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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Petersen, John M.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

124 Voyageur Drive

(Street)

Erie, PA 16505

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker
or Trading Symbol

Erie Indemnity Company ERIE

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

4. Statement for
(Month/Year)

October 21, 2002

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

X Director 10% Owner

Officer Other

Officer/Other

Description

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

X Individual Filing

Joint/Group Filing

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

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (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 at End ofMonth (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Owner- ship Form: Direct(D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Class A Common Stock				1,940,037.0000	D
Class A Common Stock				120,000.0000	I	By Spouse
Class A Common Stock				200,000.0000	I	Petersen Family Limited Partnership

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).

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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)	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 at End of Month (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4)
Directors' Deferred Compensation Phantom Units	$0.0000	10/21/2002	J (1) \|	(A) 2.3172		Class A Common Stock - 2.3172		145.5338	D
Class B Common Stock	Current market					Class A Common Stock - 2,400.0000		1.0000	D

Explanation of Responses :

** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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/s/ John M. Petersen
________________________________ 10-21-2002
** Signature of Reporting Person Date

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Form 4 (continued)

FOOTNOTE Descriptions for Erie Indemnity Company ERIE

Form 4 - October 2002

John M. Petersen
124 Voyageur Drive

Erie, PA 16505

Explanation of responses:

(1) Acquired under dividend reinvestment for Directors' Compensation Plan

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