UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
( ) Form 3 Holdings Reported
( ) Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Stonecipher, Shirley
Rt. 1, Box 39
Centrahoma, OK 74534
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
PPD
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
December 31, 1998
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
|Transaction| or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
|Date |Code| | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| | | Amount | D | Price | End of Year |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock |08/11/|G |1,000 |D | |1,072,025 |D (1) | |
|98 | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | |17,081 |I |by spouse (2) (3) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer |Date |Code| rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise Pr | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|ice of | | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity | | | Amount | |ble | | | |Year |(I)| |
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Option - Right to Buy |38.50 |04/17|J |A(4) |A |(5) |04/17|Common |10,000 | |10,000 |D | |
| |/98 | | | | |/03 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These shares are held jointly with the reporting person's spouse. The
reporting person's spouse is Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive
Officer of the
Issuer.
(2) These shares are held by the reporting person's spouse indirectly through
the Issuer's ESOP Trust.
(3) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities,
and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting is the
beneficial owner of such securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other
purpose.
(4) These securities were acquired through participation in the Issuer's Stock
Option Plan approved by shareholders on May 24, 1996. They are
exempt under Rule
16a-8(b),
(5) These options granted were immediately execisable as to 2,500 shares and
will vest in additional increments of 2,500 on the following June 1,
September 1st and December 1st of the year of
grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Shirley Stonecipher
DATE
February 9, 1999
