FORM 5 - 1997 James M. Rosel - Page 1
U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP
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
___ Check here if no longer subject to Section 16.
Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue.
See Instruction 1(b)
___ Form 3 Holdings Reported
___ Form 4 Transactions Reported
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person:
JAMES M. ROSEL
2809 Interstate 35, South
San Marcos TX 78666
2. Issuer Name and Ticket or Trading Symbol
ELECTROSOURCE, INC. ELSI
3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
###-##-####
4. Statement for Month/Year
Year end December 1997
5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
N/A
6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Mark all
applicable)
Yes___ No___ Director
Yes___ No___ 10% Owner
Yes X No___ Officer (give title below)
Yes___ No___ Other (specify below)
Vice President
TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or
Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instruction 3)
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
N/A
3. Transaction Code (Instruction 8)
N/A
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instructions 3,
4 and 5):
A. Amount:
B. Acquired (A)_0__ Disposed of (D)_0___
C: Price:
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's
Fiscal Year (Instructions 3 and 4):
3,910
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instruction 4)
Direct
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instruction 4):
N/A
TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or
Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instruction 3)
Options to Purchase shares under the 1996 Stock Option
Plan
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security
$6.93 per share
3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)
June 25, 1997
4. Transaction Code (Instruction 8)
Code A - Grant or award transaction pursuant to Rule
16b-3(c)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of
(D) (Instructions 3, 4 and 5):
A. Acquired (A): 17,500
B. Disposed of (D): None
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)
A. Date Exercisable
1/3 annually on December 26, 1997, 1998, and 1999
B. Expiration Date
June 24, 2007
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instructions 3
and 4)
A. Title Common Stock, $1.00 par
value
B. Amount or Number of Shares 17,500
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instruction 5)
These derivative securities were issued pursuant to the
1996 Stock Option
Plan at no cost to the recipient.
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of
Year (Instruction 4)
72,670
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or
Indirect (I) (Instruction 4):
Direct
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instruction 4):
N/A
Explanation of Responses:
None
/s/
James M. Rosel
Date: February 9, 1998
