |Security|Day/Year) |Code  |V |(A)  |(D)  |cisable   |tion Date |Title  |Shares  |Security  |Month   |(I)    |ship   |
+-------------+--------+----------+------+--+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+--------+-------+-------+
<S>            <C>      <C>        <C>    <C><C>   <C>   <C>        <C>        <C>     <C>      <C>        <C>      <C>     <C>
</TABLE>

Explanation of Responses:
(1) Represents acquisition of stock pursuant to the Corporation's Employee Stock
Purchase Plan.
(2) This amount is based on reporting person's interest in Standex International
Corporation Employees' Stock Ownership Plan as of December 31, 1999
and does
not include shares accrued to insider's account since that date.

SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ David R. Crichton

DATE
01/31/2000
</TEXT>
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