M. L. Dick Heimann Form 4 03/17/03 SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549

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
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Heimann, M.L. Dick     

(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
360 E. Jackson St.


(Street)
Medford, OR     97501

(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Lithia Motors, Inc.   LAD
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

           X          Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other
          President & COO

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

    March 17, 2003


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)

2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
2A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if any

      (Month/Day/Year)
3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)



Code  |  V    
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)





        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
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)
Class A Common
03/14/2003

   I |     
26,612.00   |           A           |   $11.72        
26,612.00
I
By 401(k)
Class A Common




112,900.00
D

Class A Common




15,964.00
I
By Spouse








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Heimann, M.L. Dick - March 17, 2003
Form 4 (continued)
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)
3A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if
      any

      (Month/
      Day/
      Year)
4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)



Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)






  (DE)     |     (ED)  
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
    Transactions
    (Instr.4)
10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr.4)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Class B Common
$0.00



N/A | N/A
Class A Common - 1,390,188.00
1,390,188.00 (1)
I
Interest owned by a LLC
Stock Option (1997sd) (NQ) (right to buy)
$1.00



(2) | 12/31/2005
Class A Common - 3,636.00
3,636.00
D

Stock Option (1999sd) (ISO) (right to buy)
$18.15



(3) | 01/01/2004
Class A Common - 12,000.00
12,000.00
D

Stock Option (2000sd) (ISO) (right to buy)
$18.43



(4) | 01/06/2005
Class A Common - 9,990.00
9,990.00
D

Stock Option (2000sd) (NQ) (right to buy)
$16.75



(5) | 01/06/2010
Class A Common - 22,010.00
22,010.00
D

Stock Option (2002nq) (right to buy)
$15.13



12/26/2007 | 12/26/2012
Class A Common - 16,000.00
16,000.00
D

Stock Option (2001) (ISO) (right to purchase)
$12.99



12/26/2000 | 12/26/2005
Class A Common - 7,494.00
7,494.00
D

Stock Option (2001) (NQ) (right to buy)
$1.00



12/26/2005 | 12/26/2010
Class A Common - 16,000.00
16,000.00
D

Stock Option (2001nq) (right to buy)
$19.24



12/26/2006 | 12/26/2011
Class A Common - 16,000.00
16,000.00
D


Heimann, M.L. Dick - 03/17/2003

FORM 4 (continued)            
1. Title of Derivative Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
3A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if
      any

      (Month/
      Day/
      Year)
4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)



Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)







  (DE)     |     (ED)  
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
    Transactions
    (Instr.4)
10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr.4)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Stock Option (2001sd) (NQ) (right to purchase)
$11.81



(6) | 12/26/2010
Class A Common - 31,788.00
31,788.00
D













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By: Cliff E. Spencer                                   03-17-2003    
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date


Attorney in Fact for
M. L. Dick Heimann

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Heimann, M.L. Dick - March 17, 2003
Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Lithia Motors, Inc. LAD

Form 4 - March 2003

M.L. Dick Heimann
360 E. Jackson St.
Medford, OR 97501

Explanation of responses:

(1)   The Class B Common stock is owned by Heimann Family, LLC, of which M.L. Dick Heimann is the majority member and its sole manager and he has elected to report all of the securities owned by the LLC as being beneficially owned by him.
(2)   The options vest as to 20% of the total grant on the date of grant and 20% each anniversary date thereafter.
(3)   The options vest as follows: 292 on 1/1/00, 5,509 on 1/1/01, 5,508 on 1/1/02 and 691 on 1/6/03.
(4)   The options vest as follows: 4,745 on 1/6/03 and 5,245 on 1/6/04.
(5)   The options vest as follows: 13,627 on 1/6/01 and 8,383 on 1/6/02.
(6)   The options vest 8,360 shares on 12/26/00, 2,108 on 12/26/02, 10,565 on 12/26/03 and 10,755 on 12/26/04
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