X0201 42003-10-01 0000004164 ALPINE GROUP INC /DE/ ALPG 0001249513 KANELY JAMES R C/O THE ALPINE GROUP, INC. ONE MEADOWLANDS PLAZA, SUITE 200 EAST RUTHERFORD NJ 07073 1000Common Stock1988-08-084A0716160A71616DCommon Stock1988-08-084A062600A6260IShares in 401(k) Plan.Common Stock1988-08-084A01380A138IBy spouse.Non-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy).652003-10-014A0107650A2006-10-012013-10-01Common Stock1076510765DSeries A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock.552003-06-234P0400380.00A1988-08-082009-12-31Common Stock276400400DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy).652003-07-014A0107650A2006-07-012013-07-01Common Stock1076510765DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy).602003-04-014A0116620A2006-04-012013-04-01Common Stock1166211662DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy).652003-01-024A0107650A2006-01-022013-01-02Common Stock1076510765DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy).552002-10-014A0127220A2005-10-012012-10-01Common Stock1272212722DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.102002-07-014A063610A2005-07-012012-07-01Common Stock63616361DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.602002-04-014A043730A2005-04-012012-04-01Common Stock43734373DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.702002-01-024A041160A2005-01-022012-01-02Common Stock41164116DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.092001-12-034A015410A2004-12-032011-12-03Common Stock15411541DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.132001-11-274A014860A2004-11-272011-11-27Common Stock14861486DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.752001-10-014A039980A2004-10-012011-10-01Common Stock39983998DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.702001-08-224A09880A2004-08-222011-08-22Common Stock988988DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.702001-07-114A09880A2004-07-112011-07-11Common Stock988988DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.752001-07-024A039980A2004-07-022011-07-02Common Stock39983998DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.702001-04-024A041160A2004-04-022011-04-02Common Stock41164116DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.8132001-01-314A09260A2004-01-312011-01-31Common Stock926926DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)1.8132001-01-024A038600A2004-01-022011-01-02Common Stock38603860DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy).8752000-12-274A019190A2003-12-272010-12-27Common Stock19191919DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)3.4382000-11-164A04880A2003-11-162010-11-16Common Stock488488DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)4.1252000-10-024A016960A2003-10-022010-10-02Common Stock16961696DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)7.502000-07-194A02240A2003-07-192010-07-19Common Stock224224DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)6.752000-07-034A010370A2003-07-032010-07-03Common Stock10371037DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)8.752000-04-194A01920A2003-04-192010-04-19Common Stock192192DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)9.002000-04-034A07780A2003-04-032010-04-03Common Stock778778DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)9.8132000-03-244A01710A2003-03-242010-03-24Common Stock171171DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)12.002000-02-094A01400A2003-02-092010-02-09Common Stock140140DNon-Employee Director Stock Option (right to buy)12.8752000-01-034A05440A2003-01-032010-01-03Common Stock544544DShares held in Superior Telecommunications Inc. 401(k) Plan.Shares owned by Mr. Kanely's wife. Mr. Kanely disclaims beneficial ownership of such shares, and this report should not be deemed an admission that Mr. Kanely is the beneficial owner of such shares for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.Convertible into common stock at any time after the earlier to occur of (y) the consummation of the first public offering to stockholders of the Company of rights to purchase shares of Series A Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock ("Series A Preferred Stock") and (z) March 31, 2004, and prior to (i) the date which is 10 days preceding the date fixed for the redemption of the Series A Preferred Stock if there is no default in payment of the change of control redemption price and (ii) December 21, 2009.The Company will redeem 1/12th of the outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock on December 31, 2009 and on the last day of every calendar quarter thereafter until all outstanding shares of Series A Preferred Stock have been redeemed.See attached .txt document containing a listing of additional Derivative Securities to be included with Table 2 of this Form 4.Stewart H. Wahrsager2003-10-01