Form 4

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 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^*

Leahy, Christine A.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

200 North Milwaukee Avenue

(Street)

Vernon Hills, IL 60061

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name
and Ticker or Trading Symbol

CDW Computer Centers, Inc. (CDWC)

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
    Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

4. Statement for Month/Day/Year

02/03/2003

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

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

Director 10% Owner

X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Description VP, Gen. Counsel and Corp. Sec.

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

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 Transaction(s)

    (Instr. 3 and 4)

6. Ownership
    Form:
    Direct (D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

    (Instr. 4)

7. Nature of
     Indirect
     Beneficial
     Ownership

    (Instr. 4)

Code

Amount

A/D

Price

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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. Conver-
sion or
Exercise
Priceof
Deri-
vative
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
Deriv-
ative
Secur-
ity
(Instr.5)

9. Number of
Derivative
Securities
Beneficially
Owned
Following
Reported
Transaction(s)
(Instr.4)

10. Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Securities:
Direct (D)
or
Indirect (I)

(Instr.4)

11. Nature of
Indirect
Beneficial
Ownership
(Instr.4)

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exer-
cisable

Expira-
tion Date

Title

Amount or
Number of
Shares

Stock Options (Right to buy)

$44.09

02/01/03

14,300

02/01/04

02/01/13

Common stock, $.01 par value

14,300

Explanation of Responses:

By: /s/ Robert J. Welyki, Attorney In Fact 02/04/2003
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations ** Signature of Reporting Person
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