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
Sperduto, Michael A.
Engelhard Corporation
101 Wood Avenue
Iselin, NJ 08830
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENGELHARD CORPORATION
EC
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
137-56-4236
4. Statement for Month/Year
02/06/2003
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
( ) Director ( ) 10% Owner (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
Chief Financial Officer
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 |02/06/|A | |6,145 |A | |12,566 (1) |D | |
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| | | | | | |23,553 (1) |I |By Fleet |
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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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Options (Right to Buy)|$20.47 |02/06|A(2)| |36,868 |A |(2) |(2) |Common Stock|36,868 | |36,868 |D | |
(2) | |/03 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Vestings and deferral affect both Direct and Indirect holdings on first
page of filing.
(2) Options are exercisable in 25% installments annually commencing the first
anniversary of date of grant (except in the event of a change in control
of Engelhard Corporation). All options expire 10 years after the date of
grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
Michael A. Sperduto