Sec Form 4 Filing - JOHN E BARBEY DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/21/51 @ V F CORP - 2003-10-03

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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 JOHN E BARBEY DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/21/51 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol V F CORP [ VFC] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) F/B/O THOMAS BARBEY (THE "TRUST") (1), 1600 MARKET STREET, 29TH FLOOR 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/03/2003 (Street) PHILADELPHIA, PA19103 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Common Stock( 2 ) 10/03/2003 S 127,350 D $ 40.0044( 3 ) 22,223,288( 1 )( 2 )( 4 ) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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 V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Other Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer JOHN E BARBEY DEED OF TRUST DATED 8/21/51 F/B/O THOMAS BARBEY (THE "TRUST") (1) 1600 MARKET STREET, 29TH FLOOR PHILADELPHIA, PA19103 X Signatures John E. Barbey Trust UDT dated 8/21/51 FBO Thomas Barbey PNC Bank, N.A. Trustee 10/06/2003 Signature of Reporting Person Date Robert N. Tropp, Vice President 10/06/2003 Signature of Reporting Person Date Ursula F. Fairbairn, Trustee 10/06/2003 Signature of Reporting Person Date M. Rust Sharp, Trustee 10/06/2003 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This form does not constitute an admission by the selling Trust that it is a 10% owner of VFC or that the shares which it beneficially owns ought to be aggregated with those shares beneficially owned by the other trusts which were funded by John E. Barbey (the "John E. Barbey Trusts") to determine whether such Trust is a 10% owner. ( 2 )This form does not constitute an admission by the Trustees that the shares held or disposed of by the Trust or the John E. Barbey Trusts are or were beneficially owned by the Trustees. ( 3 )per share ( 4 )The number of shares represents the aggregate number of shares owned by the John E. Barbey Trusts, after the sale of the shares noted by the Reporting Person and the simultaneous sale of a like number of shares by the John E. Barbey Trust dated 8/21/51 for the benefit of John E. Hooker, which is also reporting the sale of 127,350 shares of V F Corp stock on a Form 4 today.

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