Edgar Filing: BECKSTEAD J. LYNN JR.

Ownership Submission

FORM 4

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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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 ^*

BECKSTEAD J. LYNN JR.

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
SECURITY NATIONAL FINANCIAL CORP [SNFCA]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

__X__ Director	_____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below)	_____ Other (specify below)
VP - Mortgage Operations

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

190 NORTH MATTERHORN DRIVE

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
12/05/2008

(Street)

ALPINE, UT 84014

4. If Amendment, Date 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

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

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	02/06/2009		J⁽¹⁾		1,969	A	$ 1.5	41,350 ⁽²⁾	D

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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. 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 Underlying Securities
(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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)

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

Code

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Employee Stock option (right to buy)

$ 4.4 ⁽³⁾

03/21/2003

20,101 ⁽³⁾

03/21/2003

03/21/2013

Class A Common Stock

20,101 ⁽³⁾

$ 4.4 ⁽³⁾

20,101 ⁽³⁾

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 2.53 ⁽⁴⁾

12/10/2004

6,381 ⁽⁴⁾

12/10/2004

12/10/2014

Class A Common Stock

6,381 ⁽⁴⁾

$ 2.53 ⁽⁴⁾

6,381 ⁽⁴⁾

Employee Stock Option (right to buy) ⁽⁵⁾

$ 2.89 ⁽⁵⁾

03/25/2005

42,543 ⁽⁵⁾

03/25/2005

03/25/2015

Class A Common Stock

42,543 ⁽⁵⁾

$ 2.89 ⁽⁵⁾

42,543 ⁽⁵⁾

Employee Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 3.67 ⁽⁶⁾

03/31/2008

8,400 ⁽⁶⁾

06/30/2009⁽⁶⁾

03/31/2018

Class A Common Stock

8,400 ⁽⁶⁾

$ 3.67 ⁽⁶⁾

8,400 ⁽⁶⁾

Employer Stock Option (right to buy)

$ 1.43 ⁽⁷⁾

12/05/2008

21,000 ⁽⁷⁾

03/31/2009⁽⁷⁾

12/05/2018

Class A Common Stock

21,000 ⁽⁷⁾

$ 2.43 ⁽⁷⁾

21,000 ⁽⁷⁾

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
BECKSTEAD J. LYNN JR. 190 NORTH MATTERHORN DRIVE ALPINE, UT 84014	X		VP - Mortgage Operations

Signatures

/s/ Jack Lynn Beckstead, Jr.		06/01/2009
^**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Received pursuant to a 5% stock dividend paid on February 6, 2009.
(2)	Owned jointly by the reporting person and his wife. Does not include 101,155 shares of Class A Common Stock owned indirectly by the reporting person in the 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan, the Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP), and the Deferred Compensation Plan.
(3)	This option was originally reported as covering 15,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $5.90 per share, but adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on January 19, 2004, February 7, 2005, February 17, 2006, February 9, 2007, February 8, 2008, and February 6, 2009.
(4)	This option was originally reported as covering 5,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.23 per share, but adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 7, 2005, February 17, 2006, February 9, 2007, February 8, 2008, and February 6, 2009.
(5)	This option was originally reported as covering 35,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.51 per share, but adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 17, 2006, February 9, 2007, February 8, 2008, and February 6, 2009.
(6)	This option was originally reported as covering 8,000 shares of class a Common Stock at an exercise price of $3.85 per share, but adjusted to reflect 5% stock dividends paid on February 6, 2009. This option vests in four equal quarterly installments of Class A Common Stock, beginning on June 30, 2008, until such shares are fully vested.
(7)	This option was granted on December 5, 2008 for 20,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at an exercise price of $1.50 per share, but adjusted to reflect a 5% stock dividend paid on February 6, 2009. This option vests in four equal quarterly installments of Class A Common Stock beginning on March 31, 2009 until such shares are fully vested.

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