SEC Form 5

FORM 5
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[X]Form 4 Transactions Reported 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* Van Saun, Bruce      (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) 191 Spring Street (Street) Lexington, MA     02420-191 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip) USA	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol The Stride Rite Corporation   SRR		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)            X          Director                           10% Owner                         Officer                             Other Officer/Other Description                               7. Individual or Joint/Group     Filing (Check Applicable Line) X   Individual Filing       Joint/Group Filing
	3. I.R.S. Identification     Number of Reporting     Person, if an entity     (voluntary)	4. Statement for     Month/Day/Year     November 29, 2002 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
    (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price           5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End of
    Issuer's Fiscal
    Year

    (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)

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Van Saun, Bruce - November 29, 2002

Form 5 (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	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     at End of     Year     (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)
Phantom Stock	$0.0000 (1)	12/01/2001		A	(A) 751.8800	(2) | (2)	Common Stock, $.25 par value - 751.8800	$6.6500		D
Phantom Stock	$0.0000 (1)	12/15/2001		A	(A) 81.8200	(2) | (2)	Common Stock, $.25 par value - 81.8200	$6.3600		D
Phantom Stock	$0.0000 (1)	03/02/2002		A	(A) 645.1600	(2) | (2)	Common Stock, $.25 par value - 645.1600	$7.7500		D
Phantom Stock	$0.0000 (1)	03/15/2002		A	(A) 68.3100	(2) | (2)	Common Stock, $.25 par value - 68.3100	$8.1500		D
Phantom Stock	$0.0000 (1)	06/01/2002		A	(A) 632.9100	(2) | (2)	Common Stock, $.25 par value - 632.9100	$7.9000		D
Phantom Stock	$0.0000 (1)	06/15/2002		A	(A) 77.3600	(2) | (2)	Common Stock, $.25 par value - 77.3600	$7.6500		D
Phantom Stock	$0.0000 (1)	08/31/2002		A	(A) 642.6700	(2) | (2)	Common Stock, $.25 par value - 642.6700	$7.7800		D
Phantom Stock	$0.0000 (1)	09/15/2002		A	(A) 78.4700	(2) | (2)	Common Stock, $.25 par value - 78.4700	$8.0000	12634.3400	D
Stock Option (Option to Buy)	$0.0000	04/11/2002		A	(A) 5000.0000	(3) | (4)	Common Stock, $.25 par value - 5000.0000	$7.7800	20000.0000	D

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Van Saun, Bruce - November 29, 2002

Form 5 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for The Stride Rite Corporation SRR

Form 5 - November 2002

Bruce Van Saun
191 Spring Street

Lexington, MA 02420-191

Explanation of responses:

(1)   one-for-one
(2)   The phantom stock units were accrued under The Stride Rite Corporation's director's deferred compensation plan and are to be settled in shares of stock following the end of the calendar year in which the reporting person ceases to be a director.
(3)   Options are exercisable as to 1,600; 1,700 and 1,700 shares on each of the first, second and third anniversaries, respectively.
(4)   April 11, 2012

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