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FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL
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[ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO OMB Number: 3235-0287
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INSTRUCTION 1(b).
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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
Kirchner King P. Unit Corporation (UNT) to Issuer
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identification 4. Statement for ---- ---
7130 South Lewis Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify
Suite 600 Person, if an entity December 2001 ---- title below) --- below)
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(Street) 5. If Amendment,
Tulsa OK 74136 Date of Original --------------------------------
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(City) (State) (Zip) 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
------------- (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting
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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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1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature
(Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In-
Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct
(Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi-
(Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial
Day/ ------------------------------------ Indirect Owner-
Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship
(D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 12/24/01 S 6,700 D $13.04
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Common Stock 12/26/01 S 18,300 D $13.0709 851,520 D
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Common Stock 22,108 I By Spouse
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (3-99)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required
to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number.
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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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conver- 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of 6. Date Exer- 7. Title and Amount 8. Price
Security sion or action action Derivative cisable and of Underlying of
(Instr. 3) Exercise Date Code Securities Ac- Expiration Securities Deriv-
Price of (Month/ (Instr. 8) quired (A) or Date (Instr. 3 and 4) ative
Deriv- Day/ Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/ Secur-
ative Year) (Instr. 3, 4, Year) ity
Security and 5) (Instr. 5)
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Date Expira- Amount or
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Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Shares
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9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Derivative Form of Indirect
Securities Derivative Beneficial
Beneficially Security: Ownership
Owned at End Direct (D) (Instr. 4)
of Month or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ King P. Kirchner 01/07/02
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. ------------------------------- ---------
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. Page 2
If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. SEC 1474 (3-99)
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently
valid OMB number.