METHODE ELECTRONICS INC — Director's Dealing 2003

Feb 20, 2003

4 1 rrd5386.htm FORM 4 SEC Form 4

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * McGinley, Robert R. (Last) (First) (Middle) 1807 12th Street (Street) Santa Monica, CA 90404 (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Methode Electronics, Inc. METHA, METHB 3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (voluntary) 4. Statement for (Month/Day/Year 02/16/2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Description 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned — 1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2.Transaction Date (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. Owner- ship Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
		Code	V	Amount	A/D	Price
Class A Common Stock						$ 119,200	D
Class B Common Stock						$ 23,308	D
Class B Common Stock						$ 880,901	I	(1)
Class B Common Stock	02/16/2003	J(2)		10,002	A	$ 10,002	I	(3)
Class A Common Stock	02/16/2003	J(2)		22	A	$ 22	I	(3)
Class A Common Stock	02/16/2003	J(4)		35,000	A	$ 35,000	I	(5)

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. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security	3. Transaction Date (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(DE) and Expiration Date(ED) (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. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Securities: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)
			Code	V	A	D DE ED Title Amount or Number of Shares	DE	ED	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Option to purchase	$7.45						12/19/2001	6/19/2011	Class A Common	2,500	$	2,500	D
Option to purchase	$10.50	06/10/2002	A	V	5,000		12/10/2002	6/10/2012	Class A Common	5,000	$	5,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1)As Special Fiduciary and beneficiary under the William J. McGinley Marital Trust No. 1 and No. 2. (2)The shares transferred from Jane R. McGinley to the Jane R. McGinley Trust dated September 18, 2001 upon the death of Jane R. McGinley on February 16, 2003. (3)As co-trustee and beneficiary of the Jane R. McGinley Trust dated September 18, 2001. (4)Pecuniary interest in the shares arose upon the death of Jane R. McGinley on February 16, 2003. (5)As Special Fiduciary and beneficiary under the William J. McGinley Marital Trust No. 2.

By:	Date:
/s/ Robert J. Kuehnau	02/20/2003
Robert J. Kuehnau as attorney-in-fact for Robert R. McGinley
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