SEC Form 4
FORM 4 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PIERSON R HUNTER JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)
210 EAST ELM STREET

(Street)
EL DORADO 71730

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DELTIC TIMBER CORP [ DEL ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/09/2005
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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 (Instr. 8) 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock 31,252 D
Common Stock 09/09/2005 S 5,000(2) D $43.1474 410,914 I Please refer to footnote 3
Common Stock 09/09/2005 S 5,000(2) D $43.6236 405,914 I Please refer to footnote 3
Common Stock 09/09/2005 S 5,000(2) D $43.4974 400,914 I Please refer to footnote 3
Common Stock 09/09/2005 S 5,000(2) D $43.7556 395,914 I(3) Please refer to footnote 3
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. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) 7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4) 8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) 9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) 10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Stock Option(1) $29.295 04/25/2002 02/20/2012 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Stock Option(1) $24.31 02/20/2003 02/20/2013 Common Stock 1,000 1,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. NQSO awarded under 2002 SIP and previously reported.
2. Spouse's sales as officer and director of private company for two family limited partnerships. Beneficial ownership is expressly disclaimed.
3. Reporting person's spouse is beneficiary of two trusts estabished by parents and 25% beneficiary of one trust established by Grandparents. (107,453 shares). Spouse is an officer and director of a private company that serves as general partner for two family limited partnerships that holds 288,461 shares. Beneficial ownership by Reporting Person to any of these shares is expressly disclaimed.
/s/W. Bayless Rowe, Attorney-in-Fact for R. Hunter Pierson, Jr. 09/12/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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