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
Stanley C. Gault
3431 Commerce Parkway - Suite D
OH, Wooster 44691-2596
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Avon Products, Inc. (AVP)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
3/13/2003
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 | | | | | | |88031 |D | |
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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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Stock Option (Right To|$29.625 | | | | | | |11/4/|Common Stock| | |200000 |D | |
Buy) | | | | | | | |09 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right T|$51.375 | | | | | | |05/06|Common Stock| | |4000 |D | |
o Buy) | | | | | | | |/09 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right To|$38.25 | | | | | | |05/04|Common Stock| | |4000 |D | |
Buy) | | | | | | | |/10 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right To|$43.12 | | | | | | |5/3/1|Common Stock| | |4000 |D | |
Buy) | | | | | | | |1 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$53.11 | | | | | | |3/14/|Common Stock| | |4000 |D | |
Buy) | | | | | | | |12 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right To|$52.80 |3/13/|A | |4000 |A | |03/13|Common Stock|4000 | |4000 |D | |
Buy) 1 | | 2003| | | | | |/13 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
1. Annual award issued as part of Compensation Plan. Options have 10 year
term and are exercisable one year from date of grant.