U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form 5
[ __ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form
4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
[ __ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported.
[ __ ] Form 4 Transactions Reported.
OMB Approval
OMB NUMBER: 3235-0287
Expires: September 30, 1998
Estimated average burden
0.5...... hours per response
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
Shower Robert W.
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Last) (First) (Middle)
2922 South Lakeview Drive
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(Street)
Cedar Hills Texas 75104-8262
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
(City) (State) (Zip)
Edge Petroleum Corporation (EPEX)
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
3. I.R.S. Identification Number of Reporting Person, if an entity
(Voluntary)
12/31/99
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
4. Statement for Month/Year
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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 box)
X Form Filed By One Reporting Person.
---
From Filed By More Than One Reporting Person.
---
-------------------------------
<PAGE>
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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
-------------- ------------------------- Owned at or Indirect (I) Ownership
End of Issuers (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and
4)
(Month/
Date/ (A) or
Year) Code V Amount (D) Price
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
- ------------- -------- ------ ---- ------- --- ------ ---------------- ------------- ------------------------
None
</TABLE>
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).
1
<PAGE>
FORM 5 (continued)
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
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)
-------------- -------------------------- --------------------
Date
Exer- Expiration
Code (A) (D) cisable Date
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
------------------------- ---------------- -------------- ------------ ----------- -------------- -------- ----------
Nonqualified stock option $16.50 07/27/99 D 5,000 (1) 03/03/07
------------------------- ---------------- -------------- ------------ ----------- -------------- -------- ----------
Nonqualified stock option $12.44 07/27/99 D 3,000 (1) 05/31/08
------------------------- ---------------- -------------- ------------ ----------- -------------- -------- ----------
Nonqualified stock option $7.0625 07/27/99 A 4,500 (2) 05/20/09
------------------------- ---------------- -------------- ------------ ----------- -------------- -------- ----------
Nonqualified stock option $7.28 06/1/99 A 3,000 (3) 05/31/09
------------------------- ---------------- -------------- ------------ ----------- -------------- -------- ----------
</TABLE>
<TABLE>
<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 Fiscal Security: Ownership (Instr.4)
- ------------------------ Year (Instr. 4) Direct (D) or
Indirect(I)
(Instr.4)
Amount or
Number of
Title Shares
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
- ------------ --------- --------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- ------------------
Common Stock 5,000 0 D N/A
- ------------ --------- --------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- ------------------
Common Stock 3,000 0 D N/A
- ------------ --------- --------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- ------------------
Common Stock 4,500 4,500 D N/A
- ------------ --------- --------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- ------------------
Common Stock 3,000 3,000 D N/A
- ------------ --------- --------------------- ------------------------ ---------------- ------------------
</TABLE>
2
<PAGE>
Explanation of Responses:
(1) These options became exercisable in cumulative annual increments of 1/3 of
the total number of shares subject thereto, beginning on the first
anniversary of the date of grant. The date of grant for options for the
purchase of 5,000 shares was March 3, 1997 and the date of grant for the
options for the purchase of 3,000 shares was June 1, 1998.
(2) These options are exercisable 50% on the date of grant and 50% on the May
21, 2000.
(3) These options are exercisable 100% on the second anniversary of the date of
grant (June 1, 2001).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
/s/ Robert W. Shower 02/14/00
--------------------------------- ---------
** 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.
3
