Edgar Filing: BROWN & BROWN INC

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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Form 4

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*

Riley Thomas E.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Brown & Brown, Inc. (BRO)

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

Director

10% Owner

Officer (give
title below)

Other (specify
below)

Regional Executive Vice President

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5900 N. Andrews Ave., Ste. 300

3. I.R.S. Identification
   Number of Reporting
   Person, if an entity
   (Voluntary)

4. Statement for
Month/Day/Year

March 24, 2003

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Day/Year)

Form filed by One Reporting Person

(Street)

Ft. Lauderdale FL 33309

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City) (State) (Zip)

Table I ¾ Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Trans-
    action
    Date

  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

2A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any

  (Month/
    Day/
   Year)

3. Trans-
    action
    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. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct
    (D) or
    Indirect
    (I)

  (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Owner-
    ship

    (Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price

Common Stock, $.10 par value

3/24/03

11,430(1)

N/A

126,730

Stock Performance Plan

Common Stock, $.10 par value

42,782

Common Stock, $.10 par value

36,801

401(k) Plan(2)

Common Stock, $.10 par value

425

Spouse(3)

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Table II ¾ Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative
Security
(Instr. 3)

2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
   Security

3. Trans-
action
Date

(Month/
Day/
Year)

3A.
Deemed
Execution
Date, if
any

  (Month/
   Day/
  Year)

4. Trans-
    action
    Code
    (Instr.8)

5. Number of Deriv-
    ative Securities        Acquired (A) or Dis-
    posed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

6. Date Exer-
    cisable and
    Expiration
    Date
    (Month/Day/
    Year)

7. Title and Amount of
Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)

8. Price
    of
    Deriv-
    ative
    Secur-
    ity
    (Instr.
    5)

9. Number
   of deriv-
   ative
   Secur-
   ities
   Bene-
   ficially
   Owned
   Follow-
   ing
   Reported
   Trans-
   action(s)
   (Instr. 4)

10. Owner-
     ship
     Form of
     Deri-
     vative
     Security:
     Direct
     (D) or
     Indirect
     (I)
     (Instr. 4)

11. Nature
     of
     Indirect
     Benefi-
     cial
     Owner-
     ship
     (Instr. 4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date
Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion
Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Stock Options(a)

$ 9.6719

4/21/01

4/20/10

Common Stock

10,340

9.6719

4/21/02

4/20/10

Common Stock

10,340

9.6719

4/21/03(b)

4/20/10

Common Stock

75,044

9.6719

4/21/04(b)

4/20/10

Common Stock

10,340

9.6719

4/21/05(b)

4/20/10

Common Stock

10,340

9.6719

4/21/06(b)

4/20/10

Common Stock

10,340

$31.56

3/24/03

90,381(c)

3/23/13

3/24/13

Common Stock

90,381

217,125

Explanation of Responses:
(1) These securities were granted pursuant to the Company’s Stock Performance Plan. Until the satisfaction of conditions contained in that Plan, the recipient has neither voting rights nor dividend entitlement with respect to these shares, and full ownership will not vest until additional conditions are satisfied. (2) Based upon information supplied as of 1/8/03 by the Plan’s recordkeeper. Number of shares varies periodically based on contributions to plan. (3) Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership in shares owned by Spouse of Reporting Person. (a) Granted by the Compensation Committee of the Board Directors pursuant to the Company's 2000 Incentive Stock Option Plan (the "Plan"). Consideration for granted options is grantee's performance and continued service with Company as specified in the Plan. (b) Due to the satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan, 75,044 options will vest and become exercisable on 4/21/03, and an additional 10,340 will vest on each of 4/21/04, 4/21/05 and 4/21/06, subject to grantee's continued service with the Company as specified in the Plan. (c) These options vest and become exercisable on 3/23/13, unless accelerated based on satisfaction of conditions established pursuant to the Plan.
		/S/ THOMAS E. RILEY	3/25/03

**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.	**Signature of Reporting Person	Date
	See18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).	THOMAS E. RILEY

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