SEC FORM 4

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^*

RATAJCZAK DONALD R

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1681 LADY MARION LANE

(Street)

ATLANTA

30309

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TBC CORP [ TBCC ]

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)
04/09/2004

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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	04/09/2004		M⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		1,212	A	$5.5	9,700	D
Common Stock	04/09/2004		D⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		303	D	$0	9,397	D
Common Stock	04/09/2004		M⁽¹⁾⁽²⁾		928	A	$7.19	10,325	D
Common Stock	04/09/2004		D⁽¹⁾⁽³⁾		232	D	$0	10,093	D

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)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	$5.5	04/09/2004		M⁽²⁾			1,212	04/26/2001	04/26/2004	Common Stock	1,212	$0	1,212⁽⁴⁾	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	$7.19	04/09/2004		M⁽²⁾			928	04/25/2002	04/25/2004	Common Stock	928	$0	1,852⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Under the TBC Corporation 1989 Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan"), prior to 2003, each non-employee director was granted, on the date of each Annual Meeting of Stockholders, shares of restricted stock having an aggregate then current fair market value of $5,000. The director was concurrently granted an option giving him the right to buy four times the number of restricted shares that he was granted. The option expires in one-third increments as the restricted stock vests, and the exercise of any portion of the option will cause the forfeiture of the associated restricted stock. The exercise of the option is also subject to certain conditions stated in the Plan.

2. Exercise of tandem options. See (1).

3. Forfeiture of restricted stock upon exercise of tandem options. See (1).

4. Represents the balance of tandem options still outstanding under the respective annual grant.

Remarks:

	DONALD RATAJCZAK	04/09/2004
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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