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FORM 5 U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
[ ] Check box if no longer subject to ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
Section 16, Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. See Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a)
Instruction 1(b). of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(f) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940
[ ] Form 3 Holdings Reported
[x] Form 4 Transactions Reported
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1. Name & Address of 2. Issuer Name & Ticker 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Reporting Person* or Trading Symbol (Check all applicable)
X Director X 10% Owner
Darden, Thomas F. Quicksilver Resources Inc. (KWK) --- ---
Officer (give Other (Specify
--- title below) --- below)
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(Last) (First) (Middle) 3 I.R.S. Identification 4. Statement for Month/Year
Number of Reporting
1619 Pennsylvania Avenue Person, if an entity -----------------------------------------------------------------------------
- --------------------------- (Voluntary) 5. If Amendment, Date of 7. Individual or Joint/Group
(Street) Original (Month/Year) (Check applicable line)
X Form filed by One Reporting Person
Fort Worth, Texas 76104 January 2000 ---
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 (A) 5. Amount of 6. Ownership 7. Nature of
(Instr. 3) Date (Month/ Code or Disposed of (D) Securities Form: Direct Indirect
Day/Year) (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) Beneficially (D) or Beneficial
Owned at End Indirect (I) Ownership
of Issuer's (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4)
Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 & 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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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A 3,030,861 I By
Quicksilver
Energy, L.C.
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A 78,510 I as
co-trustee
for six
family
trusts
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A 361,022 D
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 5,700 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 2,850 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 2,850 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 2,850 A
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 2,850 D
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Common Stock 12/20/99 G 2,850 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 or 3. Transaction 4. Transaction 5. Number of Derivative 6. Date Exercisable
Security (Instr. 3) Exercise Price Date (Month/ Code Securities Acquired and Expiration Date
of Derivative Day/Year) (Instr. 3) (A) or Disposed of (Month/Day/Year)
Security (D) (Instr. 3,4 & 5)
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(A) (D) Date Expiration
Exercisable Date
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7. Title and Amount of 8. Price of 9. Number of 10. Ownership 11. Nature of
Underlying Securities Derivative Derivative of Derivative Indirect
(Instr. 3 & 4) Security Securities Security: Beneficial
(Instr. 5) Beneficially Direct (D) Ownership
Owned at End or Indirect (Instr. 4)
of Year (I) (Instr. 4)
(Instr. 4)
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Title Amount or
Number of
Shares
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121,428 D
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594,000 I By Mercury
Exploration Company
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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.
** Intentional misstatements or ommisions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a)
/s/ Thomas Darden April 11, 2000
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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.
