SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Beltz, Michael     A.

(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
17655 Waterview Parkway


(Street)
Dallas, TX     75252-012

(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Alliance Data Systems Corporation   ADS
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

                        Director                           10% Owner
           X          Officer                             Other
          Executive Vice President and President, Transaction Services Group

7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
      Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)
4. Statement for
    Month/Day/Year

    January 23, 2003


5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Day/Year)
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
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)



Code  |  V    
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)





        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)
7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)
Common
01/22/2003

   X |     
11,111   |           A           |   $9.00    
77,457 (1)
D









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Beltz, Michael A. - January 23, 2003
Form 4 (continued)
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. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
3A. Deemed
      Execution
      Date, if
      any

      (Month/
      Day/
      Year)
4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)



Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)






  (DE)     |     (ED)  
7. Title and Amount of
    Underlying Securities
    (Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price
    of
    Derivative
    Security
    (Instr.5)
9. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned
    Following
    Reported
    Transactions
    (Instr.4)
10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I)
(Instr.4)
11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
$9.00 01/15/2003

   X |     
    (D) 11,111
Varies (2) | 05/05/2007
Common - 11,111 $9.00 6,111
D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
$9.00



Varies (3) | 07/23/2008
Common - 38,888
38,888
D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
$9.90



Varies (4) | 11/30/2008
Common - 27,777
27,777
D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
$9.90



Varies (5) | 05/06/2009
Common - 22,222
22,222
D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
$15.00



Varies (6) | 08/31/2010
Common - 80,000
80,000
D

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)
$12.00



Varies (7) | 06/08/2011
Common - 38,048
38,048
D













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Beltz, Michael A. - January 23, 2003
Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Alliance Data Systems Corporation ADS

Form 4 - January 2003

Michael A. Beltz
17655 Waterview Parkway

Dallas, TX 75252-012

Explanation of responses:

(1)   Total beneficial ownership includes 21,000 unvested shares of common stock pursuant to a restricted stock grant.
(2)   This option is fully vested.
(3)   This option is fully vested.
(4)   This option is fully vested.
(5)   The option is exercisable for 5,556 shares on each of 1/31/00, 1/31/01, and 1/31/02 and for 5,554 shares on 1/31/03, subject to performance targets.
(6)   The option is exercisable for 26,400 shares on each of 8/31/01 and 8/31/02 and for 27,200 shares on 8/31/03.
(7)   The option is exercisable for 33% of the underlying shares on each of 8/31/01 and 8/31/02, and for 34% on 8/31/03.
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