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FORM 4
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[ ] Check this box if no longer subject
to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See
Instruction 1(b).
U.S. 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
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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. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
December 5, 2002
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
December 9, 2002
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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)
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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.
2A. 4. Securities Owner-
2. Deemed Securities Acquired (A) or Beneficially ship
Trans- Execution 3. Disposed of (D) Owned Form: 7.
action Date, if Transaction (Instr. 3 and 4) Following (D) Nature of
Date any Code -------------------------- Reported Direct Indirect
1. ------- -------- (Instr. 8) (A) Transactions or (I) Beneficial
Title of Security (Month/ (Month/ ------------ or (Instr. 3 Indirect Ownership
(Instr. 3) Day/Year) Day/Year) Code V Amount (D) Price and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr.4)
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Common Stock, par value 12,500 D
$0.01 per share
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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.
Number 10.
of Owner-
deriv- ship
ative Form
2. Secur- of
Conver- 5. 7. ities Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Bene- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ficially Secur- of
Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Owned ity: In-
cise Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Follow- Direct direct
Price 3. Execut- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- ing (D) or Bene-
1. of Trans- ion Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial
Title of Deriv- action Date, (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner-
Derivative ative Date if any 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity actions (I) ship
Security Secur- (Month/ (Month/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Day/Year)Day/Year)Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Stock $7.50 (2) 5/06 Common 75,000 75,000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
Buy) (1)
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Stock $9.6875 (2) 6/09 Common 10,000 10,000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
Buy) (3)
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Stock $13.19 (2) 6/15/10 Common 10,000 10,000 D
Options Stock
(Right to
Buy) (3)
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Stock $14.44 (2) 6/19/11 Common 12,500 12,500 D
Options Stock
(Right to
Buy) (3)
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Stock $24.07 12/5/02 A 12,500 6/18/03 12/5/12 Common 12,500 12,500 D
Options Stock
(Right to
Buy) (4)
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(1) Granted pursuant to the Armor Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 1996
Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan.
(2) Presently exercisable.
(3) Granted pursuant to the Armor Holdings, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan.
(4) Granted pursuant to the Armor Holdings, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan.
*If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, See Instruction
4(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 February 6, 2003
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**Signature of the Reporting Person Date