Washington, D.C. 20549

Steelcase Inc.

(Name of Issuer)

Class A Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

858155 20 3

(CUSIP Number)

December 31, 2009

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

 

 

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Item 1.

(a)

Name of Issuer.

Steelcase Inc.

(b)

Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices.

901-44^th Street SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508

Item 2.

(a)

Name of Person Filing.

William P. Crawford

(b)

Address of Principal Business Office or, if none, Residence.

901-44^th Street SE
Grand Rapids, Michigan 49508

(c)

Citizenship.

United States of America

(d)

Title of Class of Securities.

Class A Common Stock

(e)

CUSIP Number.

858155 20 3

Item 3.		If this statement is filed pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a:

	(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).
	(b)	o	Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).
	(d)	o	Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

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	(e)	o	An investment advisor in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
	(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
	(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
	(h)	o	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
	(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
	(j)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.		Ownership.

(a)

Amount beneficially owned:

8,764,564

(b)

Percent of class:

10.1%

(c)

Number of shares as to which the person has:

(i)

Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

6,661,615

(ii)

Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

2,102,949

(iii)

Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

8,310,602

(iv)

Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

453,962

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The number of shares reported above includes (i) 8,749,024 shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer which are immediately convertible into an equal number of shares of Class A Common Stock at the option of the holder and (ii) 15,540 shares of Class A Common Stock, including 15,130 of which are subject to issuance pursuant to options which are exercisable within 60 days of December 31, 2009. If shares of Class B Common Stock are transferred to any person other than a “Permitted Transferee” (as defined in the Issuer’s Second Restated Articles of Incorporation), such shares are automatically converted on a share-for-share basis into shares of Class A Common Stock. Shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer have the same attributes as shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer except that each share of Class B Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to ten votes on all matters upon which Shareholders have a right to vote and each share of Class A Common Stock entitles the holder thereof to one vote on such matters.

If all the outstanding shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer were converted into shares of Class A Common Stock, Mr. Crawford would be deemed to be the beneficial owner of 6.6% of the Class A Common Stock.

Item 5.		Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class

If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following o.

Item 6.		Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

Of the shares reported in Item 4, (i) 5,690,909 shares are held by Crastecom B Limited Partnership, of which partnership Mr. Crawford’s brother, Thomas Crawford, Jr., is the managing partner, but Mr. Crawford has the unilateral right to change the managing partner, (ii) 2,282,075 shares are held by trusts for the benefit of Mr. Crawford and/or members of Mr. Crawford’s family, of which trusts Mr. Crawford serves as co-trustee, (iii) 51,957 shares are held by a trust for the benefit of a member of Mr. Crawford’s family, of which trust Mr. Crawford’s wife serves as co-trustee, (iv) 200,000 shares are held by trusts for the benefit of Mr. Crawford’s wife of which trusts Mr. Crawford’s wife serves as trustee and (v) 15,041 shares are held by Mr. Crawford’s wife.

Item 7.		Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company

N/A

Item 8.		Identification and Classification of Members of the Group

N/A

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Item 9.		Notice of Dissolution of Group

N/A

Item 10.		Certification

N/A

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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.

Dated: January 22, 2010