SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

CROSETTO CARL J

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

BOWNE & CO., INC.,

345 HUDSON STREET

(Street)

NEW YORK

10014

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
BOWNE & CO INC [ BNE ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	10% Owner
	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/19/2004

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

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
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	02/19/2004		C		12,000	A	$10.0938	85,974⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	02/19/2004		C		13,650	A	$11.1563	99,624⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	02/19/2004		C		30,000	A	$8.8438	129,624⁽¹⁾	D
Common Stock	02/19/2004		S		55,650	D	$16.1271	73,974⁽¹⁾	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	$10.0938	02/19/2004		C			12,000	⁽²⁾	12/13/2005	Common Stock	12,000	$0	0	D
Common Stock	$11.1563	02/19/2004		C			13,650	⁽³⁾	11/20/2006	Common Stock	13,650	$0	0	D
Common Stock	$8.8438	02/19/2004		C			30,000	⁽⁴⁾	12/12/2010	Common Stock	30,000	$0	110,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The number of shares of Common Stock beneficially owned as of the date reported including the number of deferred stock units credited to the Reporting Person under Company plans, as permitted under applicable SEC rules.

2. Incentive stock options granted under the Company's 1992 Stock Incentive Plan. Options became exercisable in 50% increments on the fourth and fifth anniversaries of the grant made on December 14, 1995.

3. Incentive stock options granted under the Company's 1992 Stock Incentive Plan. Options became exercisable in 25% increments on the four subsequent anniversaries of the grant made on November 21, 1996.

4. Incentive stock options granted under the Company's 1999 Stock Incentive Plan for 16b Officers. Options became exercisable in 50% increments on the two subsequent anniversaries of the grant made on December 13, 2000.

Remarks:

	Carl J. Crosetto by Scott L. Spitzer under Power of Attorney	02/20/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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