TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. — Major Shareholding Notification 2002

Jan 4, 2002

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 SCHEDULE 13D Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. 12) TAYLOR DEVICES, INC. _________ (Name of Issuer) Shares of Common Stock - $.025 Par Value _________ (Title of Class of Securities 877163-10-5 ____ (CUSIP Number) Brent D. Baird 1350 One M&T Plaza Buffalo, New York 14203 (Phone: (716) 849-1484) _________ (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Person Authorized to Receive Notices and Communications) December 18, 2001 _____ (Date of Event which Requires Filing of this Statement) If the filing person has previously filed a statement on Schedule 13G to report the acquisition which is the subject of this Schedule 13D, and is filing this schedule because of Rule 13d- 1(b)(3) or (4), check the following box . The remainder of this cover page shall be filed 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 disclosures provided in a prior cover page. The information required on 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). SCHEDULE 13D Amendment No. 12 CUSIP NO. 877163-10-5 1. Name of Reporting Person SS or IRS Identification No. of above person (optional) Aries Hill Corp. 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)___ (b)X 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS WC 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) _ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York NUMBER OF SHARES 7. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED -0- BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -0- 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON -0- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ____ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.000% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON CO SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 877163-10-5 1. Name of Reporting Person SS or IRS Identification No. of above person (optional) Bridget B. Baird, as Successor Trustee under an agreement dated 12/23/38 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a) (b)X 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS PF 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION New York NUMBER OF SHARES 7. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED -0- BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -0- 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON -0- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES _ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) 0.000% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON 00 SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 877163-10-5 1. Name of Reporting Person SS or IRS Identification No. of above person (optional) Anne S. Baird 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)___ (b)X 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS PF 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States NUMBER OF SHARES 7. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED -0- BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -0- 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON -0- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ____ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) .000% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 877163-10-5 1. Name of Reporting Person SS or IRS Identification No. of above person (optional) Bridget B. Baird, individually 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)___ (b)_X 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS PF 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States NUMBER OF SHARES 7. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED -0- BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -0- 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON -0- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES _ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) .000% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 877163-10-5 1. Name of Reporting Person SS or IRS Identification No. of above person (optional) Alexis B. Baird 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)___ (b)X 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS PF 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States NUMBER OF SHARES 7. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED -0- BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -0- 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON -0- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ____ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) .000% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! CUSIP NO. 877163-10-5 1. Name of Reporting Person SS or IRS Identification No. of above person (optional) Bridget B. Baird, as Custodian for Cameron B. Blevins 2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP (a)___ (b)_X 3. SEC USE ONLY 4. SOURCE OF FUNDS PF 5. CHECK BOX IF DISCLOSURE OF LEGAL PROCEEDINGS IS REQUIRED PURSUANT TO ITEMS 2(d) or 2(e) ____ 6. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION United States NUMBER OF SHARES 7. SOLE VOTING POWER BENEFICIALLY OWNED -0- BY EACH REPORTING PERSON WITH 8. SHARED VOTING POWER -0- 9. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 10. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER -0- 11. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON -0- 12. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (11) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES ____ 13. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (11) .000% 14. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON IN SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT! SCHEDULE 13D Amendment No. 12 INTRODUCTION The ownership of shares ("Shares") of common stock of the Issuer was previously reported by certain Reporting Persons in a Schedule 13D, as amended, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. The Cover pages for six of the Reporting Persons are hereby further amended to read as shown in this Amendment No. 12. Item 5 is hereby further amended to read as shown in this Amendment No. 12. All other Cover pages and Items remain unchanged, and are incorporated herein by reference. NOTE: THE EXECUTION AND SUBMISSION OF THIS STATEMENT BY THE REPORTING PERSONS SHALL NOT BE CONSTRUED AS A STATEMENT OR ADMISSION THAT THE REPORTING PERSONS (I) ARE ACTING AS A GROUP IN THE ACQUISITION OF THE SHARES, (II) COLLECTIVELY CONSTITUTE A "PERSON" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 13(D)(3) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED (THE "ACT"), OR (III) FOR THE PURPOSES OF SECTION 13(D) OF THE ACT, ARE THE BENEFICIAL OWNERS OF ANY SHARES OTHER THAN THE SHARES IN WHICH EACH PERSON IS SPECIFICALLY IDENTIFIED IN THIS STATEMENT TO HAVE A BENEFICIAL INTEREST. ITEM 5. INTEREST IN SECURITIES OF THE ISSUER. Item 5 is hereby amended to read as follows: (a) The Reporting Persons hereby report beneficial ownership, in the manner hereinafter described, of 439,900 Shares:

(1) The foregoing percentages assume that the number of Shares of the Issuer outstanding is 2,805,140 Shares (as reported in the Issuer's September 21, 2001 Proxy Statement). (2) Anne S. Baird and the issue of Anne S. Baird are the beneficiaries of this trust established under the Will of Margaret deMorini. (3) Jane D. Baird is the income beneficiary and the issue of Jane D. Baird are the remainder beneficiaries under a trust agreement dated 7/31/22. (b) For each persons named in paragraph (a), that person has sole voting and sole dispositive power over the Shares enumerated in paragraph (a). (c) The following sales of the Shares were effected during the past sixty days:

All transactions were effected through open-market sales. (d) Not applicable (e) Not applicable SIGNATURES After reasonable inquiry and to the best of our knowledge and belief, we certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct. DATED this 4th day of January, 2002. ARIES HILL CORPORATION By: s/Brian D. Baird Brian D. Baird, Secretary BRIDGET B. BAIRD, Individually, as Successor Trustee, and as Custodian for CAMERON B. BLEVINS; ANNE S. BAIRD; and ALEXIS B. BAIRD By: s/Brian D. Baird Brian D. Baird, Attorney-in-fact