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FORM 5 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
[_] Check box if no longer subject to Section 16,
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b).
[_] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[X] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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
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1. Name & Address of Reporting 2. Issuer Name & Ticker or Trading 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s)
Person* Symbol to Issuer (Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Darden, Glenn M. Quicksilver Resources Inc. (KWK) ---- ----
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3 I.R.S. Identification 4. Statement for Month/ title (Specify
Number of Reporting Person, Year below) below)
1619 Pennslyvania Avenue if an entity (Voluntary) 1999 President and Chief Executive Officer
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(Street) 5. If Amendment, Date 7. Individual or Joint/Group
of Original (Check applicable line)
(Month/Year) X Form filed by One Reporting
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Fort Worth, Texas 76104 ___ Form filed by More than One
Reporting Person
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(City) (State) (Zip)
Table 1 - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
* If the Form is filed by more
than one Reporting Person, see
Instruction 4(b)(v)
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1. Title of Security 2. Transaction 3. Transaction 4. Securities Acquired 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) Date (Month/ Code (A) or Disposed of Securities Form: Direct Indirect
Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (D) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) Beneficially D) or Bene-
Owned at End Indirect ficial
of Issuer's I) (Instr. 4) Ownership
Fiscal Year (Instr.
(Instr. 3 & 4) 4)
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Amount (A) or (D) Price
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Common Stock 7/15/99 J 1,340,405 A $8.13 5,214,927 I By
Mercury
Exploration
Company
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3,030,861 I By
Quicksilver
Energy, L.C.
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15,250 I as co-
trustee
for five
family
trusts
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364,172 D
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FORM 5 (Continued) Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired,
Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts,
calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative 2. Conversion 3. Trans- 4. Trans- 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable and
Security (Instr. 3) or Exercise action action Securities Acquired (A) Expiration Date
Price of Date Code Disposed of (D) (Month/Day/Year)
Derivative (Month/ (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3,4 & 5)
Security Day/Year)
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------------------------- Date Expiration
(A) (D) Exercisable Date
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7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership of 11. Nature of
Underlying Securities Derivative Securities Derivative Indirect
(Instr. 3 & 4) Securities Beneficially Security Beneficial
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Title Amount or of Year (Instr. Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)
Number of 4) (Instr.4)
Shares
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594,000 I By Mercury
Exploration
Company
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121,428 D
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Explanation of Responses: J - Mr. Darden is a shareholder, officer and director
of Mercury Exploration Company. On July 15, 1999,
Mercury purchased 1,340,405 shares of Quicksilver
Common Stock from Trust Company of the West.
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** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal /s/ Glenn M. Darden 1/21/00
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Violations. ** Signature of Reporting Person Date
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a)
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Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually signed. If
space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
