UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 Form 13F Form 13F COVER PAGE Report for the Calendar Year or Quarter Ended: SEPTEMBER 30, 2002 ---------------------------- Check here if Amendment [ ] ; Amendment Number: --------- This Amendment (Check only one.): [ ] is a restatement. [ ] adds new holdings entries. Institutional Investment Manager Filing this Report: Name: SOUND SHORE MANAGEMENT, INC. ----------------------------------------------------- Address: P.O. BOX 1810 ----------------------------------------------------- 8 SOUND SHORE DRIVE, SUITE 180 GREENWICH, CT 06836 Form 13F File Number: 028-02101 The institutional investment manager filing this report and the person by whom it is signed hereby represent that the person signing the report is authorized to submit it, that all information contained herein is true, correct, and complete, and that it is understood that all required items, statements, schedules, lists, and tables, are considered integral parts of this form. Person Signing this Report on Behalf of Reporting Manager: Name: SHANNA S. SULLIVAN ----------------------------------------------------- Title: VICE PRESIDENT ----------------------------------------------------- Phone: (203) 629-1980 ----------------------------------------------------- Signature, Place, and Date of Signing: /s/ SHANNA S. SULLIVAN GREENWICH, CT NOVEMBER 14, 2002 --------------------------- -------------------------- --------------------- (Signature) (City, State) (Date) Report Type (Check only one.): [X] 13F HOLDINGS REPORT. (Check here if all holdings of this reporting manager are reported in this report.) [ ] 13F NOTICE. (Check here if no holdings reported are in this report, and all holdings are reported by other reporting manager(s).) [ ] 13F COMBINATION REPORT. (Check here if a portion of the holdings for this reporting manager are reported in this report and a portion are reported by other reporting manager(s).) Form 13F SUMMARY PAGE Report Summary: Sound Shore Management, Inc. Number of Other Included Managers: 0 ------------------------ Form 13F Information Table Entry Total: 51 ------------------------ Form 13F Information Table Value Total: $2,585,442 ------------------------ (thousands) List of Other Included Managers: NONE Form 13F Reporting Manager: Sound Shore Management, Inc., 8 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 180, Greenwich, CT 06836 9/30/02 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Item 1 Item 2 Item 3 Item 4 Item 5 Item 6 Item 7 Item 8 Name of Issuer Title Cusip Mkt. Value Shares INVESTMENT DISCRETION Mgrs. VOTING AUTHORITY --------------------- ---------------- of Number x $1000 Sole Shared Other Sole Shared None Class (A) (B) (C) (A) (B) (C) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Aetna Life & Casualty Co. COMMON 00817Y108 74,256 2,073,600 X 1,844,800 0 228,800 Allstate Corporation COMMON 020002101 94,972 2,671,500 X 2,380,100 0 291,400 Ambac Financial Group, Inc COMMON 023139108 48,140 893,300 X 796,200 0 97,100 A O N Corporation COMMON 037389103 61,613 3,007,000 X 2,674,600 0 332,400 Bank One Corporation COMMON 06423A103 1,047 28,000 X 28,000 0 0 Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. COMMON 084670108 139,893 1,893 X 1,679 0 214 Boston Scientific Corporation COMMON 101137107 75,148 2,381,100 X 2,111,500 0 269,600 Bristol Myers Squibb Co. COMMON 110122108 64,760 2,721,000 X 2,419,000 0 302,000 CenturyTel, Inc. COMMON 156700106 72,624 3,237,800 X 2,869,300 0 368,500 CitiGroup, Inc. COMMON 172967101 891 30,053 X 0 30,053 Citizen's Communications COMMON 17453B101 61,399 9,055,900 X 8,013,300 0 1,042,600 Convergys Corporation COMMON 212485106 86,970 5,786,400 X 5,136,000 0 650,400 Countrywide Credit Industries COMMON 222372104 49,206 1,043,600 X 925,200 0 118,400 Cypress Semiconductor Corp. COMMON 232806109 27,870 4,248,500 X 3,769,600 0 478,900 Dana Corporation COMMON 235811106 35,021 2,677,451 X 2,358,200 0 319,251 Duke Energy Corporation COMMON 264399106 48,973 2,505,000 X 2,227,000 0 278,000 Eaton Corporation COMMON 278058102 46,792 734,100 X 651,800 0 82,300 El Paso Corporation COMMON 28336L109 16,904 2,044,000 X 1,817,200 0 226,800 Electronic Data Systems Co. COMMON 285661104 76,064 5,440,900 X 4,833,700 0 607,200 Engelhard Corporation COMMON 292845104 57,090 2,395,700 X 2,124,700 0 271,000 Equifax Incorporated COMMON 294429105 56,376 2,593,200 X 2,303,300 0 289,900 Freddie Mac COMMON 313400301 60,311 1,078,900 X 949,700 0 129,200 Fannie Mae COMMON 313586109 1,411 23,700 X 0 0 23,700 GATX Corporation COMMON 361448103 14,985 756,800 X 657,000 0 99,800 Halliburton Company COMMON 406216101 55,123 4,269,800 X 3,784,600 0 485,200 HCA, Inc. COMMON 404119109 74,524 1,565,300 X 1,392,500 0 172,800 IMS Health, Inc. COMMON 449934108 69,615 4,650,300 X 4,128,700 0 521,600 Interpublic Group of Cos. COMMON 460690100 70,539 4,450,400 X 3,941,900 0 508,500 KB Home Corporation COMMON 48666K109 537 11,000 X 0 0 11,000 Kimberly-Clark Company COMMON 494368103 58,741 1,037,100 X 915,200 0 121,900 Kroger Company COMMON 501044101 60,751 4,308,600 X 3,826,800 0 481,800 Liberty Media Corporation COMMON 530718105 73,777 10,275,400 X 9,067,100 0 1,208,300 MBIA Inc. COMMON 55262C100 45,783 1,146,000 X 1,017,400 0 128,600 Marathon Oil Corporation COMMON 565849106 70,603 3,113,000 X 2,774,500 0 338,500 Merck & Co. Inc. COMMON 589331107 658 14,400 X 0 0 14,400 Mylan Labs, Inc. COMMON 628530107 72,241 2,206,500 X 1,962,000 0 244,500 Omnicare, Inc. COMMON 681904108 66,889 3,167,100 X 2,821,600 0 345,500 Philip Morris Co.s Inc. COMMON 718154107 1,051 27,100 X 0 0 27,100 Presidential Life Corporation COMMON 740884101 144 10,000 X 0 0 10,000 Republic Services Inc. COMMON 760759100 80,665 4,290,700 X 3,813,000 0 477,700 Safeway, Inc. COMMON 786514208 67,970 3,048,000 X 2,699,800 0 348,200 Sprint Corporation COMMON 852061100 59,391 6,512,200 X 5,748,700 0 763,500 Storage Technology Corporation COMMON 862111200 7,787 740,900 X 619,400 0 121,500 TJX Companies, Inc. COMMON 872540109 986 58,000 X 0 0 58,000 Telephone & Data Systems COMMON 879433100 40,214 797,100 X 709,000 0 88,100 Textron Incorporated COMMON 883203101 59,753 1,752,300 X 1,539,900 0 212,400 Thermo Electron Corporation COMMON 883556102 65,447 4,057,500 X 3,605,900 0 451,600 Triad Hospitals, Inc. COMMON 89579K109 57,346 1,511,100 X 1,344,700 0 166,400 Tyco International Ltd. COMMON 902124106 25,690 1,822,000 X 1,621,000 0 201,000 U.S. Bancorp COMMON 902973304 57,065 3,071,300 X 2,736,300 0 335,000 Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc. COMMON 942683103 69,437 2,833,000 X 2,511,400 0 321,600 TOTALS: 51 2,585,442