4 1 f4030303jlt.txt MARCH 3, 2003 - JOHN L. THORNTON UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). ================================================================================ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Thornton, John L. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Goldman, Sachs & Co. 85 Broad Street -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) New York, New York 10004 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ================================================================================ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ford Motor Company (F) ================================================================================ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) ================================================================================ 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year March 3, 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) or |Securities |ship | | | |2A. |3. | Disposed of (D) |Beneficially |Form: |7. | |2. |Deemed |Transaction| (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) |Owned |Direct |Nature of | |Transaction |Execution |Code | -------------------------------|Following |(D) or |Indirect | 1. |Date |Date, if |(Instr. 8) | | (A) | |Reported |Indirect |Beneficial| Title of Security |(Month/Day/ |any(Month/|-----------| Amount | or | Price |Transactions |(I) |Ownership | (Instr. 3) |Year) |Day/Year) | Code | V | | (D) | |(Instr. 3 & 4)|(Instr.4)|(Instr. 4)| -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | | | | | | | | | | | Common Stock | | | | | | | | 26,875 | D | | ===================================================================================================================================
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). FORM 4 (continued)
==================================================================================================================================== Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned | (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | ==================================================================================================================================== | | | | | | | | |9. |10. | | |2. | | | | | | | |Number |Owner-| | |Con- | | | | | | | |of |ship | | |ver- | |3A. | | | | | |Deriv- |of | | |sion | |De- | |5. | |7. | |ative |Deriv-|11. | |or | |emed| |Number of | |Title and Amount | |Secur- |ative |Nature| |Exer-| |Exe-| |Derivative |6. |of Underlying |8. |ities |Secur-|of | |cise | |cu- |4. |Securities |Date |Securities |Price |Bene- |ity: |In- | |Price|3. |tion|Trans- |Acquired (A)|Exercisable and |(Instr. 3 and 4) |of |ficially |Direct|direct| |of |Trans- |Date|action |or Disposed |Expiration Date |-----------------------|Deriv- |Owned |(D) or|Bene- | 1. |Der- |action |if |Code |of (D) |(Month/Day/Year) | |Amount |ative |Following|In- |ficial| Title of |iva- |Date |any,|(Instr |(Instr. 3, |-----------------| |or |Secur- |Reported |direct|Owner-| Derivative |tive |(Month/ |(MM/|8) |4 and 5) |Date |Expira- | |Number |ity |Trans- |(I) |ship | Security |Secu-|Day/ |DD/ |------ |------------|Exer- |tion | |of |(Instr. |action(s)|(Instr|(Instr| (Instr. 3) |rity |Year) |YY) |Code |V| (A) | (D) |cisable |Date |Title |Shares |5) |(Instr.4)|4) |4) | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ford Stock | | | | A | | | | | | | | | | | | Units | 01 | 3/3/03 | | (01)| | 438 | | 01 | 01 |Common Stock | 438 | 01 | 33,645 | D | | -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Ford Stock | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Equivalents | 02 | | | | | | | 02 | 02 |Common Stock | 2,797 | | 2,797 | D | | ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: 01: These Ford Stock Units result from dividend equivalents credited to the Reporting Person's account by the Company, without payment by the Reporting Person, under the Company's Deferred Compensation Plan for Non-Employee Directors. In general, these Ford Stock Units will be converted and distributed to the Reporting Person, without payment, in cash, on January 10th of the year following termination of Board service, based upon the then current market value of a share of Common Stock. 02: These Ford Stock Equivalents were acquired under the Company's Restricted Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors without payment by the Reporting Person. In general, approximately 20% of the initial grant of 3,496 Ford Stock Equivalents will be converted and distributed to the Reporting Person, without payment, in shares of Common Stock on June 1 of the 5 years commencing 6/1/2002. By: s/ Edward T. Joel March 5, 2003 --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Attorney-in-fact ** 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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedures. Alternatively, this Form is permitted to be submitted to the Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.