5 1 nhf5203.txt ----------- ------------------------------ |FORM 5 | OMB APPROVAL ----------- ------------------------------ ___ Check this box if no longer subject to OMB Number 3235-0362 Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations Expires: January 31, 2005 may continue. See Instruction 1(b) Estimated average burden hours per response ....... 1.0 ------------------------------ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP [_] Form 3 Holdings Reported [_] Form 4 Transactions Reported 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 ____________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Hughes Edward J. ______________________________________________________________________________ (Last) (First) (Middle) 225 Franklin Street, 20th Floor ______________________________________________________________________________ (Street) Boston MA 02110 ____________________________________________________________________________ (City) (State) (Zip) ____________________________________________________________________________ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Detwiler, Mitchell & Co. (Nasdaq: DMCO) ____________________________________________________________________________ 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) ____________________________________________________________________________ 4. Statement for Month/Year 12/2002 ____________________________________________________________________________ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ============================================================================ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [ ] Director [_] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below) Chief Operating Officer ____________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [X] Form filed by 1 Reporting Person [_] Form filed by more than 1 Reporting Person ____________________________________________________________________________ ============================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ============================================================================

Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) =============================================================================

Explanation of Responses: (1) Reported transaction includes 3,230 shares contributed to Reporting Persons 401K Plan in by employer in matching contributions. Stock purchased by employer on open market at various times throughout the year in dollar amounts equal to 50% of total contributions made by Reporting Person per year not to exceed 6% of such contributions. (2) Total includes 5,579 shares held in 401(k) Plan of issuer as of December 31, 2002 representing matching contributions to Reporting Person's account since inception. (3) Previously reported. /s/ Edward J. Hughes 2/14/2003 --------------------------------------------- -------------------- **Signature of Reporting Person Date Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see instruction 4(b)(v) **Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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