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FORM 4
[ ] Check this box if no longer subject
to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See
Instructions 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
Battle J. Lawrence
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Armor Holdings, Inc.
13386 International Parkway
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(Street)
Jacksonville, FL 32218
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Armor Holdings, Inc. (ABE)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
XXX-XX-XXXX
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4. Statement for Month/Year
October 1997
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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)
[ ] Director
[ ] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below)
[ ] Other (specify below)
President--Manufactured Products Division
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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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FORM 4 (continued)
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TABLE I--Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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Amount of Owner-
Securities ship
Trans- Trans- Securities Acquired (A) Beneficially Form:
action action or Disposed of (D) Owned at Direct Nature of
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) End of (D) or Indirect
Title of (Month/ (Instr. 8) ---------------------------- Month Indirect Beneficial
Security Day/ ---------- Amount (A) or Price (Instr. (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Code V (D) 3 and 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock - - - - - 0 -
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses)
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FORM 4 (continued)
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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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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Employee
Stock
Options
(Right to
buy)* $10.4375 9/2/97 A 75,000 * 9/2/ Common 75,000 75,000 D
per share 2007 Stock
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Explanation of Responses:
*See Schedule A attached hereto and made a part hereof.
/s/ J. Lawrence Battle October 30, 1997
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
J. LAWRENCE BATTLE
** 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 is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
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SCHEDULE A
EXPLANATION OF RESPONSES
FOR J. LAWRENCE BATTLE
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* These options were granted under the Armor Holdings, Inc. (the "Company")
Amended and Restated 1996 Stock Option Plan as of September 2, 1997, at an
exercise price of $10.4375 per share, subject to the approval of the Board
of Directors of the Company. The options were approved by the Board of
Directors on October 29, 1997. These options vest in the amounts and on
the dates set forth below:
10,000 options - July 21, 1998
10,000 options - July 21, 1999
55,000 options - July 21, 2000
Such options do not become exercisable until July 21, 2000, except under
certain conditions.
