4 1 NASD0001184428 Officer Neose Technologies, Inc. 000087790213-3549286 12/12/02 4 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. 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person(s) Vergis, George J. 102 Witmer Road Horsham, PA 19044 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Neose Technologies, Inc. (NTEC) 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year 12/12/2002 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) (1) 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 2)Trans- 3.Trans- 4.Securities Acquired(A) 5)Amount of 6) 7)Nature of action action or Disposed of (D) Securities Indirect Date Code A Beneficially D Beneficial (Month/ or Owned at or Ownership Day/Year) Code V Amount D Price End of Month I ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Table II (PART 1) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1 through 6) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 2)Conversion 3)Trans- 4)Trans- 5)Number of Derivative 6)Date Exercisable and Security or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date Price of Date Code or Disposed of (D) Derivative Security Code V A D Exercisable Expiration ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock Option (right $10.6200 12/12/02 A 26,756 (2) 12/12/12 to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option $10.6200 12/12/02 A 8,244 (3) 12/12/12 (right to buy) Table II (PART 2) Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (Columns 1,3 and 7 through 11) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1)Title of Derivative 3)Trans- 7)Title and Amount 8)Price 9)Number of 10) 11)Nature of Security action of Underlying of Deri- Derivative Indirect Date Securities vative Securities D Beneficial Amount or Security Beneficially or Ownership Number of Owned at I - Title Shares End of Month ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Incentive Stock Option (right 12/12/02 Common Stock 26,756 26,756 D Direct to buy) Non-Qualified Stock Option 12/12/02 Common Stock 8,244 8,244 D Direct (right to buy) Explanation of Responses: (1) Senior Vice President, Commercial Development (2) The option becomes exercisable as to 6,002 shares on December 12, 2003, as to 6,002 shares on December 12, 2004, as to 6,002 shares on December 12, 2005, and as to 8,750 shares on December 12, 2006. (3) The option becomes exercisable in three installments of 2,748 each, on December 12, 2003, December 12, 2004 and December 12, 2005. SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON /S/ Vergis, George J. DATE 12/13/02