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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 |
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Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | |||
Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB control number. | SEC 1474 (9-02) |
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3) |
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security | 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) | 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) | 4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8) |
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) |
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year) |
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) |
8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5) |
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4) |
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) |
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) |
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Code | V | (A) | (D) | Date Exercisable | Expiration Date | Title | Amount or Number of Shares | ||||||||
Stock Options (Right to Buy) | $ 2.46 | 03/25/2014 | M | 59,350 | 07/01/2004 | 06/30/2014 | Common Stock | 59,350 | $ 0 | 0 | D (5) | ||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $ 2.08 | 07/01/2014 | 06/30/2023 | Common Stock | 65,000 | 65,000 | D (6) | ||||||||
Stock Option (Right to Buy) | $ 2.52 | 09/22/2009 | 09/21/2018 | Common Stock | 75,000 | 75,000 | D (7) | ||||||||
Stock Options (Right to Buy) | $ 4.97 | 01/01/2008 | 07/26/2017 | Common Stock | 150,000 | 150,000 | D (8) | ||||||||
Stock Options (Right to Buy) | $ 3.86 | 10/14/2005 | 10/13/2015 | Common Stock | 100,000 | 100,000 | D (5) |
Reporting Owner Name / Address | Relationships | |||
Director | 10% Owner | Officer | Other | |
LARSEN KEITH G 877 N 8TH ST W RIVERTON, WY 82501 |
X | CHAIRMAN & CEO |
/s/ Keith G. Larsen | 03/26/2014 | |
**Signature of Reporting Person | Date |
* | If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). |
** | Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). |
(1) | Received 20,756 net shares from the exercise of 59,350 options at a strike price of $2.46 per share. Sufficient shares were withheld from the option exercise to cover the cost of the exercise. Shares withheld were valued at the market close price on the date of exercise, March 25, 2014, of $4.69 per share. |
(2) | Shares held in the U.S. Energy Corp. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (the 'ESOP') in an account established for the benefit of the Reporting Person. |
(3) | Includes shares held in ESOP accounts established to benefit members of the Reporting Persons 'Immediate Family', as that term is defined in Rule 16a-1(e), in accordance with Rule 16a-8(b)(2). |
(4) | As a result of the settlement of Mr. John L. Larsen's Estate, 466,513 shares of U.S. Energy common stock were put into a Family Trust. Keith Larsen is John L. Larsen's son and serves as the Co-Trustee of a Family Trust. |
(5) | Includes stock options granted under the Issuer's 2001 Incentive Stock Option Plan and exempt under Rule 16b-3. |
(6) | Stock options granted under the Issuer's 2012 Equity Plan which vest in three (3) equal annual installments beginning one year from the grant date. |
(7) | Stock options granted under the Issuer's 2001 Incentive Stock Option Plan which vest in three (3) equal annual installments beginning September 22, 2009. |
(8) | Stock options granted under the Issuer's 2001 Incentive Stock Option Plan with a 5 year vesting schedule and exempt under Rule 16b-3. |