UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3
INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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 and Address of Reporting Person*
Shell Capital Limited
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(Last, First, Middle)
Shell Centre
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(Street)
London SE1 7NA, England
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(City, State Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
February 8, 2000
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary)
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4. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Chaparral Resources, Inc. (CHAR)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
[ ] Director [ X ] 10% Owner
[ ] Officer (give title below) [ ] Other (specify below)
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6. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check applicable line)
[ ] Form Filed by One Reporting Person
[ X ] Form Filed by More than One Reporting Person
* If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
5(b)(v).
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Table I -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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3. Ownership Form:
2. Amount of Securities Direct (D) or
1. Title of Security Beneficially Owned Indirect (I) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 5) (Instr.5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
(1)
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially
owned directly or indirectly.
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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3. Title and Amount of Securities
Underlying Derivative Security
2. Date Exercisable (Instr. 4)
and Expiration Date ---------------------------------
(Month/Day/Year) Amount
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Date Expira- Number
1. Title of Derivative Exer- tion of
Security (Instr. 4) cisable Date Title Shares
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(1) Warrants to purchase See See Common Stock 146,693
common stock footnote footnote
#1 #2
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(1) The Warrants are exercisable at any time beginning upon the earlier of (i) the date of completion of the
development project of the Karakuduk Oil Field in the Republic of Kazakhstan, as envisaged under the terms of
the Loan Agreement, and (ii) September 30, 2001 (the "Commencement Date").
(2) Five years from the Commencement Date.
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Table II (cont.) -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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5. Owner-
ship
Form of
Derivative
4. Conver- Security:
sion or Direct 6. Nature of
Exercise (D) or Indirect
Price of Indirect Beneficial
1. Title of Derivative Derivative (I) Ownership
Security (Instr. 4) Security (Instr.5) (Instr. 5)
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<S> <C> <C> <C>
(1) Warrants to purchase $15.45 D
common stock
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Explanation of Responses:
/s/ Stephen Murley Garfield Hodge February 15, 2000
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Name: Stephen Murley Garfield Hodge Date
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal
Violations.
See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed.
If space provided is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure.
Alternatively, this form is permitted to be submitted to the
Commission in electronic format at the option of the reporting person
pursuant to Rule 101(b)(4) of Regulation S-T.
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.
SEC 1473 (7-96)
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Joint Filer Information
Name: The Shell Petroleum Company Limited
Address: Shell Centre
London SE1 7NA
England
Designated Filer: Shell Capital Limited
Issuer & Ticker Symbol: Chaparral Resources, Inc. (CHAR)
Date of Event Requiring Statement: February 8, 2000
Signature:
By: /s/ Jyoti Munsiff
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Name: Jyoti Eruch Munsiff
Title: Company Secretary
