4 1 dfm40217.txt FORM 4 TO REPORT OPTION GRANT 4 1 NASDAQ 0001160383 Officer Ohio Casualty Corporation 0000073952 31-0783294 02/17/03 4 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s) MC KEE, DONALD F 7825 ANNESDALE DR CINCINNATI, OH 45243 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Ohio Casualty Corporation (OCAS) 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 2/17/2003 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) EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER 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 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial (Month/ or Owned at or Ownership Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D) Derivative Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock Option (right $12.2600 02/13/03 A 24,468 (1) 02/13/13 to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $12.2600 02/13/03 A 7,032 (1) 02/13/13 (right to buy) Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership Number of Owned at I - Title Shares End of Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock Option (right 02/13/03 Common Stock 24,468 24,468 D Direct to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 02/13/03 Common Stock 7,032 7,032 D Direct (right to buy) Explanation of Responses: (1) Granted pursuant to the 2002 Ohio Casualty Corporation Stock Incentive Plan; option will vests in three equal annual installments beginning on February 13, 2004.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ MC KEE, DONALD F DATE 02/14/03