Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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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*

Luddecke Louis

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Lakeland Bancorp, Inc. - LBAI

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
to Issuer (Check all applicable)
    Director                                       10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)          Other (specify below)

Executive V.P. and Chief Operations Officer       

(Last)      (First)     (Middle)

c/o Lakeland Bancorp, Inc.
250 Oak Ridge Road

3. I.R.S. Identification Number
of Reporting Person,
if an entity (voluntary)

 

4. Statement for
Month/Day/Year
03/03/03

(Street)

Oak Ridge, NJ 07438

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)
 		 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
    Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

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

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

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 & 5)

5. Amount of
Securities
Beneficially
Owned Follow-
ing Reported Transactions(s)
(Instr. 3 & 4)

6. Owner-
ship Form:
Direct (D)
or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

7. Nature of Indirect
Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Common Stock

03/03/03

 

M

 

1,447

A

8.1028

 

D

 

Common Stock

03/03/03

 

M

 

2,756

A

9.2971

22,146

D

 

Common Stock

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5

I

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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 Derivative Security

3. Trans-
action Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)

3A. Deemed
Execution
Date,
if any
(Month/
Day/
Year)

4. Trans-
action
Code

(Instr. 8)

5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)

(Instr. 3, 4 & 5)

6. Date Exercisable
and Expiration
Date
(Month/Day/
Year)

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

8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)

9. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
Following
Reported Transaction(s)
(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)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or Number of
Shares

Employee Stock Option

$8.1028

2/27/03

 

M

 

1,447

 

 (1)

2/8/2010

Common Stock

1,447

 

1,447

D

 

Employee Stock Option

$9.2971

2/27/03

 

M

 

2,756

 

 (2)

12/12/10

Common Stock

2,756

 

5,512

D

 

Explanation of Responses:

(1) These stock options were granted pursuant to the Company's 2000 Equity Compensation Program on 2/9/2000 and vests in 25% annual installments beginning on the first annivarsary of the grant date.
(2) These stock options were granted under the Company's 2000 Equity Compensation Program on 12/13/2000 and vests in 25% annual installments beginning on the first anniversary of the grant date.
  By: /s/ Louis Luddecke
              
**Signature of Reporting Person		 03/03/03
Date

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