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FORM 3 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION OMB APPROVAL
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 OMB Number 3235-0104
Expires: September 30, 1998
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Estimated average burden
hours per response . . . . 0.5
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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)
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Date of Event Re- 4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
quiring Statement Miller Exploration Company (MEXP)
(Month/Day/Year)
MURRAY LEW P. 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Last) (First) (Middle) 2/4/98 (Check all applicable)
___ Director ___ 10% Owner
[X] Officer (give ___ Other (specify
3104 LOGAN VALLEY ROAD title below below)
(Street) 3. IRS or Social Se- VICE PRESIDENT - EXPLORATION
curity Number of
Reporting Person 6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
TRAVERSE CITY MICHIGAN 49685 Voluntary
(City) (State) (Zip)
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 BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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Common Stock 0
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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 5(b)(v).
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FORM 3 (CONTINUED)
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TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES BENEFICIALLY OWNED (E.G., PUTS, CALLS, WARRANTS, OPTIONS, CONVERTIBLE SECURITIES)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exercisable and 3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying
(Instr. 4) Expiration Date Derivative Security (Instr. 4)
(Month/Day/Year)
Date Expiration Amount or Number
Exercisable Date Title of Shares
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4. Conversion or Exercise Price of 5. Ownership Form of 6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Derivative Security Derivative Security: (Instr. 5)
Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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Explanation of Responses:
/S/ LEW P. MURRAY FEBRUARY 12, 1998
**Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal **Signature of Reporting Person Date
Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). Lew P. Murray
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually
signed. If space is insufficient. SEE Instruction 6 for
procedure.
Potential persons who are to respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not
required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number.
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