4 1 snp40416.txt FORM 4 TO REPORT ACQUISITION NASDAQ 0001128309 Director Ohio Casualty Corporation 0000073952 31-0783294 04/16/03 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) PONTIUS, STANLEY N. 8 CHURCHILL STREET HAMILTON, OH 45013 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 4/16/2003 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) Non-Employee Director 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 04/16/03 A 2,743 A $13.6700 12,387 D Direct 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 --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Explanation of Responses: Shares awarded pursuant to the Ohio Casualty Corporation 2002 Stock Incentive Plan as partial payment of 2003 annual retainer.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ Debra K. Crane By: Debra K. Crane For: Stanley N. Pontius (Power of attorney filed with this Form.) DATE 04/17/03