4 1 ajb40802.txt EXIT FILING FOLLOWING RETIREMENT UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FORM 4 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [X] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s) BENNERT, ARTHUR J 203 TICINO CT. NEW BERN, NC 28562 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/Year 08/02 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [ ] 10% Owner [ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below) Non-Employee Director, Retired 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 Amount D Price End of Year I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 07/15/02 M 3,000 A $17.2500 D Common Stock 07/15/02 M 3,000 A $17.2500 D Common Stock 07/15/02 M 3,000 A $16.1875 D Common Stock 07/15/02 M 3,000 A $16.1875 D Common Stock 07/15/02 S 6,000 D $17.8304 D Common Stock 07/15/02 S 6,000 D $17.8058 30,717 D Common Stock 3,250 I by Spouse 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 A D Exercisable Expiration --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-Qualified Stock Option $13.1250 03/23/01 04/17/03 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.1875 07/15/02 M 3,000 10/21/93 07/17/02 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.1875 07/15/02 M 3,000 10/21/93 07/17/02 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $17.2500 07/15/02 M 3,000 11/21/96 07/17/02 (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $17.2500 07/15/02 M 3,000 11/21/96 07/17/02 (right to buy) Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securitites 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 Year -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 15,000 15,000 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 3,000 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 3,000 0 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 3,000 D Direct (right to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option Common Stock 3,000 0 D Direct (right to buy) Explanation of Responses:
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ BENNERT, ARTHUR J DATE 10/06/02