SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Yunker Gerald G.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

625 East Kaliste Saloom Road

(Street)

Lafayette Louisiana 70508

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Stone Energy Corporation (SGY)

3. I.R.S. Identification
    Number of Reporting
     Person, if an entity
    (voluntary)

    ###-##-####

4. Statement for
(Month/Year)

April, 2002

5. If Amendment,
Date of Original
(Month/Year)

6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer

(Check all applicable)

Director 10% Owner

X Officer Other (specify below)

(give title below)

Officer/Other

Description Vice President - Resources

7. Individual or Joint/Group
Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X Individual Filing

Joint/Group Filing

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned

1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code and Voluntary Code (Instr. 8) Code \| V	4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4, and 5) Amount \| (A)/(D) \| Price	5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock		\|	\| \|	- 0 -	D
		\|	\| \|

Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly.

* 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, or Beneficially Owned

(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conver- sion or Exercise Price of Deri- vative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/ Day/ Year)	4. Transaction Code and Voluntary (V) Code (Instr.8) Code \| V	5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3,4 and 5) (A) \| (D)	6. Date Exercisable(DE) and Expiration Date(ED) (Month/Day/Year) (DE) \| (ED)	7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (Instr. 3 and 4) Title \| Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr.5)	9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Month (Instr.4)	10. Owner- ship Form of Deriv- ative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr.4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr.4)
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$39.17	04/01/02	A \|	10,000 \|	(1) \| 04/01/12	Common Stock \| 10,000		10,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$38.785	09/10/01	\|	\|	(1) \| 09/10/11	Common Stock \| 2,500		2,500	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$58.15625	05/18/00	\|	\|	(1) \| 05/18/10	Common Stock \| 10,000		10,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$35.53125	12/16/99	\|	\|	(1) \| 12/16/09	Common Stock \| 5,000		5,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$26.00	08/07/97	\|	\|	(1) \| 08/07/07	Common Stock \| 15,000		15,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$20.3125	08/20/96	\|	\|	(1) \| 08/20/06	Common Stock \| 5,000		5,000	D
Employee Stock Option (Right to Buy)	$12.25	11/14/95	\|	\|	(1) \| 11/14/05	Common Stock \| 5,000		5,000	D

Explanation of Responses :
(1)	Option to buy exercisable in annual increments of 20% beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.

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See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).

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By: /s/ Gerald G. Yunker April 30, 2002
________________________________ _________________________
** Signature of Reporting Person Date
Name: Gerald G. Yunker

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