SEC Form 4

FORM 4
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(Print or Type Responses) 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* Black, III, Samuel     P. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 121 East 2nd Street (Street) Erie, PA     16507-501 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Erie Indemnity Company   ERIE		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)            X          Director              X          10% Owner                         Officer                             Other 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X   Form filed by One Reporting Person       Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
	3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)	4. Statement for     Month/Day/Year     April 22, 2003 5. If Amendment,     Date of Original     (Month/Day/Year)

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     and     Voluntary     Code     (Instr. 8) Code  |  V	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of     (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)         Amount      |         A/D         |         Price	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)
Class A Common Stock					129,750.0000	D
Class A Common Stock					5,709,240.0000	I	Black Interests Limited Partnership
Class A Common Stock					24,000.0000	I	Samuel P. Black & Associates, Inc.

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).
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SEC 1474 (9-02)

Black, III, Samuel P. - April 22, 2003

Form 4 (continued)

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     and     Voluntary (V)     Code     (Instr.8) Code | V	5. Number of Derivative     Securities Acquired (A)     or Disposed (D) Of     (Instr. 3,4 and 5)	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and     Expiration Date(ED)     (Month/Day/Year)   (DE)     |     (ED)	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     Transactions     (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of       Indirect       Beneficial       Ownership       (Instr.4)
Directors' Deferred Compensation Phantom Units	$0.0000	04/22/2003		J (1) |	(A) 2.8500		Class A Common Stock - 2.8500		432.9152	D
Class B Common Stock	Current market						Class A Common Stock - 24,000.0000		10.0000	D
Class B Common Stock	Current market						Class A Common Stock - 936,000.0000		390.0000	I	Black Interests Limited Partnership
Class B Common Stock	Current market						Class A Common Stock - 24,000.0000		10.0000	I	Estate of Samuel P. Black, Jr.

Explanation of Responses :

** 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.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB number. /s/ Samuel P. Black, III                   04-22-2003    
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date



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Black, III, Samuel P. - April 22, 2003

Form 4 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Erie Indemnity Company ERIE

Form 4 - April 2003

Samuel P. Black, III
121 East 2nd Street

Erie, PA 16507-501

Explanation of responses:

(1)   Acquired under dividend reinvestment for Directors' Compensation Plan

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