SEC Form 4

FORM 4
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See Instruction 1(b). UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^* Waters, Geoffrey C. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 4860 4th Street (Street) Boulder,    CO   80304 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
2. Issuer Name
and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Respironics
RESP 3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary) 4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year
11/22/2002
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)
Description           Pres., International Division 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. Owner-     ship     Form:     Direct (D)     or     Indirect (I)     (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of      Indirect      Beneficial      Ownership     (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	A/D	Price
common stock	11/22/2002		M		2250	A	$8.4375	7,238	D
common stock	11/22/2002		M		1800	A	$12.1563	9,038	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		1450	D	$31.130	7,588	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		100	D	$31.240	7488	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		300	D	$31.240	7188	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		100	D	$31.240	7080	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		100	D	$31.250	6988	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		500	D	$31.250	6488	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		500	D	$31.200	5988	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		200	D	$31.220	5788	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		100	D	$31.22	5688	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		100	D	$31.22	5588	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		300	D	$31.221	5288	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		100	D	$31.265	5188	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		100	D	$31.25	5088	D
common stock	11/22/2002		s		100	D	$31.250	4988	D

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. Conver-     sion or     Exercise     Price of     Deri-     vative     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(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)

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. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)

11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)

Code

V

A

D

DE

ED

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

stock option

$12.1563

11/22/2002

m

6610

8/21/99

8/21/2008

common stock

6,610

$12.1563

6610

D

stock option

$8.4375

11/22/2002

m

2250

10/12/99

10/12/2009

common stock

2250

$8.4375

2250

D

Explanation of Responses:

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By:
/s/ Dorita A. Pishko; Attorney-in-Fact                                                                                                11/22/2002
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