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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Sample, Jr. John G.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
4370 Peachtree Road, N.E.
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(Street)
Atlanta GA 30319-3000
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Atlantic American Corporation - AAME
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
August, 2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ X ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
Senior VP and CFO
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ X ] Form filed by one Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
or Beneficially Owned
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6.
4. 5. Owner-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 07/01/02 A 10,000 A (1) 10,000 D
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Employee Stock
Option(2) $2.00 07/01/02 A 25,000 07/01/02 07/01/12 Cmn.Stk.
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Employee Stock
Option(2) $2.00 07/01/02 A 12,500 07/01/03 07/01/12 Cmn.Stk.
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Employee Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Represents a Deferred Shares Award, granted under the Atlantic American
Corporation 1992 Incentive Plan. The shares will vest in their entirety on
the fifth anniversary of the date of grant, provided that the grantee has
remained in the continuous employ ofthe issuer until such date. Prior to
vesting, the grantee shall have no rights as a shareholder with respect to
the Deferred Shares, including the right to vote, receive dividends or
transfer such shares.
(2) Options to buy 50,000 shares Common Stock, exempt under Rule 16b-3, of
which 50% were exercisable on 07/01/02; an additional 25% are exercisable
on 07/01/03; and the remaining 25% are exercisable on 07/01/04. These
options are granted under the Atlantic American Corporation 1992 Incentive
Plan.
/s/ 08/29/02
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures.
Alternatively, this Form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission
in electronic format at the option of the reporting person pursuant to
rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.
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