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----------------- U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ----------------------------
| F O R M 4 | Washington, D.C. 20549 | OMB APPROVAL |
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STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP |OMB Number 3235-0287|
[ ] Check this box if |Expires: September 30,1998|
no longer Subject Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, |Estimated ave. burden |
to Section 16. Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or |hours per response.....0.5|
Section 30(f) of the Investment Company Act 1940 ----------------------------
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|1.Name and Address of Reporting Person* |2.Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol |6.Relationship of Reporting Person to |
| | | Issuer (Check all Applicable) |
| | | |
| St. Laurent Christopher D. | Hyperdynamics Corporation "HYPD" | X Director 10% Owner |
|----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|--- --- |
| (Last) (First) (MI)|3.IRS or Soc. Sec. No. |4.Statement for Month/ | Officer Other |
| | of Reporting Person | Year |---(give title below) ---(Specify below)|
| | (Voluntary) | | |
|One Sugar Creak Blvd., Suite 1045 | | May, 2000 |----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------| |------------------------|7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing |
| (Street) | |5.If Amendment, Date of | (Check Applicable Line) |
| | | Original (Month/Year) | |
| | | | X Form filed by One Reporting Person |
| | | |--- |
| | | | Form filed by More than One |
| Sugar Land , Texas 77478 | | |--- Reporting Person |
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| (City) (State) (Zip) |
| TABLE I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of or Beneficially Owned |
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|1.Title of Security |2.Transac- |3.Trans. |4.Security Acquired (A) or |5.Amount of |6. |7.Nature of Indirect|
| (Instr. 3) | tion Date | Code | Disposed of (D) | Securities |Own.| Beneficial |
| |(Mon/Day/Yr)|(Instr.8)| (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) | Beneficially |Form| Ownership |
| | |---------|-------------------------------| Owned at End of|(D) | (Instr. 4) |
| | | | | |(A) | | Month |or | |
| | |Code| V | Amount |(D) | Price | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(I) | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-01-2000 | S | | 500 | D | $2.75 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-03-2000 | S | | 6,500 | D | $2.3125 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-04-2000 | S | | 3,000 | D | $2.375 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-04-2000 | S | | 500 | D | $2.50 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-05-2000 | S | | 2,000 | D | $2.25 | 23,000 | D | |
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| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-05-2000 | S | | 2,000 | D | $2.3125 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-09-2000 | S | | 7,000 | D | $2.25 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-10-2000 | S | | 500 | D | $2.125 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-10-2000 | S | | 500 | D | $2.25 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-12-2000 | S | | 4,500 | D | $2.25 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-15-2000 | S | | 1,000 | D | $2.50 | 23,000 | D | |
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| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-15-2000 | S | | 2,000 | D | $2.625 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-16-2000 | S | | 3,000 | D | $2.25 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-17-2000 | S | | 2,500 | D | $2.25 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-18-2000 | S | | 1,000 | D | $2.25 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-18-2000 | S | | 1,000 | D | $2.4062 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-18-2000 | S | | 2,000 | D | $2.4375 | 23,000 | D | |
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| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-18-2000 | S | | 1,000 | D | $2.4687 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-19-2000 | S | | 500 | D | $2.00 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-24-2000 | S | | 7,000 | D | $2.00 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-30-2000 | S | | 500 | D | $1.5312 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-30-2000 | S | | 500 | D | $1.5625 | 23,000 | D | |
|-------------------------------|------------|----|----|----------------|----|---------|-----------------|----|--------------------|
| Common Stock par value $.001 | 5-30-2000 | S | | 1,000 | D | $1.6250 | 23,000 | D | |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class securities owned directly or indirectly. SEC 1474 (7-98)
*If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
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FORM 4 (continued) TABLE II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible security)
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|1.Title of|2.Conver-|3. |4.Tran- |5.Number of |6.Date |7.Title and Amount |8.Price of|9.Number |10. |11.Nature |
|Derivative|sion or |Trans| saction| Derivative |Exercisable| of Underlying |Derivative| of |Own.| of |
|Security |Exercise |Date | Code | Securities |and | Securities |Security |Derivative|Form|Indirect |
|(Instr. 3)|Price of |(Mon/|(Instr.8)| Acquired (A) or |Expiration | (Instr. 3 & 4) |(Instr. 5)|Securities|of |Beneficial|
| |Deriva- | Day/| | Disposed of (D) |Date | | |Benefi- |Deri|Ownership |
| |tive |Year)| | (Instr. 3, 4 & 5) |(Month/Day/| | |cially |Sec.|(Instr. 4)|
| |Security | | | | Year) | | |Owned at |Dir.| |
| | | | | |-----------|---------------------| |End of |(D) | |
| | | | | | | | |Amount or | |Month |or | |
| | | |---------|---------------------|Date |Exp. | Title |Number of | |(Instr. 4)|Ind.| |
| | | |Code| V | (A) | (D) |Exbl.|Date | |Shares | | |(I) | |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
|<S> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |<C> |
|----------|---------|-----|----|----|----------|----------|-----|-----|----------|----------|----------|----------|----|----------|
| Common | (1) | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
| stock | | | | | | |3-13-|3-13-|common | | | | | |
| options | $5.9125 | | | | | |2000 |2002 |stock | 10,000 | |10,000 | D | |
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Explanation of Responses:
(1) The acquisition of these options was previously reported on Form 3.
* Compensation from Registrant
**Signature of Reporting Person
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute /s/ Christopher St. Laurent 06/06/2000
Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and ----------------------------------------- ----------
15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). ***Signature of Reporting Person Date
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