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U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 3 OMB APPROVAL
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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*
ENRON CAPITAL & TRADE RESOURCES CORP.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
1400 SMITH
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(Street)
HOUSTON TX 77002
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(City) (State) (Zip)
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2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
NOVEMBER 4, 1997
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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
CROWN ENERGY CORPORATION (CROE)
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5. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer:
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
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Officer (give Other (Specify
----- title below) ------ 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
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X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table 1 -- Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
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1. Title of Security 2. Amount of Securities 3. Ownership Form: 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or (Instr. 5)
(Instr. 4) Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
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NONE
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* If this Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, See Instruction
5(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. Page 1
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SEC 1474 (7-96)
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FORM 3 (continued)
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Table II -- Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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1. Title of Derivative Security 2. Date Exer- 3. Title and Amount of Securities 4. Conversion 5. Ownership 6. Nature of
(Instr. 4) cisable and Underlying Derivative Security or Exercise Form of Indirect
Expiration (Instr. 4) Price of Derivative Beneficial
Date Derivative Security: Ownership
(Month/Day/ Security Direct (D) (Instr. 5)
Year) or
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Date Expira- Amount (Instr. 5)
Exer- tion or
cisable Date Title Number
of
Shares
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SERIES A PREFERRED STOCK 11/04/97 N/A COMMON STOCK 4,285,000 $1.17 D(1) (1)
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COMMON STOCK PURCHASE WARRANT 11/04/02 11/03/97 COMMON STOCK 925,771 $0.002 D(1) (1)
(2)
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) This form is also filed by Enron Corp. ("Enron"), 1400 Smith, Houston, Texas
77002, which is sole owner of Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp. ("ECT").
Due to its ownership of ECT, Enron may be considered to have indirect
ownership of the securities listed. Enron disclaims beneficial ownership of
all such securities.
(2) Represents the maximum number of shares that could be acquired. The Common
Stock Purchase Warrant is exercisable for a number of shares of common stock
equal to up to 8% of the outstanding shares of common stock at the time of
issuance, subject to limitations based on the financial performance of the
Issuer.
/s/ Peggy B. Menchaca November 10, 1997
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
Enron Capital & Trade Resources Corp.
**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. Page 2
/s/ Peggy B. Menchaca
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**Signature of Reporting Person
Enron Corporation
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