UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Hail, John
Suite 1210-W
2601 N W Expressway
Oklahoma City, OK 73112
U.S.A.
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.
PPD
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
299-26-7726
4. Statement for Month/Year
March 31, 2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
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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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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Common Stock | | | | | | |1,375 |D | |
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| | | | | | |500 |I |(1) |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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Option - Right to Buy |24.46 |3/01/|J |V|10,000 |A |(3) |3/01/|Common |10,000 | | |D | |
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Option - Right to Buy |38.50 |4/17/| | | | | | |Common | | |10,000 |D | |
| |98 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Option - Right to Buy |30.25 |3/01/| | | | | | |Common | | |10,000 |D | |
| |99 | | | | | | | | | | | | |
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Option - Right to Buy |29.625 |3/01/| | | | | | |Common | | |10,000 |D | |
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Option - Right to Buy |19.20 |3/01/| | | | | | |Common | | |10,000 |D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Stock owned by Corporation Mr. Hail
controls.
(2) These securities were acquired through participation in the Issuer's Stock
Option Plan approved by shareholders on May 25, 2001. They are
exempt under Rule
16a-8(b).
(3) These options granted were immediately exercisable as to 2,500 shares and
will vest in additional increments of 2,500 on the following June 1st,
September 1st and December 1st of the year of
grant.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
John Hail
DATE
April 9, 2002