Registration No. 333-26581


                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                            Washington, D.C.  20549

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                       POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
                                   FORM S-8
                         REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
                          THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                           P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY
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              (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)


         Pennsylvania                                   23-0628360
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(State or other jurisdiction of           (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)            


       Spring Grove, Pennsylvania                          17362
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)                 (Zip Code)


                           P. H. Glatfelter Company
                              401(k) Savings Plan
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                           (Full title of the plan)


                           Robert S. Wood, Secretary
                              228 S. Main Street
                            Spring Grove, PA  17362
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                    (Name and address of agent for service)

                                (717) 225-4711
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         (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

                                  Copies to:
                         Morris Cheston, Jr., Esquire
                       Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll
                        1735 Market Street - 51st Floor
                       Philadelphia, Pennsylvania  19103

 
                                    PART II

               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT


Item 3. - INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
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          The following documents filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 by P.H. Glatfelter
Company (the "Company") (File No. 1-3560) and by the P.H. Glatfelter Company 
401(K) Savings Plan are incorporated herein by reference:

               (a) The Annual Report of the Company on Form 10-K for the year
     ended December 31, 1996.

               (b) The Quarterly Report of the Company on Form 10-Q for the 
     quarter ended March 31, 1997.

               (c) Current Reports of the Company on Form 8-K dated January 27,
     1997 and January 30, 1997.

               (d) The Annual Report of the P.H. Glatfelter Company 401(K) 
     Savings Plan on Form 11-K for the year ended December 31, 1995.

          Each document filed by the Company subsequent to the date hereof
pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all
securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities
then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such document.

          In addition, the Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 
333-26581 for the P. H. Glatfelter Company 401(K) Savings Plan filed with the 
Securities and Exchange Commission is incorporated herein by reference.

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Item 4.-  DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
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Common Stock
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          Holders of Common Stock, $.01 par value, are entitled to one vote per
share and to vote cumulatively for directors.  Therefore, each shareholder is
entitled to cast as many votes in the election of directors as shall be equal to
the number of shares of Common Stock held by such shareholder on the record
date, multiplied by the number of directors to be elected.  Under the Company's
Bylaws, the directors are divided into three classes, two classes consisting of
four directors each and one class consisting of three directors.  As a result of
the classified Board, a shareholder will need to own a greater number of shares
in order to be assured of electing a director than would be necessary if the
Board were not classified.  Holders of Common Stock do not have pre-emptive
rights.

          The Common Stock is junior in all respects to the Company's Preferred
Stock, par value $50.  The Common Stock is entitled to dividends as declared by
the Board of Directors and may be repurchased by the Company, subject to the
satisfaction of dividend and sinking fund requirements with respect to
outstanding Preferred Stock.  There are currently no outstanding shares of
Preferred Stock.

          The Transfer Agent and Registrar for the Common Stock is currently
American Stock Transfer & Trust Company.  The Common Stock of the Company is
currently traded on the American Stock Exchange.

          On June 20, 1997, there were 120,000,000 authorized shares of Common
Stock of the Company and 42,102,543 outstanding shares of Common Stock.



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Item 8.-  EXHIBITS
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     4.1  Specimen copy of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference
          to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg.
          No. 33-54409)

     4.2  Articles of Incorporation as amended by resolution adopted February 9,
          1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(c) to the Company's Form
          10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993)

     4.3  P. H. Glatfelter Company 401(k) Savings Plan (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on
          Form S-8, Reg. No. 33-62331)

     4.4  Amendment No. 1 to the P.H. Glatfelter Company 401(k) Savings Plan 
          (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's 
          Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-26581)
  
     5    Opinion of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
          S-8, Reg. No. 333-26581)

     15   Letter re unaudited interim financial information

     23.1 Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

     23.2 Consent of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (incorporated by
          reference to Exhibit 23.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on
          Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-26581)

     24   Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24 to the 
          Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-26581)

          The Company has submitted the Plan and any amendment thereto to the
Internal Revenue Service ("IRS") in a timely manner and has made all changes
required by the IRS in order to qualify the Plan.

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                                   SIGNATURES
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          The Registrant.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
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1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized in the City of Spring Grove, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on
June 25, 1997.


                                              P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY


June 25, 1997                                 By: /s/ R. P. Newcomer
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                                                  R. P. Newcomer
                                                  Senior Vice President
                                                  and Chief Financial Officer


          Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.


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Signature                   Title                        Date
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                       *    Chairman, President,      June 25, 1997
- -------------------------   Chief Executive                      
T. C. Norris                Officer and Director 


                       *    Senior Vice President     June 25, 1997
- -------------------------   and Director                         
G. H. Glatfelter II                      


/s/ R. P. Newcomer          Senior Vice President     June 25, 1997
- -------------------------   and Chief Financial        
R. P. Newcomer              Officer                     
                                              

                       *    Comptroller               June 25, 1997
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C. M. Smith


                       *    Director                  June 25, 1997
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R. E. Chappell


                       *    Director                  June 25, 1997
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N. DeBenedictis


                       *    Director                  June 25, 1997
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G. H. Glatfelter


                       *    Director                  June 25, 1997
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R. S. Hillas


                       *    Director                  June 25, 1997
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M. A. Johnson II
 

 
 

                                                 
                       *    Director                  June 25, 1997
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R. W. Kelso


                       *    Director                  June 25, 1997
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P. R. Roedel


                       *    Director                  June 25, 1997
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J. M. Sanzo


                       *    Director                  June 25, 1997
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R. L. Smoot
 

* By: /s/ R. P. Newcomer
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   R. P. Newcomer
   Attorney-in-Fact


 
     The Plan.  Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the 
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trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly  
caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the 
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Spring Grove, Commonwealth
of Pennsylvania, on June 25, 1997.


                                       P. H. GLATFELTER COMPANY
                                       401(K) SAVINGS PLAN

                                       By: /s/ R. P. Newcomer
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                                           R. P. Newcomer
                                           Chairman 
                                           Employee Benefits Committee

 
                                 EXHIBIT INDEX



EXHIBIT NO.                               DESCRIPTION
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     4.1       Specimen copy of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 4 to the Company's Registration Statement on
               Form S-8, Reg. No. 33-54409)

     4.2       Articles of Incorporation as amended by resolution adopted
               February 9, 1994 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(c) to
               the Company's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1993)

     4.3       P. H. Glatfelter Company 401(k) Savings Plan (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 4.3 to the Company's Registration Statement
               on Form S-8, Reg. No. 33-62331)

     4.4       Amendment No. 1 to the P.H. Glatfelter Company 401(k) Savings 
               Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to the Company's 
               Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-26581)

     5         Opinion of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 5 to the Company's Registration Statement on
               Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-26581)

     15        Letter re unaudited interim financial information

     23.1      Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP

     23.2      Consent of Ballard Spahr Andrews & Ingersoll (incorporated by
               reference to Exhibit 23.2 to the Company's Registration Statement
               on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-26581)
               
     24        Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 24 to the
               Company's Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-26581)