X0201 4 2003-08-27 0 0000008146 ASTRO MED INC /NEW/ ALOT 0001258010 PETRARCA STEPHEN M 600 E GREENWICH AVE W WARWICK RI 02893 0 1 0 0 Vice President Common Stock 2003-08-27 4 M 0 5000 3.7 A 7061 D Common Stock 2003-08-27 4 S 0 2500 10.4 D 4561 D Common Stock 2003-08-27 4 S 0 2500 10.2 D 2061 I See Footnote Stock Option (Right to Buy) 3.7 2003-08-27 4 M 0 5000 0 D 2002-10-18 2012-03-18 Common Stock 5000 5000 D After the exercise of options to purchase 5,000 shares of the issuer's common stock but prior to the sales reported herein, the reporting person beneficially owned 7,061 shares of the issuer's common stock, of which 5,500 shares were held directly by the reporting person and 1,561 shares were held indirectly by the reporting person in an employee stock owenrship plan. After the first sale of 2,500 shares of the issuer's common stock as reported herein, the reporting person beneficially owned 4,561 shares of the issuer's common stock, of which 3,000 shares were held directly by the reporting person and 1,561 shares were held indirectly by the reporting person in an employee stock ownership plan. Following the second sale of 2,500 shares of the issuer's common stock as reported herein, the reporting person beneficially owns 2,061 shares of the issuer's common stock, of which 500 shares are held directly by the reporting person and 1,561 shares are held indirectly by the reporting person in an employee stock ownership plan. Margaret D. Farrell (Attorney-in-Fact for Stephen M. Petrarca) 2003-08-28