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
BEBOUT, NICK
4424 SKYLANE DRIVE
P O BOX 112
RIVERTON, WY 82501
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>
$.01 PAR VALUE COMMON S|5/17/9|J(a)| |1,534 |A |NIL |18,280 |D | |
TOCK |9 | | | | | | | | |
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$.01 PAR VALUE COMMON S|N/A | | |NONE | |N/A |5,000 | I (b)|By Svilar, Inc. |
TOCK | | | | | | | | | |
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$.01 PAR VALUE COMMON S|N/A | | |NONE | |N/A |2,500 |I (c) |By B-2 Wyoming, Inc. |
TOCK | | | | | | | | | |
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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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Stock Option (Right to|$2.00/sh|N/A | | | | |12/04|09/25|COMMON STOCK|12,500 |N/A |12,500 |D | |
Buy) (d) | | | | | | |/98 |/08 | | | | | | |
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Explanation of Responses:
a) Shares issued as compensation for services as a director for calendar
1998.
b) Shares are held by a private corporation, Svilar, Inc. of which the
Reporting Person is a director.
c) Shares are held by a private corporation, B-2 Wyoming Inc. of which the
Reporting Persion is a director.
d) This amendment is being filed to correct the amendment filed on August
18, 1999 which reported a change in
the non-qualified stock option price which did not occur. As previously
reported this transaction was exempt
under Rule
16b-3.
SIGNATURE OF REPORTING PERSON
/s/ Nick Bebout
DATE
October 13, 1999
