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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549

FORM 4

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

o	Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b)

Name and Address of ReportingPerson* (Last, First, Middle)

Issuer Name and Ticker orTrading Symbol

I.R.S. Identification Number of ReportingPerson, if an entity (Voluntary)

Embry, David G.

West Pointe Bancorp, Inc.

5701 West Main Street

Statement for (Month/Day/Year)

If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)

January 2, 2003

January 17, 2003

(Street)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check All Applicable)

Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)

Belleville, IL 62226 (City) (State) (Zip)

Director

10% Owner

Form filed by One Reporting Person

Officer (give title below)

Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Other (specify below)

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).

Table I — Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

Title of Security(Instr. 3)

Transaction Date(Month/Day/Year)

2a.

Deemed ExecutionDate, if any.(Month/Day/Year)

Transaction Code(Instr. 8)

Securities Acquired (A)or Disposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Amount of SecuritiesBeneficially OwnedFollowing Reported Transactions(s)(Instr. 3 and 4)

OwnershipForm:Direct (D) orIndirect (I)(Instr. 4)

Nature ofIndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

(A)or(D)

Price

Common Stock

12/30/02

G(1)

502

56,248

By Trust FBO Self

Common Stock

12/30/02

G(1)

251

I(2)

Daughter-Trust

Common Stock

12/30/02

G(1)

251

I(2)

Spouse

Common Stock

12/30/02

G(1)

251

I(2)

Spouse

Common Stock

12/30/02

G(1)

251

502

I(2)

Daughter-Trust

Common Stock

2,000

I(2)

Corporation

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

Title of DerivativeSecurity(Instr. 3)

Conversion or ExercisePrice of DerivativeSecurity

TransactionDate(Month/Day/Year)

3a.

Deemed ExecutionDate, if any(Month/Day/Year)

TransactionCode(Instr. 8)

Number of Derivative SecuritiesAcquired (A) or Disposed of (D)(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)

Code

(A)

(D)

Stock Option-Right To Buy

$35.75

1/15/03

2,000

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

Date Exercisable andExpiration Date(Month/Day/Year)

Title and Amount of Underlying Securities(Instr. 3 and 4)

Price of DerivativeSecurity(Instr. 5)

Number of DerivativeSecurities Beneficially OwnedFollowing Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)

10.

Ownership Form of Derivative Security:Direct (D) or Indirect (I)(Instr. 4)

11.

Nature ofIndirectBeneficialOwnership(Instr. 4)

DateExercisable

ExpirationDate

Title

Amount orNumber ofShares

1/15/04 (1)

1/15/13

Common Stock

2,000

Explanation of Responses:

(1) Gift of 251 shares each to Daughter-Trust and to Spouse from Trust FBO Self and gift from Spouse to Daughter-Trust of 251 shares. (2) The ~~reporting~~option ~~person~~vests ~~disclaims~~in ~~beneficial~~5 ~~ownership~~equal ofannual ~~these~~installments ~~securities,~~beginning ~~and~~on ~~this report shall not be deemed an admission that~~ the ~~reporting~~date ~~person is the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose~~exercisable.

/S/ Bruce A. Bone, Attorney-in-fact		1/02/03
/s/Bruce A. Bone, Attorney-in-fact		January 17, 2003
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

**		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 is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.

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APPENDIX A

FORM 4
POWER OF ATTORNEY

Know all by these presents, that the undersigned hereby constitutes and appoints each of Bruce A. Bone and Patricia A. Hoffmann and their successors in office and designees, signing singly, the undersigned’s true and lawful attorney-in-fact to:

	(1)		execute and file for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned’s capacity as an officer and/or director of West Pointe Bancorp, Inc. (the “Company”), Forms 4 and 5 in accordance with Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the rules thereunder;

	(2)		do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 4 or 5, complete and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and timely file such form with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange or similar authority; and

	(3)		take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Power of Attorney shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may approve in such attorney-in-fact’s discretion.

The undersigned hereby grants to each such attorney-in-fact full power and authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, with full power of substitution or revocation, hereby ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact, or such attorney-in-fact’s substitute or substitutes, shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted. The undersigned acknowledges that the foregoing attorneys-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned, are not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned’s responsibilities to comply with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

This Power of Attorney shall remain in full force and effect until the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 4 or 5 with respect to the undersigned’s holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the undersigned in a signed writing delivered to the foregoing attorneys-in-fact.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the undersigned has caused this Power of Attorney to be executed as of this 25th day of September, 2002.

/s/ DAVID G. EMBRY

Signature

DAVID G. EMBRY

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