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OMB APPROVAL
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FORM 4 OMB Number: 3235-0287
Expires: December 31, 2002
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TO SECTION 16. FORM 4 OR FORM 5
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INSTRUCTION 1(b).
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,
Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
RICHARDSON STEVEN A.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
5225 S LOOP 289
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(Street)
LUBBOCK TEXAS 79424
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ALAMOSA HOLDINGS, INC. APS
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity (Voluntary)
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4. Statement for Month/Year
12/02
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
| | Director |_| 10% Owner
|X| Officer (give title below) |_| Other (specify below)
CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable)
|X| Form Filed by One Reporting Person
|_| Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
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TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF,
OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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5.
4. Amount of 6.
Securities Acquired (A) or Securities Owner-
2. 3. Disposed of (D) Beneficially ship 7.
Trans- Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Owned Form: Nature of
action Code -------------------------- at End of Direct (D) Indirect
1. Date (Instr. 8) (A) Month or Beneficial
Title of Security (Month/ ------------ or (Instr. 3 Indirect (I) Ownership
(Instr. 3) Day/Year) Code V Amount (D) Price and 4) (Instr.4) (Instr.4)
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COMMON STOCK 12/06/02 A 100,000 A 100,000 D
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (3-99)
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FORM 4 (CONTINUED)
TABLE II -- DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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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 Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially Direct direct
Price 3. action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned (D) or Bene-
1. of Trans- Code of(D) 12/6/12 Amount ative at End In- ficial
Title of Deriv- action (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- of direct Owner-
Derivative ative Date 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I) ship
Security Secur- (Month/ ------- ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Day/Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4)
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EMPLOYEE $.84 12/6/02 A 300,000 (1) 12/6/12 COMMON 300,000 300,000 D
STOCK STOCK
OPTION
(RIGHT TO
BUY)
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Explanation of Responses: (1) 4% of the shares subject to the option vest each
month commencing on the date of grant.
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Crime
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Steven A. Richardson 12/09/02
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**Signature of the Reporting Person Date
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