U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 4
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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(f) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Sfondrini John
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
36 Catoonah St.
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(Street)
Ridgefield, Connecticut 06877
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(City) (State) (Zip)
Edge Petroleum Corporation (EPEX)
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
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3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)
October 1998
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4. Statement for Month/Year
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
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Officer (give title below) X Other (specify below)
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Member of 13D Group that is a 10% owner under Section 13D of
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the Securities and Exchange act.
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of 2. Trans- 3. Trans- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
Security action action Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Indirect
(Instr. 3) Date (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct (D) Beneficial
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End of (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
Month
(Instr. 3 and
4)
(Month/
Date/ (A) or
Year) Code V Amount (D) Price
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock 10/22/98 S 7,500 D 9.2308
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Common Stock 10/23/98 S 5,000 D 9.2147
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Common Stock 10/23/98 S 2,500 D 9.0511
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Common Stock 10/29/98 S 5,000 D 9.4813
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Common Stock 10/30/98 S 3,000 D 9.4324
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Common Stock 10/30/98 S 3,000 D 9.4324
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Common Stock 10/30/98 S 4,000 D 9.4513 457,217 D
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16,631 I (1) By Edge Holding Co.
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42,896 I (1) By Edge Group Pship.
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4,998 I (1) By Mr Sfondrini's
children
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Common Stock 10/29/98 S 1,500 D 9.6458 46,980 I (1) By Napamco Ltd CT
a CT Corporation
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7,000 I (1) By Napamco Ltd CT
a NY Corporation
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(1) The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities
except to the extent of his pecuniary interest, if any, therein.
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person,see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed
of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls,
warrants, options, convertible securities)
2. Conversion or
Exercise 3. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable
1. Title of Derivative Price of Date 4. Transaction Securities Acquired and Expiration
Security Derivative (Month/Day/ Code (A) or Disposed of Date (Month/Day/
(Instr. 3) Security Year) (Instr. 8) (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Year)
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Date
Exer- Expiration
Code V (A) (D) cisable Date
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> < C > <C>
(2)
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(2) Excludes option grant previously reported.
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<CAPTION>
7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of Derivative 9. Number of Derivative 10. Ownership Form 11. Nature of Indirect
Underlying Securities Security (Instr. 5) Securities Beneficially of Derivative Beneficial
(Instr. 3 and 4) Owned at End of Month Security: Ownership (Instr.
- ------------------------ (Instr. 4) Direct (D) or
Indirect(I)
(Instr.4)
Amount or
Number of
Title Shares
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
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Explanation of Responses:
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ John Sfondrini 11-10-98
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** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for Procedure.
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