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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Ward Jonathan W.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
948 Evergreen Dr.
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(Street)
Delray Beach FL 33483
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
2/27/02
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3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Cross Country, Inc. (CCRN)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[_] Director [_] 10% Owner
[x] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below)
Chief Marketing and Strategy Officer
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
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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 Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr. 4)
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Common Stock 27,534 D
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* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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(Over)
SEC 1473(3-99)
FORM 3 (continued)
Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts,
calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
3. Title and Amount of Securities ship
Underlying Derivative Security Form of
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4) Derivative
and Expiration Date --------------------------------- 4. Conver- Security:
(Month/Day/Year) Amount sion or Direct 6. Nature of
---------------------- or Exercise (D) or Indirect
Date Expira- Number Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares Security (Instr. 5) (Instr. 5)
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Employee Stock Option (1) 12/16/09 Common Stock 166,644 (2) D
(right to buy)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The option is subject to the vesting schedule set forth in the Amended and
Restated Cross Country, Inc. Equity Participation Plan. The option is
immediately exercisable as to 83,322 shares. The option will be exercisable as
to 104,153 shares as of June 16, 2002, 124,983 shares as of December 16, 2002,
145,814 shares and as of June 16, 2003, and 166,644 shares will be exercisable
as of December 16, 2003.
(2) Pursuant to the Amended and Restated Cross Country, Inc. Equity
Participation Plan, the first tranche of 29,821 shares will be exercisable at
$7.75 per share, the second tranche of 56,133 shares will be exercisable at
$11.62 per share, the third tranche of 56,133 shares will be exercisable at
$15.50 per share, the fourth tranche of 12,279 shares will be exercisable at
$19.37 per share and the remaining tranche of 12,278 shares wil be exercisable
at $23.25 per share.
Jonathan W. Ward
/s/ Jonathan W. Ward March 5, 2002
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
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