Form 5 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
[ ]Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.

[ ]Form 3 Holdings Reported

[ ]Form 4 Transactions Reported

 ANNUAL 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


1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
(Last) (First) (Middle)
Van Leeuwen John C.
(Street) (City) (State) (Zip Code)
7 Wellington Drive Saratoga Springs NY 12866
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Arrow Financial Corporation (AROW)
3. IRS Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an Entity (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Day/Year
12/31/02
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
[ ] Director
[ ] 10% Owner
[x] Officer (title) Senior Vice President
[ ] Other (specify)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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

 2.

Trans-

action

Date

(M/D/Y)

 3.

Trans-

action

Code

 4.

Securities

Acquired(A)

Disposed of(D)

 5.

Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End

of Issuer's Fiscal Year

 6.

Ownership

Form Direct

(D) or

Indirect (I)

7.

Nature

of Indirect

Beneficial

Ownership





Amount		 (A)

or

(D)



Price
Common

Stock

 12/13/02 R .84 A $33.53 113 I ESPP
Common

Stock

 12/13/02 R .08 A $33.53 10 D DRIP with

wife

Common

Stock

 None 737 D DRIP
Common

Stock

 None 7,596 I ESOP
Common

Stock

 12/13/02 R 2 A $33.53 335 D DRIP - IRA
Common

Stock

 None 2,059 D Brokerage Account
Common

Stock

 12/13/02 R 1 A $33.52 165 D DRIP

Custodian

for son

Common

Stock

 12/13/02 R 1 A $33.52 165 D DRIP

Custodian

for son







Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1.

Title of

Derivative

Security

 2.

Conversion

or Exercise

Price of

Derivative

Security

 3.

Transaction

Date

(Mo/Da/Yr)

 4.

Trans-

action

Code

 5.

Number of

Derivative

Securities

Acquired

(A) or

Disposed

of (D)

 6.

Date Exercisable

and Expiration Date

(M/D/Y)

(A) (D) Date

Exercisable

 Expiration

Date

Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 $15.04 AA 11/29/06
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 $21.65 AA 11/27/07
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 $19.05 AA 11/18/08
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 $18.17 AA 12/15/09
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 $16.86 AA 12/20/10
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 $27.03 AA 12/19/11
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 $33.92 AA 12/18/12
















Table II (Continued)

1.

Title of

Derivative

Security

 7.

Title and Amount of

Underlying Securities

 8.

Price of

Derivative

Security

 9.

Number of

Derivative

Securities

Beneficially

Owned at

End of Year

 10.

Ownership

of Derivative

Security:

Direct (D) or

Indirect (I)

 11.

Nature of

Indirect

Beneficial

Ownership

Title Amount or

Number of

Shares
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 Common 6,367 AA 6,367 D
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 Common 4,548 AA 4,548 D
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 Common 4,134 AA 4,134 D
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 Common 3,308 AA 3,308 D
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 Common 3,308 AA 3,308 D
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 Common 3,675 AA 3,675 D
Employee

Stock

Option

(Right

to Buy)

 Common 3,500 AA 3,500 D


Explanation of Responses:

AA = Exercisable over a four year period, one quarter each year beginning one year after the date of the grant.



Signature of Reporting Person







Gerard R. Bilodeau

Attorney in Fact

Date: 01/27/03