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	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* BERRIE ANGELICA (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O RUSS BERRIE & CO INC 111 BAUER DRIVE (Street) OAKLAND NJ 07436 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RUSS BERRIE & CO INC [ RUS ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 04/22/2004
	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)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price
Common Stock	04/22/2004		J(1)		1,772,849	A	$0	1,852,463	I	By Estate(2)
Common Stock								2,771,988	I	By The Russell Berrie 2002A Trust(3)
Common Stock								873	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)
				Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. On April 22, 2004, The Russell Berrie 2001 Annuity Trust made a required disposition of 1,772,849 shares of the issuer's common stock to the Estate of Mr. Russell Berrie, of which Ms. Berrie is an executor and a beneficiary.

2. Ms. Berrie is a co-executor and a beneficiary of the Estate of Mr. Russell Berrie. Ms. Berrie disclaims beneficial ownership of the common stock of the issuer held by the Estate except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

3. Ms. Berrie is a co-trustee of this trust and holds a remainder interest therein. Ms. Berrie disclaims beneficial ownership of the common stock of the issuer held by such trust except to the extent of her pecuniary interest therein.

	Angelica Berrie	04/23/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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