UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Swift Energy Company
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
87073810
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(CUSIP Number)
Check the following box if a fee is being paid with this statement / X /. (A fee
is not required only if the filing person: (1) has a previous statement on file
reporting beneficial ownership of more than five percent of the class of
securities described in Item 1; and (2) has filed no amendment subsequent
thereto reporting beneficial ownership of five percent or less of such class.)
(See Rule 13d-7).
*The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person's
initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and
for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the
disclosures provided in a prior cover page.
The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed
to be "filed" for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 ("Act") or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act
but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the
Notes).
Page 1 of 6 Pages
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CUSIP No. 87073810 13G Page 2 of 6 Pages
1 NAME OF REPORTING PERSON
S.S. OR I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSON
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
(I.R.S. No. 13-5581829)
2 CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP
(a) / / (a) Not applicable.
(b) / / (b) Not applicable.
3 SEC USE ONLY
4 CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OR ORGANIZATION
New York
NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
5 SOLE VOTING POWER
1,347,750
6 SHARED VOTING POWER
None
7 SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
1,507,250
8 SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
None
9 AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH
REPORTING PERSON
See response to Item 7 above.
10 CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES
Not applicable.
11 PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW (9)
12.8%
12 TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON
IC, HC
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Item 1(a) Name of Issuer: Swift Energy Company
Item 1(b) Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 400, Houston, TX 77060
Item 2(a) Name of Person Filing:
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company ("Metropolitan")
By Jane C. Weinberg, Associate General Counsel.
Item 2(b) Address of Principal Business Office:
One Madison Avenue, New York, New York 10010.
Item 2(c) Citizenship: a New York corporation.
Item 2(d) Title of Class of Securities: Common Stock
Item 2(e) CUSIP No. 87073810
Item 3. If this statement is filed pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-1(b),
check whether the person filing is a:
(a) [ ] Broker or Dealer registered under Section 15
of the Act.
(b) [ ] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the
Act.
(c) [X] Insurance Company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act.
(d) [ ] Investment Company registered under Section 8 of the
Investment Company Act.
(e) [ ] Investment Adviser registered under Section 203 of the
Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
(f) [ ] Employee Benefit Plan, Pension Fund which is subject to the
provisions of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of
1974 or Endowment Fund.
(g) [X] Parent Holding Company, in accordance with Section
240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G).
(h) [ ] Group, in accordance with Section 240.13d-1(b)(ii)(H).
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Item 4. Ownership. If the percent of the class owned, as of December 31 of the
year covered by the statement, or as of the last day of any month
described in Rule 13d-1 (b)(2), if applicable, exceed five percent,
provide the following information as of that date and identify those
shares which there is a right to acquire.
(a) Amount Beneficially Owned: 1,507,250
(b) Percent of Class: 12.8%
(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) sole power to vote or to direct the vote: 1,347,750
(ii) shared power to vote or to direct vote: None.
(iii) sole power to dispose or direct the disposition of:
See response to item 4(a) hereof.
(iv) shared power to dispose or to direct the
disposition of: None.
Item 5. Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. If this statement is being
filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting
person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent
of the class of securities, check the following [ ].
Item 6. Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable.
Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary which Acquired the
Security Being Reported on By the Parent Holding Company: State Street
Research and Management Company, Inc., an investment adviser registered
under Section 203 of the Investment Advisers Act, is the beneficial
owner of all of the securities reported upon in item 4(a) hereof.
Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable.
Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group. Not Applicable.
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Item 10. Certification. By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my
knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were acquired
in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired for the
purpose of and do not have the effect of changing or influencing the
control of the issuer of such securities and were not acquired in
connection with or as a participant in any transaction having such
purpose or effect.
Signature
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
Dated: August 8, 1995
METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY
JANE C. WEINBERG
By_________________________________
Jane C. Weinberg
Associate General Counsel
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CERTIFIED RESOLUTION
I, Ruth R. Gluck, Assistant Secretary of Metropolitan Life Insurance
Company, a New York corporation, do hereby certify that the following is a full,
true and correct copy of Section 4.1 of the By-Laws of the Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company:
"Any officer, or any employee designated for the purpose by the chief
executive officer, shall have power to execute all instruments in
writing necessary or desirable for the Company to execute in the
transaction and management of its business and affairs (including,
without limitation, contracts and agreements, transfers of bonds,
stocks, notes and other securities, proxies, powers of attorney, deeds,
leases, releases, satisfactions and instruments entitled to be recorded
in any jurisdiction, but excluding, to the extent otherwise provided
for in these Bylaws, authorizations for the disposition of the funds of
the Company deposited in its name and policies, contracts, agreements,
amendment and endorsements of, for or in connection with insurance or
annuities) and to affix the corporate seal."
I further certify that the following is an officer of Metropolitan Life
Insurance Company and that the signature is the signature of such officer:
Name Title Signature
Associate JANE C. WEINBERG
Jane C. Weinberg General Counsel --------------------------
In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand and
have caused to be affixed the corporate seal of
Metropolitan Life Insurance Company this 8th day of
August, 1995.
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Ruth R. Gluck
