Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1.  Name and Address of Reporting Person*

 Lynch, Patrick C.

 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Interface, Inc. (IFSIA)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
      Director                           10% Owner
  X   Officer (give                     Other (specify
                  title below)                     below)

Vice President & Chief Financial Officer

(Last)     (First)     (Middle)

 

2859 Paces Ferry Road, Suite 2000

 3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number
    of Reporting Person,
    if an entity
    (voluntary)		 4.  Statement for
     Month/Day/Year

January 31, 2003

 (Street)

 

Atlanta, GA  30339

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

 

 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
(Check Applicable Line)
 X   Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

(City)     (State)     (Zip)

 Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction
    Date (Month/
    Day/Year) 		2A. Deemed
       Execution Date, if
       any
       (Month/Day/Year)		 3. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially Owned
    Following Reported
    Transactions(s)
    (Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership
    Form:
    Direct (D)
    or Indirect (I)
    (Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of
    Indirect
    Beneficial
    Ownership
   (Instr. 4)

Code

V

Amount

(A)
or
(D)

Price


Class B Common Stock

 
1/31/03
 


A


 


25,000


A

 


50,000(1)    


D


 


 		  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 


 


 

 






 
 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 

 

FORM 4 (continued)

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. Conversion
    or Exercise
    Price of
    Derivative
    Security		 3. Transaction
    Date
   (Month/Day
   Year)		 3A. Deemed
       Execution
       Date,
       if any
     (Month/Day
     Year)		 4. Transaction
    Code
    (Instr. 8)		 5. Number of
    Derivative
    Securities     Acquired
    (A) or
    Disposed
    of (D)
    (Instr. 3, 4
    and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable
    and Expiration
     Date

    (Month/Day/Year)

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
    Following
    Reported
    Transaction(s)
    (Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership
      Form of
      Derivative
      Securities
      Beneficially
      Owned at
      End of
      Month
      (Instr. 4)		 11. Nature
      of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.
       4)

 
       

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date
Exercisable

Expiration
Date

Title

 Amount
or
Number
of Shares
Employee
Stock
Option
(right to
buy		 $2.71 1/31/03   A   25,000   1/31/03(2) 1/31/06 Class A
or
Class B
Common
Stock		 25,000 0 25,000 D  














































Explanation of Responses:

(1)  All of such shares are restricted shares subject to a risk of forfeiture under certain circumstances.

(2)  50% of the option is exercisable as of the grant date, and the remaining 50% of the option vests and becomes exercisable on the first anniversary of the grant date.

    /s/ Patrick C. Lynch

Patrick C. Lynch

**Signature of Reporting Person

 2/04/03

Date

 

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