Edgar Filing: ARMOR HOLDINGS INC

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

MECREDY ROBERT F

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ARMOR HOLDINGS INC [AH]

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

_____ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
President-Aerospace & Def Grp

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

C/O ARMOR HOLDINGS, INC., 13386 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
03/25/2005

(Street)

JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218

4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
			Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price

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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. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative 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 and Expiration Date
(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. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

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

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 37.9

03/25/2005

75,000

⁽¹⁾

03/25/2015

Common Stock

75,000 ⁽²⁾

$ 0

75,000 ⁽³⁾ ⁽⁴⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
MECREDY ROBERT F C/O ARMOR HOLDINGS, INC. 13386 INTERNATIONAL PARKWAY JACKSONVILLE, FL 32218			President-Aerospace & Def Grp

Signatures

/s/ Robert F. Mecredy		03/29/2005
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Presently exercisable.
(2)	Sales of common stock issued upon an exercise of any such options will be subject to the following lock-up restrictions: 6,250 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2008; 12,500 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2009; 18,750 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2010; 18,750 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2011; 12,500 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2012; and 6,250 shares will be restricted from sale until January 1, 2013. In addition, upon the Reporting Person's voluntary termination of employment with the Company, any of the foregoing lock-up periods which have not yet expired shall be extended for an additional five year period.
(3)	In addition to the 75,000 stock options reported herein, the Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of stock options to purchase: (i) 66,666 shares at an exercise price of $17.12 which are presently exercisable; sales of common stock issued upon an exercise of any such options are subject to the following lock-up restrictions: 33,333 shares will be restricted from sale until October 8, 2005, and 33,333 shares will be restricted from sale until October 8, 2006; in addition, upon the Reporting Person's voluntary termination of employment with the Company, any of the foregoing lock-up periods which have not yet expired shall be extended for an additional five year period; (ii) 8,334 shares at an exercise price of $23.09; and
(4)	(continued from footnote 3) (iii) 75,000 shares at an exercise price of $44.76 which are presently exercisable; sales of common stock issued upon an exercise of any such options will be subject to the following lock-up restrictions: all of the shares will be restricted from sale for two years from February 10, 2005 (the "Vesting Date"), 75% of the shares will be restricted from sale for three years from the Vesting Date, 50% of the shares will be restricted from sale for four years from the Vesting Date, and 25% of the shares will be restricted from sale for five years from the Vesting Date.

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