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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
COOPER THOMAS P

(Last) (First) (Middle)
4715 VIEWRIDGE AVENUE, SUITE 230

(Street)
SAN DIEGO CA 92123-1680

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
HANGER ORTHOPEDIC GROUP INC [ HGR ]
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)
05/17/2004
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 05/17/2004 M 5,000 A $4.375 14,815(1) D
Common Stock 05/17/2004 S 4,600 D $15.5 10,215(1) D
Common Stock 05/17/2004 S 200 D $15.8 10,015(1) D
Common Stock 05/17/2004 S 200 D $15.9 9,815(1) D
Common Stock 750(2) I By IRA
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
Non-Qualified Stock Option $3 06/14/1996 06/14/2005 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $5.875 06/21/1997 06/21/2006 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $8.75 06/06/1998 06/06/2007 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $18.625 05/22/1999 05/22/2008 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $14 09/21/2000 09/21/2009 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $5.1875 05/19/2001(3) 05/19/2010 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $1.65 06/05/2002(3) 06/05/2011 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $14 06/04/2003(3) 06/04/2012 Common Stock 5,000 5,000 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $11.21 06/04/2004(4) 06/04/2013 Common Stock 5,535 5,535 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $16.1 05/07/2005(4) 05/07/2014 Common Stock 5,373 5,373 D
Phantom Stock $16.1(5) 05/07/2005 (5) Common Stock 750 750 D
Non-Qualified Stock Option $4.375 05/17/2004 M 5,000 06/22/1995 06/22/2004 Common Stock 5,000 $0 0 D
Explanation of Responses:
1. Includes grants under the Company's 2003 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Incentive Plan of 2,070 shares of restricted stock that will become 100% vested on June 4, 2004, and 1,745 shares of restricted stock that will become 100% vested on May 7, 2005, subject to certain provisions of the Plan.
2. Includes 750 shares of common stock acquired in an open-market purchase on October 28, 1997, by the Thomas P. Cooper, M.D. Defined Benefit Pension Plan, which have been rolled over into an IRA.
3. This option becomes exercisable to the extent of 25% of the shares underlying such option on the above date and is cumulatively exercisable to the extent of 25% of the shares underlying such option each year thereafter.
4. This option becomes exercisable to the extent of one-third of the shares underlying such option on the above date and is cumulatively exercisable to the extent of one-third of the shares underlying such option each year thereafter.
5. Each share of phantom stock is payable in cash one year from the date of grant at a price per share equal to the value of a share of the company's common stock on such date.
Christian B. Dinneen-Long, Attorney-in-Fact 05/19/2004
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