F O R M 4 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 [ ] Check this box if OMB APPROVAL no longer subject OMB Number 3235-0287 to Section 16, Form 4 Expires: December 31, 2001 or Form 5 obligations may Estimated ave. burden continue. See Instructin 1(b) hours per response 0.5 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(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1.Name and Address of 2.Issuer Name and Ticker 6.Relationship of Reporting Reporting Person* or Trading Symbol Person to Issuer (check all Applicable) The Hallwood Group Incorporated ("HWG") The Alpha Trust December, 2001 Director X 10% Owner --------------------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------- --- --- (Last) (First) (MI) 3.IRS or Soc.Sec.No. 4.Statement for Officer Other of Reporting Person Month/Year --- --- (Voluntary) (Give title (specify below) below) Le Rocabella, 24 Princess Grace Avenue --------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------- (Street) ---------------- 5.If Amendment, 7.Individual or Joint/Group Date of Original Filing (Check Applicable 1204 Geneva, Switzerland (Month/Year) Line) -------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) 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. Transaction 3. Transaction 4. Security Acquired (A) (Inst.3) Date Code or Disposed of (D) (Month/ (Instr.8) (Inst.3, 4 & 5) Day/Yr) _________________________________________ (A) Code V Amount (D) Price Common Stock 12/05/01 D 63,400 D $6.50 ----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------- ----- ---------------- ---- --------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------- ----- ---------------- ---- --------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------- ----- ---------------- ---- --------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------- ----- ---------------- ---- --------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------- ----- ---------------- ---- --------- ----------------------------------------- ------------------- ------- ----- ---------------- ---- --------- 5. Amount of Securities 6. Ownership Form 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficially Owned at Direct (D) or Beneficial Ownership at End of Month Indirect (I) (Inst. 4) (Inst. 3 & 4) 726,687 I By Hallwood Investments Limited (1) --------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------- --------------------------------------- ------------------------------ ------------------------------- Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. *If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Page 1 FORM 4 (continued) Page 2 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security) -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 1. Title of 2. Conversion 3. Transaction 4. Transaction Derivative or Exercise Date (Month Code Security Price of (Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr.3) Derivative Security Code V Convertible Promissory Note (right to buy) $10.13 12/06/01 D(2) ------------------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- --------------- Convertible Promissory Note (right to buy) $ 6.47 12/06/01 D(3) ------------------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- --------------- ------------------------------------------ -------------------- ---------------- --------------- 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable 7. Title & Amount of Securities Acquired & Expiration Date Underlying Securities (A) or Disposed of (D) (Mon./Day/Year) (Inst. 3 & 4) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (A) (D) Date Expiration Title Amount or number Exercisable Date of Shares $1,500,000 3/16/01 Common Stock 172,302(2) ----------------- ----------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ----------------- $1,000,000 9/15/01 Common Stock 171,647(3) ----------------- ----------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ----------------- ----------------- ----------------- ------------ ------------- -------------- ----------------- 8. Price of Derivative 9. Number of Derivative Securities 10. Ownership Form of 11. Nature of Indirect Security (Inst.5) Beneficially Owned at end of Derivative Security Beneficial Month (Instr. 4) Direct (D) or Ownership (Instr.4) Indirect (I) (Instr.4) $1,500,000 I By Hallwood Investments Limited ----------------------- ----------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------------- $1,000,000 I By Hallwood Investments Limited ----------------------- ----------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------------- ----------------------- ----------------------------------- -------------------------- -------------------------------- (1) Hallwood Investments Limited is wholly-owned by the Alpha Trust (the "Trust"). Mylene Gumbiner is one of three trustees of the Trust and is a discretionary beneficiary of the Trust. (2) Right to acquire 172,302 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of a Promissory Note, dated March 16, 2000 (convertible at $10.13 per share after March 16, 2001) terminated upon payment of such note. (3) Right to acquire 171,647 shares of common stock issuable upon conversion of a Promissory Note, dated September 15, 2000 (convertible at $6.47 per share after September 15, 2001) terminated upon payment of such note. By: /s/ Mylene Gumbiner 1/10/02 **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal --------------------------------------- Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Name: Mylene Gumbiner Date Title: Trustee Potential persons who are to respond to the collections of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMD Number. Page: 2 of 2