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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 4
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ward Jonathan W.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
948 Evergreen Drive
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(Street)
Delray Beach FL 33483
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cross Country, Inc. (CCRN)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
3/17/03
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Chief Marketing/Strategy Officer
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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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6.
4. 5. Owner-
2A. Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
Deemed 3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Execu- Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2.Trans- tion Code ----------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. action Date, (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date if any ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 3/17/03 A V 1,752(a) A 15,519 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
FORM 4 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Form
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 3A. 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Deemed Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- Execution action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Date, Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date if any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
(a) Grant of restricted shares of Common Stock of the Company, par value $.0001
per share. 1/3 of the shares will vest on 3/17/04, 1/3 of the shares will
vest on 3/17/05 and 1/3 of the shares will vest on 3/17/06.
(b) Mr. Hensel's two sons are adult and as a result, he disclaims beneficial
ownershipb of these shares.
/s/Jonathan W. Ward 3/17/03
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Name of Reporting Person
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