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<SEC-DOCUMENT>0000041719-03-000050.txt : 20030213
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<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20030213112446
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0000041719-03-000050
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	5
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030213
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030213

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GLATFELTER GEORGE H II
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001200158
		RELATIONSHIP:				OFFICER

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		5

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		GLATFELTER
		STREET 2:		96 SOUTH GEORGE ST.
		CITY:			YORK
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17401

SUBJECT COMPANY:	

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			GLATFELTER P H CO
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000041719
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	PAPER MILLS [2621]
		IRS NUMBER:				230628360
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			PA
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		5
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-03560
		FILM NUMBER:		03557285

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		96 S GEORGE ST
		STREET 2:		STE 500
		CITY:			YORK
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17401
		BUSINESS PHONE:		7172252709

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 2:		228 S MAIN ST
		CITY:			SPRING GROVE
		STATE:			PA
		ZIP:			17362
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<DOCUMENT>
<TYPE>5
<SEQUENCE>1
<FILENAME>glatform5.txt
<DESCRIPTION>FORM 5 GLAT
<TEXT>
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
   Glatfelter II, George H.
   96 South George Street
   Suite 500
   York, PA 17401
   USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
   Glatfelter (GLT)
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
   12/2002
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
   (X) Director                   ( ) 10% Owner
   (X) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other (specify below)
   Chairman
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>
TABLE I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
<CAPTION>
+------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+--------------------------+--------------+-----------+------------+
|1. Title of Security          |2. Trans- |2A.Execu- |3. Trans-|4. Securities Acquired (A)|5. Amount of  |6. Owner-  |7. Nature   |
|                              |   action |   action |   action|   or Disposed of (D)     |Securities    |   ship    |   of In-   |
|                              |   Date   |   Date   |   Code  |                          |Beneficially  |   Form:   |   direct   |
|                              |          |          |         |                          |Owned         |   Direct  |   Bene-    |
|                              |  (Month/ |  (Month/ |         |                          |Following     |   (D) or  |   ficial   |
|                              |   Day/   |   Day/   |         +-----------+---+----------+   Year       |   Indirect|   Owner-   |
|                              |   Year)  |   Year)  |         |Amount     |A/D|Price     |              |   (I)     |   ship     |
+------------------------------+----------+----------+---------+-----------+---+----------+--------------+-----------+------------+
<S>                             <C>        <C>        <C>       <C>         <C> <C>        <C>            <C>         <C>
Common Stock, Par Value $.01                                                               4993           D
Common Stock, Par Value $.01                                                               0              I           Held in trust
Common Stock, Par Value $.01                                                               0              I           ESOP
Common Stock, Par Value $.01    12/31/2002            A         950         A   $13.2500   2199           I           401K
</TABLE>

<PAGE>

<TABLE>
TABLE II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
<CAPTION>
+----------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-----------+---------------------+----------------+----------+-------+-------+------+
|1.        |2.      |3.     |3A.    |4.       |5.         |6.                   |7.              |8.        |9.     |10.    |11.   |
|          |        |       |       |         |           |                     |                |          |Number |Owner- |      |
|          |        |       |       |         |           |                     |                |          |of     |ship   |      |
|          |        |       |       |         |           |                     |                |          |Deriv- |Form of|      |
|          |        |       |       |         |           |                     |Title and Amount|          |ative  |Deriv- |      |
|          |        |       |       |         |           |                     |of Underlying   |          |Secur- |ative  |Nature|
|          |Conver- |Trans- |Execu- |         |Number of  |                     |Securities      |          |ities  |Secur- |of    |
|          |sion or |action |tion   |         |Derivative |Date Exercisable     +-------+--------+          |Benefi-|ity:   |In-   |
|          |Exercise|Date   |Date   |         |Securities |and Expiration Date  |       |Amount  |          |cially |Direct |direct|
|          |Price of|       |       |Transac- |Acquired(A)|(Month/Day/Year)     |       |or      |          |Owned  |(D) or |Bene- |
|Title of  |Deriv-  |(Month/|(Month/|tion Code|Disposed(D)+----------+----------+       |Number  |Price of  |       |In-    |ficial|
|Derivative|ative   |Day/   |Day/   |         +-----+-----+Date Exer-|Expira-   |       |of      |Derivative|at End |direct |Owner-|
|Security  |Security|Year)  |Year)  |         |(A)  |(D)  |cisable   |tion Date |Title  |Shares  |Security  |of Year|(I)    |ship  |
+----------+--------+-------+-------+---------+-----+-----+----------+----------+-------+--------+----------+-------+-------+------+
<S>         <C>      <C>     <C>     <C>       <C>   <C>   <C>        <C>        <C>     <C>      <C>        <C>     <C>     <C>

Explanation of Responses:
</TABLE>

SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Suzanne DeMars

DATE
02/12/2003

</TEXT>
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