UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 4
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
( ) Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instructions 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
BRENMAN, DAVID W.
MELLON FINANCIAL CENTER, SUITE 1001
1775 SHERMAN STREET
DENVER, CO 80203
USA
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
U.S. ENERGY CORP.
USEG
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
4. Statement for Month/Year
MAY 1999
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
JUNE 10, 1999
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
(X) Director ( ) 10% Owner ( ) Officer (give title below) ( ) Other
(specify below)
7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
(X) Form filed by One Reporting Person
( ) Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1. Title of Security |2. |3. |4.Securities Acquired (A) |5.Amount of |6.Dir |7.Nature of Indirect |
| Transaction | or Disposed of (D) | Securities |ect | Beneficial Ownership |
| | | | Beneficially |(D)or | |
| | | | | A/| | Owned at |Indir | |
| Date |Code|V| Amount | D | Price | End of Month |ect(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
$.01 PAR VALUE COMMON S|05/17/|J(a)| |1,534 |A |NIL |7,174 |D | |
TOCK |99 | | | | | | | | |
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Table II -- Derivative Securitites Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned |
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1.Title of Derivative |2.Con- |3. |4. |5.Number of De |6.Date Exer|7.Title and Amount |8.Price|9.Number |10.|11.Nature of|
Security |version |Transaction | rivative Secu |cisable and| of Underlying |of Deri|of Deriva |Dir|Indirect |
|or Exer | | | rities Acqui |Expiration | Securities |vative |tive |ect|Beneficial |
|cise | | | red(A) or Dis |Date(Month/| |Secu |Securities |(D)|Ownership |
|Price of| | | posed of(D) |Day/Year) | |rity |Benefi |or | |
|Deriva- | | | |Date |Expir| | |ficially |Ind| |
|tive | | | | A/|Exer-|ation| Title and Number | |Owned at |ire| |
|Secu- | | | | | D |cisa-|Date | of Shares | |End of |ct | |
|rity |Date |Code|V| Amount | |ble | | | |Month |(I)| |
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C><C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Stock Option (Right to|$2.875/S|N/A | | | | |12/04|09/25|Common Stock|12,500 |N/A |12,500 |D | |
Buy) |H | | | | | |/98 |/08 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$2.875/S|05/28|D | |12,500 |D |12/04|09/25|Common Stock|12,500 |N/A |-0- |D | |
Buy) (b) |H |/99 | | | | |/98 |/08 | | | | | | |
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Stock Option (Right to|$2.00/SH|05/28|A | |12,500 |A |12/04|09/25|Common Stock|12,500 |N/A |12,500 |D | |
Buy) (b) | |/99 | | | | |/98 |/08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
a) Shares issued as compensation for services as a director for calendar
1998.
b) Reclassification of qualified stock options granted on 9/25/98 conditioned
on shareholder approval of
amendments to the USEG Stock Option Plan (obtained on 12/4/98) from qualified
to non-qualified.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ David W. Brenman
DATE
June 23, 1999
