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UNITED STATES 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(h) 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).
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
ABRAHAMSON, JAMES R.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
c/o THE MARCUS CORPORATION
250 EAST WISCONSIN AVENUE, SUITE 1700
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(Street)
MILWAUKEE, WI 53202
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
THE MARCUS CORPORATION (NYSE: MCS)
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
March 19, 2003
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/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)
President and Chief Operating
Officer of Baymont Inns & Suites
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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, if Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned Follow- Direct Nature of
Date any Code ------------------------------- ing Reported (D) or Indirect
1. (Month/ (Month/ (Instr. 8) (A) Transaction(s) Indirect Beneficial
Title of Security Day/ Day/ ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Year) Year) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4)
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By 401(k)
Common Stock 133.49(1) I Plan
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Common Stock 3/19/03 M 10,000 A $11.4375 See below D
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Common Stock 3/19/03 S 10,000 D $15.00 0 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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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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10.
9. Owner-
Number ship
of Deriv- Form
2. ative of
Conver- 5. 7. Secur- Deriv- 11.
sion Number of Title and Amount ities ative Nature
or 3A. Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. Benefi- Secur- of
Exer- Deemed 4. Securities Date Securities Price cially ity: In-
cise 3. Execu- Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Owned Direct direct
Price Trans- tion action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Following (D) or Bene-
1. of action Date, Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial
Title of Deriv- Date if any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner-
Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity action(s) (I) ship
Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr (Instr (Instr (Instr
(Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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Employee
Stock Option
Grant Date:
4/24/00 $10.3125 (2) 4/24/10 * 40,000 40,000 D
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Employee
Stock Option
Grant Date:
6/28/00 $11.4375 3/19/03 M 10,000 (2) 6/28/10 * 10,000 40,000 D
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Employee
Stock Option
Grant Date:
7/12/01 $14.05 (2) 7/12/11 * 50,000 50,000 D
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Employee
Stock Option
Grant Date:
7/11/02 $15.55 (2) 7/11/12 * 20,000 20,000 D
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Explanation of Responses:
* Common Stock
(1) Balance reflects the most current data available with regard to holdings in the 401(k) Plan.
(2) Options vest and become exercisable as follows: 40% after 2nd anniversary of the date of grant; 60% after 3rd anniversary;
80% after 4th anniversary; and 100% after 5 years.
JAMES R. ABRAHAMSON
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. /s/ Ralph J. Gundrum 3/21/03
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See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ** Signature of Reporting Person Date
By Ralph J. Gundrum, attorney-in-fact
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