SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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UNITED STATES 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Vickery, E. Michele

(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
980 North Michigan Avenue
Suite 1620

(Street)
Chicago,    IL   60611

(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name
and Ticker or Trading Symbol

NovaMed Eyecare, Inc.
NOVA

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    (Month/Day/Year

03/21/2003


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

   Director      10% Owner
X Officer (give title below)        Other (specify below)

Description           Executive Vice President Operations

7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

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
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
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned Following
    Reported Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct (D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

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

    (Instr. 4)
Code
V
Amount
A/D
Price
Common Stock
$
89,026
D


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
    Deri-
    vative
    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)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (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. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Securities:
Direct (D)
or
Indirect (I)

(Instr.4)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Code
V
A
D
DE
ED
Title
Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option (right to buy) $2.20 03/31/1997
A
166,000       
(1)
03/31/2007
Common Stock
166,000
$
D
Stock Option (right to buy) $3.50 02/01/1998
A
24,000       
(2)
02/01/2008
Common Stock
24,000
$
D
Stock Option (right to buy) $5.00 02/17/1999
A
30,000       
(3)
02/17/2009
Common Stock
30,000
$
D
Stock Option (right to buy) $12.00 03/09/2000
A
40,000       
(4)
03/09/2010
Common Stock
40,000
$
D
Stock Option (right to buy) $1.75 04/20/2001
A
100,000       
(5)
04/20/2011
Common Stock
100,000
$
D
Stock Option (right to buy) $0.78 04/02/2002
A
90,000       
(6)
04/02/2012
Common Stock
90,000
$
D
Stock Option (right to buy) $1.27 03/21/2003
A
15,000       
(7)
03/21/2013
Common Stock
15,000
$
D

Explanation of Responses:

 
(1) This option was originally granted for 200,000 shares on March 31, 1997 and provides for vesting in monthly installments over four years. Pursuant to this option grant, the Reporting Person exercised 34,000 shares on May 28, 1999.
(2) Subject to certain restrictions, 3,000 of these options vested on 8/1/98, with the remainder vesting 500 per month starting on 9/2/98.
(3) Subject to certain restrictions, 3,750 of these options vested on 8/17/99, with the remainder vesting 625 per month starting on 9/18/99; all such options became fully vested upon completion of an initial public offering.
(4) Subject to certain restrictions, 5,000 of these options vested on 9/8/00, with the remainder vesting 833 per month starting on 10/9/00.
(5) Subject to certain restrictions, 12,500 of these options vested on 10/19/01, with the remainder vesting 2,083 per month starting on 11/20/01.
(6) Subject to certain restrictions, 11,250 of these options vested on 10/1/02, with the remainder vesting 1,875 per month starting on 11/2/02.
(7) Subject to certain restrictions, 1,875 of these options will vest on September 20, 2003, with the remainder vesting 312 per month starting on October 21, 2003.
By: Date:
/s/ E. MICHELE VICKERY 03/25/2003
E. MICHELE VICKERY
** Signature of Reporting Person
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