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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL 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 this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or form 5
obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[_] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[X] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Deese Jerry E.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o Fab Industries, Inc., 200 Madison Avenue
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(Street)
New York NY 10016
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Fab Industries, Inc. ("FIT")
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
12/31/02
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Vice President/Controller of Plant Operations
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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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5. 6.
2A. 4. Amount of Owner-
Deemed Securities Acquired (A) or Securities ship
2. Execution 3. Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: 7.
Transaction Date, Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned at End Direct Nature of
Date if any Code ------------------------------ of Issuer's (D) or Indirect
1. (Month/ (Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) Fiscal Year Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Day/ Day/ ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Year) Code (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock, par value
$0.20 per share 5/30/02 M4 10,000 A $13.00
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Common Stock, par value
$0.20 per share 5/30/02 M4 2,000 A $11.06 12,200 D
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888 I By ESOP
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* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see
Instruction 4(b)(v).
PERSONS WHO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTION OF INFORMATION CONTAINED
IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A
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(Over)
SEC 2270 (9/02)
FORM 5 (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 3A. Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- Deemed Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Execu- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- tion 4. or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Date, Trans- of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date if any action (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ Code 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Year (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ Day/ (Instr. ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) 8) (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Employee Stock
Option (right
to buy) $13.00 5/30/02 M4 10,000 (1) 10/27/09 Common Stock 10,000 -0- D
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Employee Stock
Option (right
to buy) $11.06 5/30/02 M4 2,000 (2) 11/03/10 Common Stock 2,000 -0- D
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) 2,000 shares became exercisable on each of 10-27-00 and 10-27-01, and the
remaining 6,000 shares became exercisable on 5-30-02 when all outstanding
options under the issuer's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan became vested
immediately following stockholder approval of the Fab Industries, Inc. Plan
of Liquidation and Dissolution.
(2) 400 shares became exercisable on 11-03-01, and the remaining 1,600 shares
became exercisable on 5-30-02 when all outstanding options under the
issuer's 1997 Stock Incentive Plan became vested immediately following
stockholder approval of the Fab Industries, Inc. Plan of Liquidation and
Dissolution.
/s/ Jerry E. Deese February 24, 2003
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations.
SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained
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