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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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

o 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* (Last, First, Middle)	2.	Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol				3.	I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
	Bierman, James L.		Quintiles Transnational Corp. (QTRN)
	4709 Creekstone Drive Suite 200	4.	Statement for (Month/Day/Year)				5.	If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
			December 16, 2002
	(Street)	6.	Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable)				7.	Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
	Durham, NC 27703 (City)                (State)           (Zip)		o	Director	o	10% Owner		x	Form filed by One Reporting Person
			x	Officer (give title below)				o	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
			o	Other (specify below)
				Executive VP and Chief Financial Officer

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).

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 Transactions(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)

6.

Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

7.

Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A) or (D)

Price

Common Stock

3,132 (20)

D

Common Stock

422.903

I

by QTRN ESOP Trust

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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.	Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative 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)
										Code	V		(A)	(D)
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$48.125
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$53.375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$53.375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$50.875
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$42.4375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$42.4375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$35.875
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$35.875
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$22.00
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$22.00
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$29.9375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$29.9375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$14.25
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$14.375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$13.4375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$13.4375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$16.0625
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$18.9375
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$18.875
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$23.23
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$25.25
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$25.25
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$14.60
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$16.05
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$17.75
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$14.20
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$13.09
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$9.76
	Stock Option (right to buy)			$12.11		12/16/02				A			35,620

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Table II — Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — Continued (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
6.	Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (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.	Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11.	Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date		Title	Amount or Number of Shares
	06/16/01	06/16/08		Common Stock	15,000					15,000		D
	04/30/99	12/31/08		Common Stock	1,440					1,440		D
	(1)	12/31/08		Common Stock	7,123					7,123		D
	(2)	02/04/09		Common Stock	5,000					5,000		D
	05/15/00	06/07/09		Common Stock	820					820		D
	(3)	06/07/09		Common Stock	2,859					2,859		D
	05/15/00	08/15/09		Common Stock	1,065					1,065		D
	(4)	08/15/09		Common Stock	4,036					4,036		D
	05/15/00	11/15/09		Common Stock	753					753		D
	(5)	11/15/09		Common Stock	5,484					5,484		D
	05/15/00	02/15/10		Common Stock	598					598		D
	(6)	02/15/10		Common Stock	3,934					3,934		D
	04/15/02	04/15/10		Common Stock	539					539		D
	(7)	04/24/10		Common Stock	15,000					15,000		D
	(8)	05/04/10		Common Stock	117,398					117,398		D
	05/15/01	05/04/10		Common Stock	17,757					17,757		D
	(9)	10/13/10		Common Stock	272,500					272,500		D
	11/05/01	11/05/09		Common Stock	19,100					19,100		D
	(10)	03/31/11		Common Stock	22,157					22,157		D
	(11)	06/27/11		Common Stock	10,000					10,000		D
	07/31/01	06/30/11		Common Stock	3,126					3,126		D
	(12)	06/30/11		Common Stock	16,237					16,237		D
	(13)	09/30/11		Common Stock	28,998					28,998		D
	(14)	12/31/11		Common Stock	25,952					25,952		D
	(15)	03/13/12		Common Stock	23,522					23,522		D
	(16)	05/06/12		Common Stock	8,493					8,493		D
	(17)	06/15/12		Common Stock	32,078					32,078		D
	(18)	09/16/12		Common Stock	44,674					44,674		D
	(19)	12/16/12		Common Stock	35,620					35,620		D

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Options vest 25% on 12/31/99, 50% on 12/31/00, 75% on 12/31/01, and 100% on 12/31/02.

(2) Options vest 25% on 02/04/00, 50% on 02/04/01, 75% on 02/04/02, and 100% on 02/04/03.

(3) Options vest 25% on 06/07/00, 50% on 06/07/01, 75% on 06/07/02, and 100% on 06/07/03.

(4) Options vest 25% on 08/15/00, 50% on 08/15/01, 75% on 08/15/02, and 100% on 08/15/03.

(5) Options vest 25% on 11/15/00, 50% on 11/15/01, 75% on 11/15/02, and 100% on 11/15/03.

(6) Options vest 25% on 02/15/01, 50% on 02/15/02, 75% on 02/15/03, and 100% on 02/15/04.

(7) Options vest 25% on 04/24/00, 50% on 04/24/01, 75% on 04/24/02, and 100% on 04/24/03.

(8) Options vest 25% on 12/31/01, 50% on 12/31/02, 75% on 12/31/03, and 100% on 12/31/04.

(9) Options vest 25% on 10/13/00, 50% on 10/13/01, 75% on 10/13/02, and 100% on 10/13/03.

(10) Options vest 25% on 03/31/02, 50% on 03/31/03, 75% on 03/31/04, and 100% on 03/31/05.

(11) Options vest 25% on 06/27/02, 50% on 06/27/03, 75% on 06/27/04, and 100% on 06/27/05.

(12) Options vest 25% on 06/30/02, 50% on 06/30/03, 75% on 06/30/04, and 100% on 06/30/05.

(13) Options vest 25% on 09/30/02, 50% on 09/30/03, 75% on 09/30/04, and 100% on 09/30/05.

(14) Options vest 25% on 12/31/02, 50% on 12/31/03, 75% on 12/31/04, and 100% on 12/31/05.

(15) Options vest 25% on 03/31/03, 50% on 03/31/04, 75% on 03/31/05, and 100% on 03/31/06.

(16) Options vest 25% on 05/06/03, 50% on 05/06/04, 75% on 05/06/05, and 100% on 05/06/06.

(17) Options vest 25% on 06/15/03, 50% on 06/15/04, 75% on 06/15/05, and 100% on 06/15/06.

(18) Options vest 25% on 09/16/03, 50% on 09/16/04, 75% on 09/16/05, and 100% on 09/16/06.

(19) Options vest 25% on 12/16/03, 50% on 12/16/04, 75% on 12/16/05, and 100% on 12/16/06.

(20) Includes 1,721 shares acquired under the Quintiles Transnational Corp. Employee Stock Purchase Plan for the quarter ended September 30, 2002.

/s/ Tammy B. Stogner By: Tammy B. Stogner, Attorney in Fact For: James L. Bierman	December 18, 2002
**Signature of Reporting Person	Date

**	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 is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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