UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 5
ANNUAL 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
1. Name and Address 2. Issuer Name and Ticker 6. Relationship of Reporting
Of Reporting Person Person to Issuer
(Last, First, Middle) SHELLS SEAFOOD __Director
RESTAURANTS, INC. x_Officer
Ritchey, John R. ("SHLL.OB") __10% owner
C/O Shells Seafood __Other
Restaurants, Inc. _VP/Operations
16313 N. Dale Mabry Title
Tampa, FL 33618
3. IRS ID Number 4. Statement 7. Individual or Joint
Of Reporting for Month/Year Group Reporting
Person, if an
entity (voluntary)DECEMBER 2002 _x_Form Filed by
One Reporting Person
NA 5. If Amendment, __Form Filed by more
Date of Original than one Reporting
(Month, Year) Person
N/A
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities 5. Amount of 6. Owner- 7. Nature of
action action Acquired (A) or Securities ship Indirect
Date Code Disposed of (D) Beneficially Form: Beneficial
(Month/ (Instr. (Instr. 3,4 and 5) Owned at the Direct Ownership
Day/ 8) end of (D) or (Instr. 4)
Year) Issuer's Indirect
Amount (D) Price Fiscal Year (I)
Common Stock 26,000 D
$0.01 par value
per share
Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, call, warrants, options,
convertible securities)
1.Title of 2.Conver- 3.Trans- 4.Trans- 5.Number 6.Date Exercisable 7.Title and 8.Price of 9.Number of 10.Ownership 11.Nature
Derivative sion or action action of and Expiration Amount of Derivative Derivative of of Indir-
Security Exercise Date Code Derivative Date Underlying Security Securities Derivative ect Bene-
(Instr. 3) Price of (Month/ (Instr. Securities (Month/Day/Year) Securities (Instr. 5) Beneficially Security: ficial
Derivative Day/ 8) Acquired (Instr. 3 Owned at Direct(D) Owner-
Security Year) (A) or and 4) End of or Indir- ship
Disposed Year ect(I)
Of (D)
Amount
Or
Number
Date Expiration #Of
(A) (D) Exercisable Date Title Shares
Option to
purchase Common
common stock stock
$0.01 par $.01
value per par
share $0.45 (1) 4/18/11 value 20,000 - D
Option to
purchase Common
common stock stock
$0.01 par $.01
value per par
share $0.45 (2) 4/18/11 value 40,000 - D
Option to
purchase Common
common stock stock
$0.01 par $.01
value per par
share $0.42 2/28/02 A 120,000 (3) 2/28/12 value 120,000 - 180,000 D
Explanation of Responses:
(1) These options are currently exercisable.
(2) These options are currently exercisable as to 13,333 shares and
exercisable as to 13,333 shares on each April 18, 2003 and
April 18, 2004.
(3) There options are exercisable as to 24,000 shares on February 28, 2003
and then at the rate of 2,000 shares each month for the four years
following.
/s/ John R. Ritchey
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Signature of Reporting Person 2/12/03