--------------- FORM 4 --------------- [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). U.S. 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Sokolow Nicholas -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) c/o Sokolow, Dunaud, Mercadier & Carreras 55 Avenue Kleber -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Paris France 75016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Armor Holdings, Inc. (AH) ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year March 4, 2003 ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ________________________________________________________________________________ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) |X| Director |_| 10% Owner |_| Officer (give title below) |_| Other (specify below) ____________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Law) |X| Form Filed by One Reporting Person |_| Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person ________________________________________________________________________________ ================================================================================ TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED ================================================================================ 5. Amount of 2A. 4. Securities 6. 2. Deemed Securities Acquired (A) or Beneficially Owner- Trans- Execution 3. Disposed of (D) Owned ship 7. action Date, if Transaction (Instr. 3 and 4) Following Form: Nature of Date any Code -------------------------- Reported (D) Direct Indirect 1. --------- --------- (Instr. 8) (A) Transactions or(I) Beneficial Title of Security (Month/ (Month/ ------------ or (Instr. 3 Indirect Ownership (Instr. 3) Day/Year) Day/Year) Code V Amount (D) Price and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr.4) ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value 3/4/03 P 4,000 A $10.95 $0.01 per share ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par value 3/4/03 P 1,300 A $11.02 $0.01 per share ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par value 3/4/03 P 5,900 A $11.03 11,200 I For $0.01 per share benefit of children(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par value 60,000 I By ST $0.01 per share Investors Fund, LLC(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock, par value 10,000 I By Profit $0.01 per share Sharing Plan(1) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ==================================================================================================================================== FORM 4 (CONTINUED) TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES) ================================================================================ 9. Number 10. of Owner- deriv- ship ative Form 2. Secur- of Conver- 5. 7. ities Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Bene- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ficially Secur- of Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Owned ity: In- cise Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Follow- Direct direct Price 3. Execut- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- ing (D) or Bene- 1. of Trans- ion Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial Title of Deriv- action Date, if (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner- Derivative ative Date any 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity actions (I) ship Security Secur- (Month/ (Month/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Day/Year)Day/Year)Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock $3.25 (3) 1/06 Common 75,000 75,000 D Options Stock (Right to Buy) (2) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock $9.6875 (3) 6/09 Common 10,000 10,000 D Options Stock (Right to Buy) (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock $13.19 (3) 6/15/10 Common 10,000 10,000 D Options Stock (Right to Buy) (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock $14.44 (3) 6/19/11 Common 12,500 12,500 D Options Stock (Right to Buy) (4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Stock $24.07 6/18/03 12/5/12 Common 12,500 12,500 D Options Stock (Right to Buy) (5) ==================================================================================================================================== (1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of these securities for the purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise. (2) Granted pursuant to the Armor Holdings, Inc. Amended and Restated 1996 Non-Employee Directors Stock Option Plan. (3) Presently exercisable. (4) Granted pursuant to the Armor Holdings, Inc. 1999 Stock Incentive Plan. (5) Granted pursuant to the Armor Holdings, Inc. 2002 Stock Incentive Plan. /s/ Nicholas Sokolow March 4, 2003 ------------------------------------------ ------------- **Signature of the Reporting Person Date *If the Form is filed by more than one reporting person, See Instruction 4(b)(v). **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).