UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person
Douglas L. Hawthorne
4325 Delco Dell
Kettering, OH 45429
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2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
American Resources of Delaware, Inc.
(GASS)
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person
(Voluntary)
###-##-####
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4. Statement for Month/Year
February 1998
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Year)
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
[X] Director
[X] Officer; Title - Chairman of the Board
[ ] 10% Owner
[ ] Other (specify below)
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing
[X] Form filed by One Reporting Person
[ ] Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
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Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired,
Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
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Transaction Securities Acquired (A) Nature of
Code or Disposed of (D) Amount of Securities Ownership Form: Indirect
Transaction ----------- ------------------------- Beneficially Owned Direct (D) or Beneficial
Title of Security Date Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price At End of Month Indirect (I) Ownership
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<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
Common Stock
$.00001 par value 2/9/98 P 500 A $2.50 123,192 I (1)
Common Stock
$.00001 par value 2/13/98 P 4,500 A $2.50 123,192 I (1)
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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired,
Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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Title and
Number of Date Amount of
Derivative Exercisable Underlying Number of Ownership
Securities and Securities Derivative Form of Nature
Conversion Acquired Expiration ---------- Securities Derivative of
or Trans- (A) or Date Amount Price Benefi- Security: Indirect
Exercise action Disposed -------------- or of cially Direct Benefi-
Title of Price of Trans- Code of (D) Date Expira- Number Deriv- Owned at (D) or cial
Derivative Derivative action ------ ---------- Exer- tion of ative End of Indirect Owner-
Security Security Date Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares Security Month (I) ship
- ---------- ---------- ------ ---- - --- --- ------- ----- ----- ------ -------- --------- -------- -------
<S> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C> <C>
NONE
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) Acquired by Douglas L. Hawthorne, Trustee for Douglas L.
Hawthorne Money Purchase Plan U/A/D 2/22/95 Retirement Plan
001, of which Mr. Hawthorne is a beneficiary.
/s/ Douglas L. Hawthorne
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Date: March 10, 1998
