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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

[X] Quarterly Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

For the period ending March 30, 1996

or
[ ] Transition Report Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934

For the transition period from __________ to _________

Commission file number: 1-7221

MOTOROLA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware 36-1115800
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

1303 E. Algonquin Road, Schaumburg, Illinois 60196
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)


Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (847) 576-5000

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports
required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the
registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to
such filing requirements for the past 90 days.

Yes [X] No [ ]


The number of shares outstanding of each of the issuer's classes of
common stock as of the close of business on March 30, 1996:

Class Number of Shares

Common Stock; $3 Par Value 592,011,609




Motorola, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Index


Part I

Financial Information Page

Item 1 Financial Statements

Statements of Consolidated Earnings
Three-Month Periods ended
March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995 3

Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets at
March 30, 1996 and December 31, 1995 4

Statements of Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows
Three-Month Periods ended
March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995 5

Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial
Statements 6

Item 2 Management's Discussion and Analysis of
Financial Condition and Results of Operations 7

Part II

Other Information

Item 1 Legal Proceedings 13

Item 2 Changes in Securities 14

Item 3 Defaults Upon Senior Securities 14

Item 4 Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders 14

Item 5 Other Information 14

Item 6 Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K 14

Part I - Financial Information
Motorola, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Statements of Consolidated Earnings
(Unaudited)
(In millions, except per share amounts)


Three Months Ended
March 30, April 1,
1996 1995

Net sales $ 6,955 $ 6,011

Costs and expenses
Manufacturing and other costs of sales 4,718 3,878
Selling, general and
administrative expenses 1,072 1,090
Depreciation expense 523 431
Interest expense, net 51 21
Total costs and expenses 6,364 5,420
Earnings before income taxes 591 591
Income taxes provided on earnings 207 219
Net earnings $ 384 $ 372


Net earnings per common and common equivalent share (1)

Fully diluted:
Net earnings per common and common
equivalent share $ .63 $ .61
Average common and common equivalent shares
outstanding, fully diluted (in millions) 608.6 608.7

Dividends paid per share $ .10 $ .10

(1) Average primary common and common equivalent shares outstanding for the
three months ended March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995 were 608.6 million and
608.7 million, respectively. Primary earnings per common and common
equivalent share were the same as fully diluted for the first quarters ended
March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995.







See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Motorola, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets
(Unaudited)
(In millions)


March 30, December 31,
1996 1995
Assets
Cash and cash equivalents $ 845 $ 725
Short-term investments 289 350
Accounts receivable, less allowance for
doubtful accounts (1996, $129; 1995, $123) 4,080 4,081
Inventories 3,438 3,528
Other current assets 1,875 1,826
Total current assets 10,527 10,510
Property, plant and equipment, less
accumulated depreciation
(1996, $8,494; 1995, $8,110) 9,597 9,356
Other assets (1) 3,252 2,935
Total Assets $23,376 $22,801


Liabilities and Stockholders' Equity
Notes payable and current portion of
long-term debt $ 1,655 $ 1,605
Accounts payable 1,869 2,018
Accrued liabilities 4,260 4,170
Total current liabilities 7,784 7,793
Long-term debt 1,956 1,949
Other liabilities (1) 2,143 2,011
Stockholders' equity (1) 11,493 11,048
Total liabilities and stockholders' equity $23,376 $22,801

(1) SFAS No. 115 "Accounting for Certain Investments in Debt and Equity
Securities" requires the carrying value of certain investments to be adjusted
to their fair value which resulted in the Company recording an increase to
stockholders' equity, other assets and deferred taxes of $459 million, $759
million and $300 million as of March 30, 1996; and $328 million, $543 million,
and $215 million as of December 31, 1995.



See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Motorola, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Statements of Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows
(Unaudited)
(In millions)

Three Months Ended
March 30, April 1,
1996 1995

Net cash provided by operations $ 951 $ 639


Investing

Payments for property, plant and equipment (822) (969)
(Increase) decrease in short-term investments 61 (16)
(Increase) in other investing
activities (75) (132)


Net cash used for investing activities (836) (1,117)

Financing

Net increase in commercial paper
and short-term borrowings 51 620
Proceeds from issuance of debt 24 1
Repayment of debt (20) (9)
Payment of dividends to stockholders (59) (59)
Other financing activities 9 34


Net cash provided by financing activities 5 587


Net increase in cash and
cash equivalents $ 120 $ 109

Cash and cash equivalents, beginning of year $ 725 $ 741

Cash and cash equivalents, end of period $ 845 $ 850






See accompanying notes to condensed consolidated financial statements.

Motorola, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
(Unaudited)
1. Basis of Presentation

The Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheet as of March 30, 1996, the Statements
of Consolidated Earnings for the three-month periods ended March 30, 1996 and
April 1, 1995, and the Statements of Condensed Consolidated Cash Flows for the
three-month periods ended March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995 have been prepared
by the Company. In the opinion of management, all adjustments (which include
reclassifications and normal recurring adjustments) necessary to present
fairly the financial position, results of operations and cash flows at March
30, 1996 and for all periods presented, have been made.

Certain information and footnote disclosures normally included in the
financial statements prepared in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles have been condensed or omitted. It is suggested that these
condensed consolidated financial statements be read in conjunction with the
financial statements and notes thereto included in the appendix of the
Company's proxy statement for the 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the
Corporation. The results of operations for the three-month period ended March
30, 1996 are not necessarily indicative of the operating results for the full
year.

2. Inventories

Inventories consist of the following (in millions):
March 30, Dec. 31,
1996 1995

Finished goods $ 1,034 $ 1,026
Work in process and production materials 2,404 2,502
Inventories $ 3,438 $ 3,528

3. Income Taxes

The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has examined the federal income tax returns
for Motorola, Inc. through 1987 and has settled the respective returns through
1985. The IRS has completed its field audit of the years 1986 and 1987. In
connection with these audits, the IRS has proposed adjustments to the
Company's income and tax credits for those years which would result in
additional tax. The Company disagrees with most of the proposed adjustments
and is contesting them. In the opinion of the Company's management, the final
disposition of these matters, and proposed adjustments from other tax
authorities, will not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated
financial position, liquidity or results of operations of the Company.

4. Supplemental Cash Flows Information

A net income tax cash refund totaling $7 million was recognized during the
first quarter of 1996 compared to a net cash payment totaling $204 million for
the same period a year earlier. Cash payments for interest expense (net of
amount capitalized) were $67 million and $51 million, for the first three-
month periods ended March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995, respectively.

Motorola, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Management's Discussion and Analysis
of Financial Condition and Results of Operations


This commentary should be read in conjunction with the sections of the
following documents for a full understanding of Motorola's financial condition
and results of operations: from Motorola, Inc.'s 1995 Summary Annual Report to
Stockholders, the Letter to Stockholders on page 2; and from the Proxy
Statement for the 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders of the Corporation
Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of
Operations on pages F-1 through F-11, and the Consolidated Financial
Statements and Footnotes to the Consolidated Financial Statements, pages F-13
through F-28; and from Motorola, Inc.'s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
period ending March 30, 1996, of which this commentary is a part, the
Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements and Notes to the Condensed
Consolidated Financial Statements, pages 3 through 6.


Results of Operations:

Motorola, Inc. reported higher sales and earnings for the first quarter of
1996. Sales rose to $7.0 billion in the first quarter of 1996, up 16 percent
from $6.0 billion a year earlier. Earnings were $384 million, compared with
$372 million in the same period a year earlier. Motorola's net margin on sales
(net earnings divided by net sales) during the first quarter of 1996 was 5.5
percent compared to 6.2 percent for the year-earlier period. Primary and fully
diluted net earnings per common and common equivalent share for the first
quarter of 1996 were 63 cents, compared to 61 cents a year earlier. Earnings
would have been flat in comparison to the first quarter of 1995 without a
lower corporate tax rate of 35 percent versus 37 percent in the year-earlier
period. The tax rate for the full year ended December 31, 1995 was 36
percent.

Gross margin declined to 32.2 percent of sales in the first quarter of 1996
from 35.5 percent of sales during the year-earlier period. Gross margin
declines in all of the Company's major businesses were largely offset by the
advantage gained from lower selling, general and administrative costs.
Depreciation and interest expenses increased as a percent of sales.

General Systems Sector's segment sales rose to $2.7 billion, an increase of 16
percent from the first quarter of 1995. Orders increased 23 percent and
operating profits were lower than in the first quarter of 1995. Cellular
Subscriber orders were higher, led by the Pan America and Greater China
regions. The increase in the Pan America order growth was in comparison to
the first quarter 1995 which had been adversely affected when excess cellular
inventory levels had accumulated in the U.S. distribution channels. Orders in
Europe were down significantly. In the U.S. cellular market, the subscriber
base growth rate is expected to be similar to what was experienced in 1995.
Cellular Infrastructure orders were up significantly over the year-earlier
period. Growth was highest in Japan, China and Europe. Orders were lower in
Pan America as well as the remainder of all other international markets
combined. PCS (personal communications systems) systems being built in the
U.S. is expected to have little impact to either subscriber or infrastructure
sales until late 1996, at the earliest. Motorola Computer Group orders were
also higher.

Segment sales in the Semiconductor Products Sector increased 14 percent from
the first quarter of 1995 to $2.1 billion, and orders declined 5 percent.
Operating profits were higher than in the first quarter of 1995 but would have
been flat except for a net gain realized from a real estate transaction.
Orders were higher in the Americas but declined in Asia-Pacific, Europe and
Japan. Orders increased in the computer (mainframe and mid-range) and
communications segments. The personal computer/workstation segment was down
significantly and other key segments were also lower. Distributor orders
rose. Order growth was highest for fast static random access memories,
customer-specified microcontrollers, high-performance embedded processors,
sensors, digital signal processors, digital-analog circuits, and power
transistors. Logic/analog and discrete product orders were lower.
Semiconductor industry growth has slowed causing pricing pressures on a wide
range of products, and although the Company's manufacturing capacity expansion
programs are continuing, the rate of investment in capital expenditures is
being adjusted downward.

Start-up costs related to new manufacturing capacity increased significantly
during the first quarter of 1996 compared to a year ago and were slightly
higher compared to the fourth quarter of 1995. The Company presently expects
that this segment will continue to incur start-up costs and inefficiencies for
a few quarters as a result of its capacity expansion program and its increased
depreciation costs as a percent of sales.

In the Messaging, Information and Media segment sales increased 26 percent to
$990 million and operating profits were higher compared with the first quarter
of 1995. Orders increased 15 percent from the first quarter of 1995. In the
Paging Products Group, paging orders increased significantly in the United
States. Orders also grew in China, while orders in other international
markets were lower. Orders in the Wireless Data Group were lower. Orders in
the Information Systems Group were significantly higher and were especially
strong in China. The Multimedia Group also reported higher orders and began
initial shipments of cable telephony equipment. The Paging Products Group
continues to lead the financial performance of this segment.


In the Land Mobile Products segment sales increased 4 percent to $821 million
and operating profits were lower compared with the first quarter of 1995 due
to increases in manufacturing and engineering costs. Orders were flat.
Higher orders in the Network Solutions Group were offset by lower orders in
the Radio Products Group and iDEN (integrated Dispatch Enhanced Network)
products group. Sales of iDEN equipment increased, largely due to higher
subscriber unit sales. The sector made significant progress in technology
changes to enhance the voice quality of iDEN systems.


In the Automotive, Energy and Controls Group, sales decreased 9 percent,
orders decreased 7 percent and operating profits were lower compared to the
first quarter of 1995, due to pricing pressures and reduced demand for
components and energy products serving the cellular communications business.
Construction began for the Flat Panel Display Division headquarters in Tempe,
Arizona. The results for this group are reported as part of the "Other
Products" segment.

In the Government and Space Technology Group (GSTG), group sales increased 47
percent. Orders were 41 percent higher, and an operating profit was
recognized, compared with a loss a year ago. Development of the IRIDIUM
(Registered Trademark) global communications system progressed during the
quarter, with the completion of additional milestones, one of which was
accepted subject to completion of tests. Iridium, Inc. raised an additional
$315 million in financing commitments, largely from its existing investors,
increasing the venture's total capital base to more than $1.9 billion. Bank
financing, which will require significant recourse to Motorola during the
initial technology deployment and regulatory approval phases of the program,
will be necessary beginning in the third quarter of 1996 for Iridium, Inc. to
continue to make payments to Motorola. The bank financing is presently being
negotiated and there can be no assurance as to the outcome of such
negotiations. A proposal for Motorola to guarantee $750 million of such
financing has been accepted by Iridium, Inc., subject to certain additional
internal approvals. There can be no assurances that such a guarantee will be
sufficient for the bank financing. GSTG is recording reserves that currently
result in a minimal level of profit recognition for the IRIDIUM project.
These reserves are reevaluated periodically. The results for this group are
reported as part of the "Other Products" segment.

Motorola's manufacturing and other costs of sales during the first quarter of
1996 and 1995 were $4.7 billion, 67.8 percent of net sales, and $3.9 billion,
64.5 percent of net sales, respectively. This increased percent of sales
resulted primarily from three factors: start-up costs and inefficiencies
associated with the process of adding major elements of new semiconductor
manufacturing capacity; more competitive pricing for semiconductors,
especially memory products, as industry growth has slowed; and the
continuation of a strategy to remain a price leader in the cellular telephone
and paging industries worldwide in order to influence the continuing growth of
these markets. These pricing pressures have contributed to lower sales and
order growth. Comparisons of earnings may also be difficult for the quarters
ahead.

Selling, general and administrative expenses during the first quarter of 1996
were $1,072 million, or 15.4 percent of sales down from $1,090 million, or
18.1 percent of sales a year ago, as management, in anticipation of continuing
pressure on gross margins, maintained its focus during the first quarter of
1996 on holding the overall growth of these costs to a level less than the
growth of sales.

Major transitions to new technologies continue in Motorola's equipment
businesses. These are very important to the Company's long-term growth and
are already beginning to result in significant new businesses. These
technologies include two-way and voice paging, CDMA (code divisional multiple
access) for cellular and PCS systems, wireless local loop, telephony and high
speed data modems for cable systems, and integrated dispatch radios. As new
technologies enter the Company's revenue base, their early life cycle levels
of profitability are low until markets mature and manufacturing economies of
scale develop to reduce unit costs.


Liquidity and Capital Resources:

Inventories at March 30, 1996 decreased slightly by 3 percent or $90 million,
compared with inventories at December 31, 1995. Inventory turns improved from
4.4 turns as of December 31, 1995 to 5.4 turns as of March 30, 1996. The
improved inventory results were led by the General Systems Sector which
experienced lower inventory levels within the Cellular Subscriber Group (CSG)
and the Cellular Infrastructure Group (CIG).

Property, plant and equipment, less accumulated depreciation, increased $241
million since December 31, 1995, and depreciation expense during the first
quarter of 1996 increased 21 percent totaling $523 million compared to $431
million for the year-earlier period due to the Semiconductor Products Sector
and other Sector/Group capacity expansions.

Motorola's notes payable and current portion of long-term debt increased to
$1,655 million at March 30, 1996, from $1,605 million at December 31, 1995, an
increase of approximately 3 percent. Net debt (notes payable and current
portion of long-term debt plus long-term debt less short-term investments and
cash equivalents) to net debt plus equity decreased to 19.3 percent at March
30, 1996 from 19.8 percent at December 31, 1995. The Company's total domestic
and foreign credit facilities aggregated $3.4 billion at March 30, 1996, of
which $428 million were used and the remaining amount was not drawn, but was
available to back up outstanding commercial paper which totaled $1.3 billion
at March 30, 1996.

The Company uses financial instruments to hedge, and therefore help reduce,
its overall exposure to the effects of currency fluctuations on cash flows of
foreign operations and investments in foreign countries. The Company's
strategy is to offset the gains or losses of the financial instruments against
losses or gains on the underlying operational cash flows or investments based
on the operating business units' assessment of risk. Motorola does not
speculate in these financial instruments for profit on the exchange rate price
fluctuations alone. Motorola does not trade in currencies for which there are
no underlying exposures, and the Company does not enter into trades for any
currency to intentionally increase the underlying exposure.

Essentially all the Company's non-functional currency receivables and payables
denominated in major currencies which can be traded on open markets are
hedged. Some of the Company's exposure is to currencies which are not traded
on open markets, such as those in Latin America and China, and these are
addressed, to the extent reasonably possible, through managing net asset
positions, product pricing, and other means, such as component sourcing.
Currently, the Company primarily hedges firm commitments. The Company expects
that there could be hedges of anticipated transactions in the future.

As of March 30, 1996, and April 1, 1995, the Company had net outstanding
foreign exchange contracts totaling $1.2 billion and $1.3 billion,
respectively. The following schedule shows the five largest foreign exchange
hedge positions as of March 30, 1996, and the corresponding positions at April
1, 1995:


Millions of U.S. Dollars
Buy (Sell) March 30, April 1,
1996 1995

Japanese Yen (361) (279)
British Pound Sterling (180) (130)
Spanish Peseta (125) (146)
Singapore Dollar 94 76
Danish Kroner 62 1

As of March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995, outstanding foreign exchange contracts
primarily consisted of short-term forward contracts. Net deferred losses on
these forward contracts which hedge designated firm commitments were
immaterial at March 30, 1996. The foreign exchange financial instruments
which hedge various investments in foreign subsidiaries are marked to market
monthly as are the underlying investments and the results are recorded in the
financial statements.

Motorola's research and development expense was $556 million in the first
quarter of 1996, compared with $501 million in the first quarter of 1995.
Research and development expenditures for the year ended December 31, 1995
were $2.2 billion. The Company continues to believe that a strong commitment
to research and development drives long-term growth. At March 30, 1996, the
Company's fixed asset expenditures for the first quarter totaled $822 million,
compared with $969 million in the first quarter of 1995. The Company is
currently anticipating that fixed asset expenditures incurred during 1996
could total approximately $3.5 billion, significantly lower than fixed asset
expenditures incurred during 1995 which aggregated $4.2 billion. The decrease
in expected fixed asset expenditures for 1996 reflects management's commitment
to adjusting investment levels to better match current industry conditions,
particularly with respect to the semiconductor industry.

Return on average invested capital (net earnings divided by the sum of
stockholders' equity, long-term debt, notes payable and the current portion of
long-term debt, less short-term investments and cash equivalents) was 14.0
percent based on the performance of the four preceding fiscal quarters ending
March 30, 1996, compared with 16.8 percent based on the performance of the
four preceding fiscal quarters ending April 1, 1995. Motorola's current ratio
(the ratio of current assets to current liabilities) was 1.35 at March 30,
1996, unchanged from December 31, 1995.

"Safe Harbor" statement under the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of
1995: Statements that are not historical facts, including statements about
(i) General Systems Sector's subscriber base growth rate and the impact of PCS
systems on subscriber or infrastructure sales; (ii) Semiconductor Products
Sector's start-up costs and inefficiencies; (iii) Iridium, Inc. financing
negotiations; (iv) the effect of pricing pressures; (v) the effect of
transitions to new technologies and research and development activities; and
(vi) fixed asset expenditures, are forward-looking statements that involve
risks and uncertainties. Motorola wishes to caution the reader that the
factors below, along with the factors set forth in its 1996 proxy statement in
Management's Discussion and Analysis at pages F-10 and F-11, in some cases
have affected and could affect Motorola's actual results causing results to
differ materially from those in any forward-looking statement: a moderating
growth rate in the cellular subscriber base in the United States and, to some
extent, in Europe; underutilization of plants and factories and delays in
start of production in facilities, including those in the Semiconductor
Products Sector and General Systems Sector; the outcome of the Iridium, Inc.
financing negotiations and acceptance of Motorola's guarantee; product
development risks, including technological difficulties and commercialization;
demand and market acceptance risks for new and existing products, technologies
and services, including new cellular phones, paging products, computer
products and automobile products, PCS systems, and digital technology; the
impact of world-wide economic conditions on growth and demand for wireless
communications; and unexpected fixed asset expenditures.

IRIDIUM (Registered Trademark) is a registered trademark and service mark of
Iridium, Inc.

Information by Industry Segment (Unaudited)

Summarized below are the Company's segment sales as defined by industry
segment for the three months ended March 30, 1996 and April 1, 1995:

March 30, April 1,
(In millions) 1996 1995 (1) % Change

General Systems Products $2,716 $2,346 16

Semiconductor Products 2,146 1,881 14

Messaging, Information and
Media Products 990 788 26

Land Mobile Products 821 790 4

Other Products 916 818 12

Adjustments and eliminations (634) (612) 4

Industry segment totals $6,955 $6,011 16


(1) Information for 1995 has been reclassified to reflect the realignment of
various business units.

Part II - Other Information


Item 1 - Legal Proceedings.

There are currently eight cases pending in Phoenix, Arizona arising out of
alleged groundwater, soil and air pollution in Phoenix and Scottsdale,
Arizona. The plaintiffs in the consolidated Lofgren/Betancourt/Ford/Wilkins
v. Motorola lawsuits, pending in Arizona Superior Court, Maricopa County,
filed and served on Motorola a Fourth Amended Complaint on March 14, 1996.
These consolidated cases involve claims by approximately 200 plaintiffs
alleging that Motorola and approximately 30 other defendants contaminated the
soil, air and groundwater in the Phoenix/Scottsdale area, causing health
problems. On April 12, 1996, three plaintiffs in the consolidated
Lofgren/Betancourt/Ford/Wilkins v. Motorola lawsuits stipulated to dismiss
their claims with prejudice. (See Item 3 of the Company's Summary Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended 1995 for additional disclosures
regarding cases arising out of alleged groundwater, soil and air pollution in
Phoenix and Scottsdale, Arizona.)

Motorola is a defendant in several cases arising out of the Company's
manufacture and sale of portable cellular telephones. Verb, et. al. v.
Motorola, Inc., et al., Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 93 L 3238, is
a purported class action by purchasers of portable cellular phones against the
Company and seven other corporate defendants, alleging economic loss. The
Illinois Appellate Court affirmed the trial court's dismissal of this case on
March 29, 1996, and further appellate activity is contemplated. Wright v.
Motorola, et. al., Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 95 LD 4929, Kane,
et. al., v. Motorola, Inc., et. al., Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois,
93 L 15256, Crist v. Motorola, Inc. et al., Circuit Court of Cook County,
Illinois, 94 CH 1077, are cases where individuals allege that brain cancer
was caused by or aggravated by the use of a cellular telephone. These cases
have been stayed since the ruling in the Verb case of March 29, 1996.
Schiffner v. Motorola, Inc., Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois, 95 CH
1879 is another class action by purchasers of portable cellular phones.

Rittman, et. al. v. Motorola, Inc., et. al., District Court for Tarrant
County, Texas, 348-160584-96 and Ward v. Motorola, Inc., et al., State Court
of Fulton County, Georgia, 94 VS 91470, where the trial court's denial of the
Company's motion for summary judgment is on appeal to the Georgia Appellate
Court, are cases where individuals allege that brain cancer was caused by or
aggravated by the use of cellular phones.

Christopher v. Motorola, Inc., United States District Court for the Northern
District of Ohio, 95 CV 2100, was a case where an individual alleged that
brain cancer was caused by or aggravated by the use of a cellular phone. This
case was dismissed by the plaintiff on or about April 19, 1996.

Silber, et. al. v. Motorola, Inc., et. al., Supreme Court of the State of New
York, County of New York, 118924/95, is an action wherein it is alleged that a
traffic accident was caused by the use of a cellular phone.

In the opinion of management, the ultimate disposition of these matters will
not have a material adverse effect on the consolidated financial condition,
liquidity or results of operations of Motorola.

Item 2 - Changes in Securities.
Not applicable.

Item 3 - Defaults Upon Senior Securities.
Not applicable.

Item 4 - Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
(a) and (c). The Company held its annual meeting of stockholders on May 7,
1996, and the following matters were voted on at that meeting:

1. The election of the following directors who will serve until their
successors are elected and qualified, or their earlier death or resignation:
BROKER
DIRECTOR FOR WITHHELD NON-VOTES

H. Laurance Fuller 507,068,950 5,832,427 0
Christopher B. Galvin 511,146,488 1,754,889 0
Robert W. Galvin 511,131,030 1,770,347 0
Anne P. Jones 511,139,642 1,761,735 0
Donald R. Jones 511,135,935 1,765,442 0
Judy C. Lewent 511,090,874 1,810,503 0
Walter E. Massey 511,070,057 1,831,320 0
John F. Mitchell 511,127,107 1,774,270 0
Thomas J. Murrin 511,157,110 1,744,267 0
Nicholas Negroponte 511,055,744 1,845,633 0
John E. Pepper, Jr. 511,147,909 1,753,468 0
Samuel C. Scott III 511,168,441 1,732,936 0
Gary L. Tooker 511,168,388 1,732,989 0
William J. Weisz 511,161,301 1,740,076 0
B. Kenneth West 511,163,536 1,737,841 0
Dr. John A. White 511,170,988 1,730,389 0


2. The adoption of the Motorola Share Option Plan of 1996 was approved by the
following vote: For, 312,995,916; Against, 68,290,547; Abstain, 4,043,669;
and Broker Non-Votes, 127,571,245.


Item 5 - Other Information.
Not applicable.

Item 6 - Exhibits and Reports on Form 8-K.
(a) Exhibits

11 Motorola, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries Primary and
Fully Diluted Earnings Per Common and Common Equivalent
Share


27 Financial Data Schedule (filed only electronically with the
SEC)

99 Amended Mitchell Consulting Agreement

99.1 Motorola Share Option Plan of 1996


(b) Reports on Form 8-K

Cautionary statement for purposes of the Safe Harbor
provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995 filed January 10, 1996

Signature

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.


MOTOROLA, INC.
(Registrant)


Date: May 10, 1996 By: /s/ Kenneth J. Johnson
Kenneth J. Johnson
Corporate Vice President and
Controller
(Chief Accounting Officer and Duly
Authorized Officer of the
Registrant)

EXHIBIT INDEX


Number Description of Exhibits Page No.


11 Motorola, Inc. and Consolidated Subsidiaries
Primary and Fully Diluted Earnings Per
Common and Common Equivalent Share 18

27 Financial Data Schedule (filed only
electronically with the SEC) --

99 Amended Mitchell Consulting Agreement 19

99.1 Motorola Share Option Plan of 1996 22