Edgar Filing: Hagen Thomas B

Ownership Submission

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^*

Â Hagen Thomas B

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/17/2007

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ERIE INDEMNITY CO [ERIE]

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

100 STATE STREET, SUITE 440

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)

5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
04/20/2007

(Street)

ERIE,Â PAÂ 165071456

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock	5,100 ⁽¹⁾	D	Â
Class A Common Stock	10,092,900 ⁽¹⁾	I	Family L.P. ⁽²⁾

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Class B Common Stock ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock ⁽⁴⁾	7,200	$ ⁽³⁾	D	Â
Class B Common Stock ⁽¹⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Â ⁽³⁾	Class A Common Stock ⁽⁴⁾	2,400	$ ⁽³⁾	I	Family L.P. ⁽²⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hagen Thomas B 100 STATE STREET, SUITE 440 ERIE,Â PAÂ 165071456	Â X	Â	Â	Â

Signatures

By: Linda A. Etter, Power of Attorney		05/01/2007
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The reporting person's wife, Susan Hirt Hagen, an ERIE Director, disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, and the reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of any Class A and Class B shares owned directly or indirectly by his wife, including any Class B shares of the H. O. Hirt Trusts of which she is a beneficiary/contingent beneficiary and one of three Trustees.
(2)	These shares are held by the Hagen Family Limited Partnership of which the reporting person is a Limited Partner and the General Partner with the sole powers of investment and voting.
(3)	Each share of Class B Common Stock is convertible at any time into 2,400 shares of Class A Common Stock. There are no exercise or expiration dates associated with this conversion feature and no specific exercise price when a Class B share is converted into Class A shares.
(4)	Pursuant to the Articles of Incorporation of the Company, as amended, shares of Class B Common Stock (voting) of Erie Indemnity Company are convertible at any time to shares of Class A Common Stock (non-voting) at a conversion rate of 2,400 shares of Class A Stock for each share of Class B Stock.

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