4 1 rwf0304.txt ROBERT FISHER 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 FORM 4 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 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Fisher Robert W. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 1821 Ralston Avenue -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Burlingame CA 94010 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Chiquita Brands International, Inc. (CQB) ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year April 1, 2003 ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/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 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- Securities Acquired (A) Securities ship 2A. 3. or Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7. Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned Direct Nature of 2. Execution Code ----------------------- Following (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction Date, if (Instr. 8) (A) Reported Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date any ------------ or Transaction(s) (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V Amount (D) Price (Instr. 3 and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 04/01/03 A 584 A (1) 3,756 shares D shares(1) ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ============================================================================================================================
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. (Over) SEC 1474 (9-02) FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
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: Fees for service as a member of the Board of Directors are paid each quarter in arrears, half in cash and half in Common Stock. Each quarterly payment consists of $6,250 in cash and a number of shares of Chiquita's Common Stock having an aggregate fair market value of $6,250. The fair market value is based on the average of the high and low sales prices of Chiquita's Common Stock on the last trading day of the quarter. /s/ Barbara Wagner April 3, 2003 ------------------------------- ---------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Barbara Wagner as Attorney-in-Fact for Robert W. Fisher ** 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