4 1 fer33.htm FERGUSON'S MARCH 2003 FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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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, 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*
Ferguson, Richard     A.

(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
Cox Radio, Inc.
440 Wheelers Farms Road

(Street)
Milford, CT     06460

(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

Cox Radio, Inc.   CXR

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    (Month/Year)

    March 2003


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

           X          Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description           Executive Vice President

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

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)



Code  |  V    
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)





        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End ofMonth

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock


30,874.00 (1)
D








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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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Ferguson, Richard A. - March 2003
Form 4 (continued)
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. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)



Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)






  (DE)     |     (ED)  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    at End of
    Month
    (Instr.4)
10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
MAR 2003 Stock Option
$20.90 03/18/2003
   A |     
    (A) 44,900.00
03/18/2008 (2) | 03/18/2113
Class A Common Stock - 44,900.00
44,900.00
D

JAN 1999 Stock Option
$13.92


10/19/1999 (3) | 01/01/2009
Class A Common Stock - 27,600.00
27,600.00
D

JAN 2000 Stock Option
$31.66


01/03/2005 (4) | 01/03/2010
Class A Common Stock - 37,335.00
37,335.00
D

JAN 2001 Stock Option
$21.81


01/02/2006 (5) | 01/02/2011
Class A Common Stock - 40,000.00
40,000.00
D

JAN 2002 Stock Option
$24.66


01/02/2007 (6) | 01/02/2012
Class A Common Stock - 45,000.00
45,000.00
D












Explanation of Responses :


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/s/ Richard A. Ferguson
________________________________            03-20-2003    
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date




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Ferguson, Richard A. - March 2003
Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Cox Radio, Inc. CXR

Form 4 - March 2003

Richard A. Ferguson
Cox Radio, Inc.
440 Wheelers Farms Road
Milford, CT 06460

Explanation of responses:

(1)   Includes 1,557 shares acquired under the Cox Radio, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase Plan on October 31, 2001.
(2)   Pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan, the grant will vest and become exercisable as follows: 60% in March 2006, 20% in March 2007, and 20% in March 2008.
(3)   Award vested 100% on this date due to Long-Term Incentive Plan grant provision accelerating vesting upon achievement of stock performance targets.
(4)   Pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan, the grant will vest and become exercisable as follows: 60% in January 2003, 20% in January 2004 and 20% in January 2005.
(5)   Pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan, the grant will vest and become exercisable as follows: 60% In January 2004, 20% in January 2005, and 20% in January 2006.
(6)   Pursuant to the Issuer's Long-Term Incentive Plan, the grant will vest and become exercisable as follows: 60% in January 2005, 20% in January 2006, and 20% in January 2007.
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