SEC Form 4
FORM 4

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subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Reed, Frank     E.
(Last)                      (First)                      (Middle)
716 West Mount Airy Avenue

(Street)
Philadelphia, PA     19119
(City)                      (State)                      (Zip)
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker
    or Trading Symbol

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

    April 2002

5. If Amendment,
    Date of Original
    (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

           X          Director                           10% Owner
                        Officer                             Other

Officer/Other
Description                              
7. Individual or Joint/Group
    Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X   Individual Filing
      Joint/Group Filing
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security
    (Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date
    (Month/Day/Year)
 3. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary
    Code
    (Instr. 8)

Code  |  V    
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed (D) Of
    (Instr. 3, 4, and 5)



        Amount      |         A/D         |         Price          
5. Amount of
    Securities
    Beneficially
    Owned at
    End ofMonth

    (Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Owner-
    ship
    Form:
    Direct(D)
    or
    Indirect (I)

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

    (Instr. 4)
Common Stock


9,602
D

Common Stock


440
I
By Managed Account
Common Stock


2,000
I
By Spouse
Common Stock


1,000
I
By Trust







Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).

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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. Conver-
    sion or
    Exercise
    Price of
    Deri-
    vative
    Security
3. Transaction
    Date

    (Month/
    Day/
    Year)
 4. Transaction
    Code
    and
    Voluntary (V)
    Code
    (Instr.8)


Code | V    
5. Number of Derivative
    Securities Acquired (A)
    or Disposed (D) Of

    (Instr. 3,4 and 5)
6. Date Exercisable(DE) and
    Expiration Date(ED)
    (Month/Day/Year)





  (DE)     |     (ED)  
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
    at End of
    Month
    (Instr.4) 		10.
Owner-
ship
Form of
Deriv-
ative
Security:
Direct
(D)
or
Indirect
(I) 		11. Nature of
      Indirect
      Beneficial
      Ownership
      (Instr.4)
Non-Qualified Stock Option
 $53.0900 04/25/2002
   A |     
    (A) 6,500
(1) | 04/25/2012
 Common Stock - 6,500 $53.0900 6,500
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option
 $31.6800



Common Stock - 0
6,660
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option
 $46.0000



Common Stock - 0
10,000
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option
 $70.7500



Common Stock - 0
5,500
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option
 $65.1250



Common Stock - 6,500
6,500
D
Non-Qualified Stock Option
 $52.7500



Common Stock - 6,500
6,500
D











Explanation of Responses :


** 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 is insufficient,
            See Instruction 6 for procedure.

Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
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________________________________         __________________
** Signature of Reporting Person                         Date



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Form 4 (continued)
FOOTNOTE Descriptions for ALLTEL Corporation AT

Form 4 - April 2002

Frank E. Reed
716 West Mount Airy Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19119
Explanation of responses:

(1)   These options were granted under a stock option plan qualifying under Rule 16b-3(d), and become exercisable on the earliest of (i) the day immediately preceding the date of the first issuer annual meeting of stockholders following the effective date of the grant of the option, (ii) the date of the death of the reporting person, (iii) the date of the disability of the reporting person, or (iv) the date a change in control of issuer is deemed to have occured.
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