FORM 4 _________________________________ | OMB APPROVAL | [ ] Check this box if no longer subject _________________________________ to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 | OMB Number: 3235-0287 | obligations may continue. See | Expires: September 30, 1998 | Instruction (b). | Estimated average burden | | hours per response....... 0.5 | _________________________________ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 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 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Loffler Stephen J. ----------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Armor Holdings, Inc. 1400 Marsh Landing Parkway, Suite 112 ----------------------------------------------------- (Street) Jacksonville FL 32250 ----------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Armor Holdings, Inc. (AH) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 4. Statement for Month/Year April, 2001 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) President and CEO - ArmorGroup Services Division -------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Law) [X] Form filed by One Reporting Person [ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 5. Amount of 6. Owner- Securities ship 2. Trans- 3. Trans- Beneficially Form: action action 4. Securities Acquired (A) Owned at (D) 7. Nature of Date Code or Disposed of (D) End of Direct Indirect 1. Title of Security (Month/ (Instr. 8) -------------------------- Month or (I) Beneficial (Instr. 3) Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. Indirect Ownership Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share 4/27/01 A V 5,896 A 5,896 D --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Title and Ownership Number of Date Exer- Amount of Form of Derivative cisable and Underlying Number of Deriv- Securities Expiration Securities Price Derivative ative Conver- Trans- Acquired (A) Date (Month/ (Instr. 3 of Securities Security: sion or Trans- action or Disposed Day/Year) and 4) Deriv- Benefi- Direct Exercise action Code of (D) -------------- -------------- ative cially (D) or Nature of Title of Price of Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, Date Amount Secur- Owned at Indirect Indirect Derivative Deriv- (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Exer- Expir- or Num- ity End of (I) Beneficial Security ative Day/ -------- ---------- cis- ation ber of (Instr. Month (Instr. Ownership (Instr. 3) Security Year) Code V (A) (D) able Date Title Shares 5) (Instr. 4) 4) (Instr. 4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Options (Right to Common Buy)(1) $12.6875 (2) 4/12/09 Stock 100,000 100,000 D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Stock Options (Right to Common Buy)(1) $12.6875 4/12/02 4/12/09 Stock 50,000 50,000 D ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES: (1) Granted pursuant to the Armor Holdings, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan. (2) Presently exercisable. ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). /s/ Stephen J. Loffler May 9, 2001 ---------------------------------------- -------------------- ** Signature of Reporting Person Date Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.