UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Stonecipher, Harland Cecil
Rt. 1, Box 39
Centrahoma, OK 74534
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
PPD
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
441 40 2505
4. Statement for Month/Year
March 31, 2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chairman of the Board
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |1,051,525 |D(1) | |
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| | | | | | |18,848 |I |By ESOP Trust |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Stock Option - Right t|24.46 |3/1/0|J |V|10,000 |A |(3) |3/1/0|Common |10,000 | | | | |
o Buy | |2 | |(| | | |7 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|38.50 |4/17/| |(| | | | |Common | | |10,000 | | |
o Buy | |98 | |2| | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|30.25 |3/1/9| |(| | | | |Common | | |10,000 | | |
o Buy | |9 | |2| | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|29.625 |3/1/0| |(| | | | |Common | | |10,000 | | |
o Buy | |0 | |2| | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|19.20 |3/1/0| |(| | | | |Common | | |10,000 | | |
o Buy | |1 | |2| | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|14.25 |4/14/| | | | | | |Common | | |100,000 |D | |
o Buy | |97 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|35.875 |4/2/9| | | | | | |Common | | |100,000 |D | |
o Buy | |8 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|26.125 |4/23/| | | | | | |Common | | |100,000 |D | |
o Buy | |99 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|32.8125 |5/12/| | | | | | |Common | | |100,000 |D | |
o Buy | |00 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Stock Option - Right t|16.46 |5/25/| | | | | | |Common | | |100,000 |D | |
o Buy | |01 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) These shares are held jointly with the reporting person's spouse. The
reporting person's spouse is also a director of the Issuer.
(2) 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 such securities for purposes of Section 16 or
for any other purpose.
(3) These Options granted were immediately exerciseable as to 2,500 shares and
will vest in additional increments of 2,500 on the following June 1st,
September 1st and December
1st.
DATE
April 9, 2002