4 1 h91237e4.txt W/E ENERGY COMPANY LLC FOR 3TEC ENERGY CORPORATION ------ -------------------------- FORM 4 OMB APPROVAL ------ -------------------------- [ ] CHECK THIS BOX IF NO OMB Number: 3235-0287 LONGER SUBJECT TO Expires: December 31, 2001 SECTION 16. FORM 4 Estimated average burden OR FORM 5 OBLIGATIONS hours per response.... 0.5 MAY CONTINUE. SEE -------------------------- INSTRUCTION 1(b). 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 (Print or Type Responses) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol 6. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) W/E Energy Company L.L.C. 3TEC Energy Corporation/TTEN to Issuer (Check all applicable) --------------------------------------------- ---------------------------------------------- Director X 10% Owner (Last) (First) (Middle) 3. IRS Identification 4. Statement for ---- --- Number of Reporting Month/Year Officer (give Other (Specify 700 Milam Street, Suite 1100 Person, if an entity August/2001 ---- title --- below) --------------------------------------------- (voluntary) ------------------- below) (Street) 5. If Amendment, Houston Texas 77002 Date of Original --------------------------------------------- -------------------- (Month/Year) -------------------------------- (City) (State) (Zip) September 10, 2001 7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing ------------------- (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting --- Person Form filed by More than One --- Reporting Person ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ TABLE I -- NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1. Title of Security 2. Trans- 3. Transac- 4. Securities Acquired (A) 5. Amount of Se- 6. Owner- 7. Nature (Instr. 3) action tion or Disposed of (D) curities Benefi- ship of In- Date Code (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) cially Owned at Form: direct (Instr. 8) End of Month Direct Benefi- (Month/ (Instr. 3 and 4) (D) or cial Day/ ------------------------------------ Indirect Owner- Year) Code V Amount (A) or Price (I) ship (D) (Instr. 4) (Instr. 4) ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 8/22/01 J(1) 200,000 D 2,282,473 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 8/27/01 J(2) 297,089 D 2,282,473 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common Stock 8/27/01 C 909,038 A $9.00 2,282,473 D ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ (1) Pro rata distribution to Floyd C. Wilson. (2) Pro rata distribution to Floyd C. Wilson upon conversion of Senior Subordinate Note. Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. (Over) * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v). SEC 1474 (3-99) POTENTIAL PERSONS WHO ARE TO RESPOND TO THE COLLECTIONS OF INFORMATION CONTAINED IN THIS FORM ARE NOT REQUIRED TO RESPOND UNLESS THE FORM DISPLAYS A CURRENTLY VALID OMB CONTROL NUMBER.

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