4 1 form4-anderson.txt FORM4W.ANDERSON U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, DC 20549 FORM 4 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [_] Check 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* Anderson William R. (Last) (First) (Middle) Metris Companies Inc. 10900 Wayzata Boulevard (Street) Minnetonka MN 55305 (City) (State) (Zip) 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Metris Companies Inc. MXT 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year February 26, 2003 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year) 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [_] Director [_] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below) Executive Vice President 7. 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
6. 4. 5. Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of ship 3. Disposed of (D) Securities Form: 7. Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct Nature of 2. Code ------------------------------- Owned at End (D) or Indirect 1. Transaction (Instr. 8) (A) of Month Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date ------------ Amount or Price (Instr. 3 (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) Code V (D) and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) Common Stock, $.01 par value 02/26/03 F - 274 D $2.47(1) 25,677(2) D Common Stock, $.01 par value - - - - - - 675 I By Wife
Explanation of responses: (1) On February 26, 2003, a distribution was made under the Metris Companies Inc. Management Stock Purchase Plan ("MSPP") and shares were withheld as payment of the tax liability on such distribution. Under the terms of the MSPP, for purposes of calculating the tax liability owed on such distribution, the sale price for the shares withheld as payment of the tax liability on such distribution was the closing price of a share of Common Stock of the Issuer on December 31, 2002. (2) Includes (a) shares acquired through participation in the Issuer's Employee and Officer stock purchase plans, including reinvested dividends; and (b) shares underlying units credited to Mr. Anderson's account in a stock purchase plan which vest as follows: 1,599 on 12/31/04 and 3,161 on 12/31/05 * If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Response) (Over) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
10. 9. Owner- Number ship of Form 2. Deriv- of Conver- 5. 7. ative Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount Secur- ative Nature or Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities Secur- of Exer- 4. Securities Date Securities Price Bene- ity: In- cise 3. Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct Price Trans- action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene- 1. of action Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Explanation of Responses: /s/ William R. Anderson 2/26/03 **Signature of Reporting Person Date ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.