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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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* |
2. | Issuer Name and Ticker or
Trading Symbol |
3. | I.R.S. Identification
Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) |
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| PAYNE, JAMES L (Last) (First) (Middle) |
NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD.
(NBR) |
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| C/O NABORS CORPORATE
SERVICES 515 WEST GREENS ROAD, SUITE 1200 (Street) |
4. | Statement for Month/Day/Year | 5. | If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||
| 02/2003 |
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| 6. | Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable) |
7. | Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line) |
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| HOUSTON, TX 77067 (City) (State) (Zip) |
x | Director | o | 10% Owner | x | Form Filed by One Reporting Person | ||||||
| o | Officer (give title below) | o | Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person | |||||||||
| o | Other (specify below) | |||||||||||
| 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 Sec- urities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Trans- action(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) |
6. | Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
7. | Nature
of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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| Code | V | Amount | (A) or (D) |
Price | |||||||||||||||||||
| Common Stock | 02/24/03 | M | 4,050 | A | $24.75 | 4,050 | D | ||||||||||||||||
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| Table II — Derivative
Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially
Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 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) |
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| Code | V | (A) | (D) | ||||||||||||||
| Stock Options (Right to buy) | $24.75 | 02/24/03 | M | 4,050 | |||||||||||||
| Stock Options (Right to buy) | $38.75 | 02/20/03 | A(1) | 35,000 | |||||||||||||
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| Table II — Derivative
Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned —
Continued (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) |
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| 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) |
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| Date Exercisable |
Expiration Date |
Title | Amount or Number of Shares |
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| 12/07/00 | 12/07/09 | Common Stock | 4,050 | $24.75 | 25,950 | D | |||||||||||
| 02/20/04 | 02/20/13 | Common Stock | 35,000 | $38.75 | 35,000 | D | |||||||||||
Explanation of Responses:
PAYNE, JAMES L
C/O NABORS CORPORATE SERVICES
515 WEST GREENS ROAD
SUITE 1200
HOUSTON, TX 77067
Statement for Month/Year: 02/2003
Issuer Name: NABORS INDUSTRIES LTD. (NBR)
Note: 1 Grant of stock options under a transaction exempt under Rule 16b-3. The options vest in three (3) equal amount installments beginning on the first anniversary of the date of the grant.
| /s/ JAMES L PAYNE | 02/24/03 | |
**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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