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Ownership Document |
Schema Version: X0201 |
Document Type: 4 |
Period of Report: 1/16/04 |
Not Subject to Section 16: 0 |
Issuer: |
| Issuer CIK: 920947 |
| Issuer Name: NORTHFIELD LABORATORIES INC /DE/ |
| Issuer Trading Symbol: NFLD |
Reporting Owner: |
| Reporting Owner ID: |
| | Owner CIK: 938624 |
| | Owner Name: GOULD STEVEN A MD |
| Reporting Owner Address: |
| | Owner Street 1: 1560 SHERMAN AVE. |
| | Owner Street 2: SUITE 1000 |
| | Owner City: EVANSTON |
| | Owner State: IL |
| | Owner ZIP Code: 60201 |
| | Owner State Description: |
| Reporting Owner Relationship: |
| | Is Director? Yes |
| | Is Officer? Yes |
| | Is Ten Percent Owner? No |
| | Is Other? No |
| | Officer Title: Chairman & CEO |
Non-Derivative Table: |
| Non-Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Common Stock, par value $0.01 |
| | | Footnote ID: F1 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 1/16/04 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 15,000 |
| Footnote ID: F2 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 0 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 543,450 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Derivative Table: |
| Derivative Transaction: |
| | Security Title: |
| | | Value: Option, Right-to-buy |
| | | Footnote ID: F3 |
| | Conversion or Exercise Price: |
| | | Value: 7.50 |
| | Transaction Date: |
| | | Value: 1/16/04 |
| | Transaction Coding: |
| | | Transaction Form Type: 4 |
| | | Transaction Code: A |
| | | Equity Swap Involved? No |
| | Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Transaction Shares: |
| Value: 100,000 |
| | | Transaction Price Per Share: |
| Value: 7.50 |
| | | Transaction Acquired-Disposed Code: |
| Value: A |
| | Exercise Date: |
| | | Value: 1/16/08 |
| | | Footnote ID: F4 |
| | Expiration Date: |
| | | Value: 1/16/14 |
| | Underlying Security: |
| | | Underlying Security Title: |
| Value: Common Stock |
| | | Underlying Security Shares: |
| Value: 100,000 |
| | Post-Transaction Amounts: |
| | | Shares Owned Following Transaction: |
| Value: 305,000 |
| | Ownership Nature: |
| | | Direct or Indirect Ownership: |
| Value: D |
Footnotes: |
| Footnote - F1: The stock grant occurred on January 16, 2004. |
| Footnote - F2: The stock grant vests on January 16, 2006. |
| Footnote - F3: The stock option was granted on January 16, 2004. |
| Footnote - F4: The stock option vests on January 16, 2008. |
Owner Signature: |
| Signature Name: /s/ Steven Gould, M.D. |
| Signature Date: 1/20/04 |