X0202 4 2005-01-18 0001003124 PHARMACEUTICAL PRODUCT DEVELOPMENT INC PPDI 0001033408 MCNEILL JOHN A JR 304 EAST OLIVER STREET WHITEVILLE NC 28472 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2005-01-18 5 J 0 60677 0 D 9881 D Common Stock 1683264 I See footnote below This transaction is not required to be reported. This report is being filed for information purposes only. The Reporting Person transferred 60,677 shares from his direct holdings to SM Portfolio 2001, LLC which is reported as an indirect holding below. 1,683,264 shares are held as follows: 1,650,000 in SM Portfolio 2001, LLC; 1,230 in McNeill Family Limited Partnership; 16,800 in UTMA accts. and 15,234 in trust for children. The Reporting Person also owns stock options to purchase 58,000 shares of PPDI stock. Lisa C. Noecker attorney-in-fact for John A. McNeill, Jr. 2005-01-19