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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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Strauss Thomas W.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Ramius Capital Group
757 Third Avenue
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(Street)
New York NY 10017
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Armor Holdings, Inc. (AH)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December, 2001
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[X] Director [ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
President and Chief Executive Officer
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Law)
[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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5. Amount of 6. Owner-
Securities ship
2. Trans- 3. Trans- Beneficially Form:
action action 4. Securities Acquired (A) Owned at Direct 7. Nature of
Date Code or Disposed of (D) End of (D) or Indirect
1. Title of Security (Month/ (Instr. 8) -------------------------- Month (I) Beneficial
(Instr. 3) Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. Indirect Ownership
Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock, par value 12/10/01 S 22,500 D $22.00 12,500 D
$0.01 per share
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (over)
* If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, See Instruction 5(b)(v). SEC 1474 (7-96)
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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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11.
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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)
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Stock Options $7.50 (2) 5/06 Common 75,000 75,000 D
(Right to Stock
Buy)(1)
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Stock Options $9.6875 (2) 6/09 Common 10,000 10,000 D
(Right to Stock
Buy)(3)
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Stock Options $13.19 (2) 6/15/10 Common 10,000 10,000 D
(Right to Stock
Buy)(3)
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Stock Options $14.44 (2) 6/19/11 Common 12,500 12,500 D
(Right to Stock
Buy)(3)
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(1) Granted pursuant to the Armor Holdings, Inc. 1996 Non-Employee Directors
Stock Option Plan.
(2) Presently exercisable.
(3) Granted pursuant to the Armor Holdings, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, See Instruction
5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Thomas W. Strauss January 7, 2002
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