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                     U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

[_]  Check box if no longer  subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations
     may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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1.   Name and Address of Reporting Person*

   Stein Jr.                        Martin                         E.
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   (Last)                           (First)                     (Middle)

                       121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200
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                                    (Street)

  Jacksonville                        FL                         32202
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   (City)                           (State)                      (Zip)

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2.   Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol


                        Regency Centers Corporation (REG)
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3.   IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)


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4.   Statement for Month/Day/Year


                                   August 2002
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5.   If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)


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6.   Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer
     (Check all applicable)

     [X]  Director                             [_]  10% Owner
     [X]  Officer (give title below)           [_]  Other (specify below)

                      Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
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7.   Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)

     [X]  Form filed by one Reporting Person
     [_]  Form filed by more than one Reporting Person
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           Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of,
                             or Beneficially Owned
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5. Amount of Securities 6. 4. Beneficially Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Owned ship 2A. 3. Disposed of (D) Following Form: 7. 2. Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Reported Direct Nature of Trans- Execution Code ------------------------------- Trans- (D) or Indirect 1. action Date, (Instr. 8) (A) action(s) Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date if any ------------ or (Instr. (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V Amount (D) Price 3 & 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 08/12/02 M 32,700 A $25.25 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 F 29,199 D $30.90 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 M 15,450 A $21.0625 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 F 12,570 D $30.90 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 M 15,801 A $19.8125 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 F 12,481 D $30.90 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 M 13,553 A $24.69 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ====================================================================================================================================
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses) (Over) (Form 4-07/98) ------------------------------ OMB APPROVAL ------------------------------ OMB Number 3235-0287 Expires: January 31, 2005 Estimated average burden hours per response ....... 0.5 ------------------------------ U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 [_] Check box if no longer subject of Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). ________________________________________________________________________________ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Stein Jr. Martin E. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Last) (First) (Middle) 121 West Forsyth Street, Suite 200 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Street) Jacksonville FL 32202 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) ________________________________________________________________________________ 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Regency Centers Corporation (REG) ________________________________________________________________________________ 3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary) ________________________________________________________________________________ 4. Statement for Month/Day/Year August 2002 ________________________________________________________________________________ 5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year) ================================================================================ 6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable) [X] Director [_] 10% Owner [X] Officer (give title below) [_] Other (specify below) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer ------------------------------------ ________________________________________________________________________________ 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line) [X] Form filed by one Reporting Person [_] Form filed by more than one Reporting Person ________________________________________________________________________________ ================================================================================ Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned ================================================================================
5. Amount of Securities 6. 4. Beneficially Owner- Securities Acquired (A) or Owned ship 2A. 3. Disposed of (D) Following Form: 7. 2. Deemed Transaction (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Reported Direct Nature of Trans- Execution Code ------------------------------- Trans- (D) or Indirect 1. action Date, (Instr. 8) (A) action(s) Indirect Beneficial Title of Security Date if any ------------ or (Instr. (I) Ownership (Instr. 3) (mm/dd/yy) (mm/dd/yy) Code V Amount (D) Price 3 & 4) (Instr.4) (Instr. 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 08/12/02 F 11,958 D $30.90 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 M 87,200 A $25.25 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 F 77,865 D $30.90 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 M 22,117 A Note 1 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 08/12/02 F 9,168 D $30.90 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock 05/16/02 G V 1,500 D 222,325 D - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 160,263 I Note 2 - ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 415,382 I Note 3 ====================================================================================================================================
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). Note 1: Settlement of dividend equivalent units in connection with exercise of option. Note 2: Shares held by The Regency Group (Nevada) Limited Partnership, the sole general partner of which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of The Regency Group, Inc. All of othe outstanding stock of The Regency Group, Inc. is owned by The Regency Square Group II (Nevada) Limited Partnership, the sole general partner of which is a corporation in which all of the outstanding stock is owned by Mr. Stein and members of his family. Note 3: Represents 307,147 shares held by The Regency Group II and 108,235 shares held by Regency Square II. Mr. Stein is a general partner of The Regency Group II and Regency Square II and a trustee of a trust that is also a general partner in those Partnerships. Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Print or Type Responses) (Over) (Form 4-07/98) FORM 4 (continued) Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) ================================================================================
10. 9. Owner- Number ship of Deriv- Form 2. ative Conver- 5. 7. Secur- Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount ities ative Nature or 3A. Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. Bene- Secur- of Exer- Deemed 4. Securities Date Securities Price ficially ity: In- cise 3. Execu- Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Owned Direct direct Price Trans- tion action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Following (D) or Bene- 1. of action Date, Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date if any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity action(s) (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $25.25 08/12/02 M 32,700 01/14/98 01/14/07 Stock 32,700 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $21.0625 08/12/02 M 15,450 07/29/00 07/29/09 Stock 15,450 46,348 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $19.8125 08/12/02 M 15,801 12/14/00 12/14/09 Stock 15,801 47,401 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $24.69 08/12/02 M 13,553 12/14/00 12/14/09 Stock 13,553 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $25.25 08/12/02 M 87,200 01/13/98 01/13/07 Stock 87,200 0 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $30.90 08/12/02 A V 29,199 08/12/02 01/14/07 Stock 29,199 29,199 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $30.90 08/12/02 A V 12,570 08/12/02 07/29/09 Stock 12,570 12,570 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 10. 9. Owner- Number ship of Deriv- Form 2. ative Conver- 5. 7. Secur- Deriv- 11. sion Number of Title and Amount ities ative Nature or 3A. Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. Bene- Secur- of Exer- Deemed 4. Securities Date Securities Price ficially ity: In- cise 3. Execu- Trans- Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of Owned Direct direct Price Trans- tion action or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Following (D) or Bene- 1. of action Date, Code of(D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative Reported In- ficial Title of Deriv- Date if any (Instr. (Instr. 3, ---------------- or Secur- Trans- direct Owner- Derivative ative (Month/ (Month/ 8) 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity action(s) (I) ship Security Secur- Day/ Day/ ------ ------------ Exer- tion of (Instr (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. (Instr. 3) ity Year) Year) Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4) 4) - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $30.90 08/12/02 A V 12,481 08/12/02 12/14/09 Stock 12,481 12,481 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $30.90 08/12/02 A V 11,958 08/12/02 12/14/09 Stock 11,958 11,958 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Employee stock option Common (right to buy) $30.90 08/12/02 A V 77,865 08/12/02 01/13/07 Stock 77,865 77,865 D - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Dividend Common Equivalent 1 for 1 08/12/02 M 22,117 Note 1 Stock 22,117 0 ====================================================================================================================================
Explanation of Responses: Note 1: Settlement of dividend equivalent units in connection with exercise of option. /s/ Martin E. Stein, Jr. September 10, 2002 - --------------------------------------------- ----------------------- Martin E. Stein, Jr. 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 provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. Page 2