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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000903112-97-000718.txt : 19970610
<SEC-HEADER>0000903112-97-000718.hdr.sgml : 19970610
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000903112-97-000718
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	19970516
FILED AS OF DATE:		19970609
SROS:			AMEX

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			AMPEX CORP /DE/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000887433
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	RADIO & TV BROADCASTING & COMMUNICATIONS EQUIPMENT [3663]
		IRS NUMBER:				133667696
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	000-20292
		FILM NUMBER:		97620778

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 BROADWAY
		STREET 2:		MAIL STOP 3-36
		CITY:			REDWOOD CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94063-3199
		BUSINESS PHONE:		4153672011

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		500 BROADWAY
		STREET 2:		MAIL STOP 3-36
		CITY:			REDWOOD CITY
		STATE:			CA
		ZIP:			94063-3199

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMPEX INC /DE/
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19940505

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	AMPEX INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19930328
<REPORTING-OWNER>

COMPANY DATA:	
	COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			MCCLURE DOUGLAS T JR
	CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001028341
	STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	 []
<RELATIONSHIP>DIRECTOR

FILING VALUES:
	FORM TYPE:		4

BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		C/O AMPEX CORP
	STREET 2:		65 E 55TH ST
	CITY:			NEW YORK
	STATE:			NY
	ZIP:			10022
	BUSINESS PHONE:		2128567000

MAIL ADDRESS:	
	STREET 1:		C/O BATTLE FOWLER LLP
	STREET 2:		75 E 55TH ST
	CITY:			NEW YORK
	STATE:			NY
	ZIP:			10022
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<TYPE>4
<SEQUENCE>1
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 4-DOUGLAS T. MCCLURE, JR.
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                              OMB Number 3235-0287
                           Expires: September 30, 1998
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                     U.S. 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
                   Instruction 1(b).

        Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
        Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of
           1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1.       Name and Address of Reporting Person (If the form is filed
         by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).)

          McClure                      Douglas                     T., Jr.

         (Last)                        (First)                      (Middle)

          2 Belmont Avenue
                                      (Street)
          Rye,                          NY                            10580

         (City)                        (State)                        (Zip)



2.       Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

          Ampex Corporation (AXC)


3.       IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
         (Voluntary)



4.       Statement for
         (Month/Year)
               5/97

5.       If Amendment, Date of Original
         (Month/Year)


6.       Relationship of Reporting Persons to Issuer
                           (Check all applicable)

           X     Director                            ______      10% Owner
         ------
         _______ Officer (give title below)          ______      Other (specify
                                                                        below)

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

<S>             <C>             <C>            <C>                           <C>              <C>             <C>     
1. Title of     2. Trans-       3. Trans-      4. Securities Acquired (A)    5. Amount of     6. Ownership    7.  Nature of
   Security        action          action         or Disposed of (D)            Securities       Form:           Indirect
   (Instr.3)       Date            Code           (Instr.3, 4 and 5)            Beneficial       Direct (D)      Beneficial
                   (Month          (Instr.8)                                    ly Owned         or              Ownership
                   /Date/Year)                                                  at End of        Indirect
                                                                                Month            (I)             (Instr. 4)

                                                                                (Inst. 3         (Instr. 4)
                                                                                and 4)
                                 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Code  V        Amount   (A) or (D)  Price 
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                                                                                 SEC 1474 (7-96)

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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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<S>              <C>                <C>               <C>                 <C>                         <C>                       
1.  Title of     2.    Conver-      3.  Trans-        4. Transaction      5.    Number of Deriv-      6.    Date Exercisable and
    Derivative         sion or          action           Code                   ative Securities            Expiration Date
    Security           Exercise         Date                                    Acquired (A) or             (Month/Day/Year)
    (Instr.3)          Price of                          (Instr. 8)             Disposed of (D)
                       Deri-        (Month/Day/Year)
                       vative                                                     (Instr. 3, 4,
                       Security                                                   and 5)
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                                                      Code   V                 (A)      (D)               Date Exer-    Expiration
                                                                                                          cisable       Date
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Option to acquire        $5.75          5/16/97        A     V                  5,000                      (Note 1)      (Note 1)
(Note 1)
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<TABLE>


<S>                  <C>                           <C>                <C>               <C>                 <C>          
1.  Title of         7.    Title and Amount of     8.    Price of     9. Number of      10.Ownership        11. Nature of
    Derivative             Underlying Securities         Derivative      Derivative        Form of Deriva-      Indirect Bene-
    Security                                             Security        Securities        tive Security:       ficial Owner-
    (Instr.3)              (Instr.3 and 4)                               Beneficially      Direct (D) or        ship (Instr.
                                                         (Instr. 5)      Owned at End      Indirect (I)         4)
                                                                         of Month          (Instr. 4)
                                                                           (Instr. 4)
                   ---------------------------
                    Title           Amount or
                                    Number of
                                    Shares
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Option to acquire   Class A        5,000               $0                  (Note 2)        D
(Note 1)            Common
                    Stock
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Explanation of Responses:


Note 1: Non-qualified stock option grant pursuant to Rule 16b-3 under the
Ampex Corporation Stock Incentive Plan. The option becomes exercisable on the
date of the issuer's 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders, and expires fifteen
months thereafter.

Note 2: This reporting person does not own any other options having the
same exercise price and exercise period.

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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute
Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C.1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
                                             <S>                                     <C>
                                              /s/Douglas T. McClure, Jr.               6/5/97
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                                              ** Signature of Reporting Person         Date
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Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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
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