UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13G Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. ) TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED --------------------------------------------------------------- (Name of Issuer) COMMON STOCK --------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class of Securities) 896239 10 0 --------------------------------------------------------------- (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"). 1CUSIP No.: 896239 10 0 13G 1) NAME OF REPORTING PERSON S.S. or I.R.S. Identification No. of Above Person Charles Robert Trimble SSN ###-##-#### 2) CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) / / (b) / / 3) SEC USE ONLY 4) CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION USA NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 5) SOLE VOTING POWER 1,608,063 6) SHARED VOTING POWER -- 7) SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER 1,608,063 8) SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -- 9) AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON 1,608,063 SHARES 10) CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES* Not Applicable 11) PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9 7.24% 12) TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON* IN 2 CUSIP number 896239 10 0 13G ITEM 1. Issuer: TRIMBLE NAVIGATION LIMITED 585 N. Mary Avenue Sunnyvale, CA. 94086 ITEM 2. (a) Name of Person Filing: Charles Robert Trimble (b) Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, residence 585 N. Mary Avenue Sunnyvale, CA. 94086 (c) Citizenship U.S.A. (d) Title of Class of Securities Common (e) CUSIP number 896239 10 0 ITEM 3. Not Applicable ITEM 4. OWNERSHIP (a) Amount beneficially owned 1,608,063 shares * (b) Percent of Class 7.24% (c) Number of shares as to which such person has: (i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote 1,608,063 (ii) shared power to vote or to direct the vote -- (iii) sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of 1,608,063 (iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of -- ITEM 5. OWNERSHIP OF FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS Not applicable ITEM 6. OWNERSHIP OF MORE THAN FIVE PERCENT OR LESS OF A CLASS. Not applicable ITEM 7. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF THE SUBSIDIARY WHICH ACQUIRED THE SECURITY BEING REPORTED ON BY THE PARENT HOLDING COMPANY Not applicable ITEM 8. IDENTIFICATION AND CLASSIFICATION OF MEMBERS OF THE GROUP Not applicable * 20,000 Shares held by Charles R. Trimble 1,585,341 Shares held by Trimble Family Partners of Which Mr. Trimble is the sole general partner 5,722 Shares held by Mr. Trimble's self-directed 401(k) account 3 CUSIP number 896239 10 0 13G ITEM 9. NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF A GROUP Not applicable ITEM 10. CERTIFICATION Not applicable SIGNATURE After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete, and correct. February 13, 1997 /s/ Charles R. Trimble Charles R. Trimble