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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 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 this box if no longer subject of 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*
MCNEASE DANIEL F.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
2800 POST OAK BLVD., SUITE 5450
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(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77056-6127
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rowan Companies, Inc. (RDC)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
FEBRUARY 2003
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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)
[X] Director [_] 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF OPERATING 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-
Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship
3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7.
Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of
2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect
1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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COMMON STOCK 02/28/03 I 1,098 A $19.63 7.549 (1) I By 401(k) Plan
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1,005 D
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*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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.
(Over)
SEC 1474 (3-99)
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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9. 10.
Number Owner-
of ship
2. Deriv- of
Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature
of Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of
Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In-
cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1)At February 28, 2003, the Reporting Person's Rowan Common Stock balance under
the Company's 401(k) plan (a unitized fund) was as shown, such number of
shares, which fluctuates, being calculated as equivalent values based upon
the value of the total units divided by the corresponding closing price of
the underlying Rowan Common Stock on that date.
By: /s/ DANIEL F. MCNEASE 3/3/03
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Name:
**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 is insufficient, See Instruction 6 for procedure.
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.
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