SEC FORM 4 SEC Form 4
FORM 4 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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
 
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
SILL STEPHEN M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
PO BOX 57220

(Street)
SALT LAKE CITY UT 84157-0220

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP [ SNFCA ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director 10% Owner
X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
V.P., Treasurer, CFO
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/23/2004
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. 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 V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Class A Common Stock 12/23/2004 M 3,718 A $5.9 20,634 D
Class A Common Stock 01/22/2005 J(1) 1,032 A $0 21,666(2) D
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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (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) $5.9 12/23/2004 M 3,718 03/21/2003 03/21/2013 Class A Common Stock 3,718 $0 0 D
Employee Stock Option (right to buy) $3.23 12/10/2004 A 5,000 12/10/2004 12/10/2014 Class A Common Stock 5,000 $0 5,000(3) D
Explanation of Responses:
1. See Exhibit 99 Footnote 1
2. See Exhibit 99 Footnote 2
3. See Exhibit 99 Footnote 3
/s/Stephen M. Sill 03/31/2005
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
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                                   EXHIBIT 99

                                Stephen M. Sill
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1/       Received pursuant to a 5% stock dividend paid on January 22, 2005.


2/       Owned  jointly by the reporting  person and his wife,  Vorelle P. Sill.
         Does not include 31,172 shares of Class A Common Stock owned indirectly
         by the reporting person,  including (A) 22,126 shares of Class A Common
         Stock acquired pursuant to the Security National Financial  Corporation
         Tax-Favored  Retirement  Savings Plan 401(k) Plan and  allocated to the
         reporting  person's  account  (including  768  shares of Class A Common
         Stock the reporting person acquired under the 401(k) Plan between April
         1, 2004 and December 31, 2004, and 1,054 shares of Class A Common Stock
         that were  allocated to the reporting  person's  account on January 22,
         2005 pursuant to a 5% stock dividend declared on December 10, 2004), of
         which the reporting person disclaims voting and investment  powers with
         respect  to such  shares;  (B)  3,648  shares  of Class A Common  Stock
         acquired under the Security  National  Financial  Corporation  Employee
         Stock  Ownership  Plan  (ESOP),  in  reliance  on old Rule  16a-8(g)(3)
         (including  174 shares of Class A Common  Stock that were  allocated to
         the  reporting  person's  account on January 22, 2005  pursuant to a 5%
         stock dividend  declared on December 10, 2004),  of which the reporting
         person  disclaims  voting and  investment  powers with  respect to such
         shares; and (C) 5,398 shares of Class A Common Stock acquired under the
         Deferred  Compensation  Plan (including  3,172 shares of Class A Common
         Stock the reporting  person  acquired  under the Deferred  Compensation
         Plan between  April 1, 2004 and  December  31, 2004,  and 257 shares of
         Class A Common  Stock that were  allocated  to the  reporting  person's
         account on January 22, 2005 pursuant to a 5% stock dividend on December
         10,  2004),  of  which  the  reporting   person  disclaims  voting  and
         investment  powers with respect to such shares.  The  reporting  person
         disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the
         extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3/       Grant to reporting  person of options to purchase 5,000 shares of Class
         A Common Stock under the Security National  Financial  Corporation 2003
         Stock Option Plan. The options became exercisable on December 10, 2004.