SEC Form 5

FORM 5
[ ] Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
5 obligations may continue.
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[ ]Form 3 Holdings Reported
[ ]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* Alter, Dennis     J. (Last)                      (First)                      (Middle) Welsh & McKean Roads P.O. Box 918 (Street) Spring House, PA     19477-918 (City)                      (State)                      (Zip) United States	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Advanta Corp. (ADVNA   /ADVNB)		6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)            X          Director              X          10% Owner            X          Officer                             Other Officer/Other Description           Chairman of the Board 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     December 31, 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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SEC 2270 (7-02)

Alter, Dennis J. - December 31, 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)
Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$8.5100	02/21/2002		A	(A) 100000	(1) | 02/20/2012	Class B Common Stock - 100000		100000	D

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.

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** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date

Power of Attorney

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Alter, Dennis J. - December 31, 2002

Form 5 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Advanta Corp. (ADVNA /ADVNB)

Form 5 - December 2002

Dennis J. Alter
Welsh & McKean Roads
P.O. Box 918
Spring House, PA 19477-918

Explanation of responses:

(1)   This option vests in four equal annual increments commencing on February 21, 2003.

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