4 1 wegefiling092302.htm FORM 4
FORM 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
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(Print or Type Responses)
 		 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*                                                                                                   
 
Wege                    Peter                  M.

   (Last)                                         (First)                                        (Middle)		   4.    Statement for Month/Day/Year
   
 
 
        September 19, 2002
 
 
 
  c/o Jeffrey A. Ott
  111 Lyon Street, N.W., Suite 900
                                                          (Street)		   5.    If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
  
  
 
 
 
Grand Rapids                  MI            49503
    (City)                                         (State)                                            (Zip)		  
  2.    Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol  
 
 Steelcase Inc. (SCS)		   6.    Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                                    (Check all applicable)
              Director                                    X         10% Owner
              Officer (give title below)                      Other (specify below)
                           
                               
  3.    I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary)
 
 		   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
 
 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: Di-
   rect (D) or
   Indirect (I)
   (Instr. 4)		  7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership
     (Instr. 4)
      Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price      
 Common Stock
 9/19/02
  9/19/02
  J(1)
 
5,500,000
  A
  N/A
  5,500,000
  I
   By Trust (1)
 Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  70,000
  I
   By Trust (2)
 Common Stock
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  4,300
  I
   By Trust (3)
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
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. 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)
         
Code		  
V		  
(A)		  
(D)		 Date
Exercisable		 Expiration
Date
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
       
 
   
 
 
 
        
 
    
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 Following
    Reported Transaction(s)
    (Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of
      Derivative Securities
      Beneficially Owned
      at End of Month
      (Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect
      Beneficial Ownership
      (Instr. 4)
 Title Amount or Number of Shares        
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           
           

Explanation of Responses:       
(1) On September 19, 2002, the reporting person became the successor trustee of a Trust of which he is a beneficiary.
(2) Held by Trust of which Mr. Wege serves as co-trustee
(3) Held by Trust of which Mr. Wege serves as trustee  

By:    /s/ Peter M. Wege
  September 23, 2002
   **Signature of Reporting Person   Date
    Peter M. Wege    
    By Jeffrey A. Ott    
    Attorney-In-Fact    

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.  
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LIMITED POWER OF ATTORNEY

                    The undersigned does hereby appoint W. MICHAEL VAN HAREN, JEFFREY A. OTT, THOMAS SWETS and DOUGLAS KLEIN, or any one or more of them, with full power of substitution, his attorneys and agents to do any and all acts and things and to execute and file any and all documents and instruments that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, consider necessary or advisable to enable the undersigned (in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity) to comply with the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and any requirements of the Securities and Exchange Commission in respect thereof, in connection with his or her intended sale of any security related to Steelcase Inc. (the "Company") pursuant to Rule 144 issued under the Securities Act and the preparation, execution and filing of any report or statement of beneficial ownership or changes in beneficial ownership of securities of the Company that the undersigned (in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity) may be required to file pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Exchange Act including, without limitation, full power and authority to sign the undersigned's name, in his individual capacity or in a fiduciary or other capacity, to any report or statement on Form 3, 4, 5 or 144, or to any amendments or any successor forms thereto, or any form or forms adopted by the Securities and Exchange Commission in lieu thereof or in addition thereto, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorneys and agents, or any of them, shall do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

                    The undersigned agrees that the attorneys-in-fact named herein may rely entirely on information furnished orally or in writing by the undersigned to such attorneys-in-fact.

                    This authorization shall supersede all prior authorizations to act for the undersigned with respect to securities of the Company in these matters, which prior authorizations are hereby revoked.



Date: August 20, 2002

/s/ Peter M. Wege
 

Peter M. Wege