4 1 jmz0303a.txt JEFFREY M. ZALLA FORM 4 FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL [] Check this box if no OMB Number: 3235-0287 longer subject to Section 16. Expires: January 31, 2005 Form 4 or Form 5 obligations Estimated average burden may continue. See Instruction hours per response.....0.5 1(b). UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (Print or Type Responses) ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Zalla Jeffrey M. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 250 East Fifth Street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Cincinnati OH 45202 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (CQB) ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year March 19, 2003 ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [_) Director [_] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below) Corporate Responsibility Officer and Vice President, Corporate Communications ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. 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 ================================================================================
5. 6. 4. Amount of Owner- 2A. Securities Acquired (A) Securities ship Deemed 3. or Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7. 2. Execution Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned Direct Nature of Transaction Date, Code ----------------------- Following (D) or Indirect 1. Date if Any (Instr. 8) (A) Reported Indirect Beneficial Title of Security (Month/ (Month/ ------------ or Transaction(s) (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) Day/Year) Day/Year) Code V Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 03/19/03 F 1,404 D $10.975 6,622 shares D shares(1) Common Stock 40.051 shares I By 401(k) Plan ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================================================================================
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9. 10. Number Owner- of deriv- ship ative Form 2. Secur- of Conver- 5. 7. ities Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Bene- ative Nature or 3A. Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ficially Secur- of Exer- Deemed 4. Securities Date Securities Price Owned ity: In- cise 3. Execu- Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Follow- Direct direct Price Trans- tion action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- ing (D) or Bene- 1. of action Date, Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date, if any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Transac- direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity tions(s) (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: Note 1: Table I, Item 4: Pursuant to the terms of an Award Share Agreement dated February 21, 2002, Mr. Zalla was granted the right to receive 8,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, with 50% of the shares deliverable on March 19 in each of 2003 and 2004, subject to continued employment on each date. Of the 4,000 shares which vested and became deliverable on March 19, 2003, 1,404 shares were withheld to pay required withholding taxes due in respect of the issuance of the shares. /s/ Robert W. Olson March 21, 2003 ------------------------------- ----------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Robert W. Olson as Attorney-in-Fact for Jeffrey M. Zalla ** 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. Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. Page 2