FORM 4

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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Check this box if no longer
subject to Section 16. Form 4 or
Form 5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).

(Print or Type Responses)

SAMPSON       GERALD          A.

The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
(NMG.A) 

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
                  (Check all applicable)

Director

10% Owner

 X 

Officer (give
title below)

Other (specify
below)

President and COO, Neiman Marcus Stores

(Last)                    (First)                (Middle)

 c/o The Neiman Marcus Group, Inc.
1618 Main Street

December 10, 2002 

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

 X  

Form filed by One Reporting Person

 Dallas              Texas       75201

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)                      (State)                  (Zip)

Table I ¾  Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

2. Trans-
    action
    Date



  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any

  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

3. Trans-
    action
    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
    Owner-
    ship



   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Common Stock, Class A

 12-10-2002

12-10-2002

S

5,000

D

$30.00

68,847

D

Common Stock, Class A (11/99 Restricted) 

4,000

D

Common Stock, Class A (9/97 PARS)

3,800

D

Common Stock, Class A (9/98 PARS)

4,800

D

Common Stock, Class A (10/99 PARS) 

1,900

D

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

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FORM 4 (continued)

Table II ¾  Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

(Month/
 Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8)

5. Number of Deriv-
    ative Securities Ac-
    quired (A) or Dis-
    posed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exer-
    cisable and
    Expiration
    Date
    (Month/Day/
    Year)

7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price
    of
    Deriv-
    ative
    Secur-
    ity
    (Instr.
    5)

9. Number
   of deriv-
   ative
   Secur-
   ities
   Bene-
   ficially
   Owned
   Follow-
   ing
   Reported
   Trans-
   action(s)
   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Explanation of Responses:

/s/ Gerald A. Sampson

December 12, 2002

**

Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.

**Signature of Reporting Person

Date

See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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         see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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