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FORM 4
U.S. 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(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
/ / Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5
obligations may continue. SEE Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person:
SEXTON MARK S.
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(Last) (First) (Middle)
27160 CRAIG LANE
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(Street)
GOLDEN COLORADO 80401-9760
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(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol:
EVERGREEN RESOURCES, INC. ("EVG")
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3. IRS or Social Security Number of Reporting Person (Voluntary):
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4. Statement for Month/Day/Year:
12/31/02
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5. If Amendment, Date of Original (Month/Day/Year):
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6. Relationship of Reporting Person to Issuer (Check all applicable):
Director ( X )
Officer (give title below) ( X )
10% Owner ( )
Other (specify below) ( )
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
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7. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person ( X )
Form filed by More than One Reporting Person ( )
TABLE I - NON-DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF,
OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
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2.Trans- 2A. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
action Deemed Transaction Securities Acquired (A) or Amount of Ownership Nature
Date Execution Code Disposed of (D) Securities Form: of
Date, if (Instr. 8) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5) Beneficially Direct (D) Indirect
(Month/ any ----------- -------------------------- Owned at End or Beneficial
1. Day/ (Month/ (A) of Month Indirect (I) Ownership
Title of Security Year) Day/ Amount Or Price (Instr. 3 (Instr. 4) (Inst. 4)
(Instr. 3): Year) Code V (D) & 4
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COMMON STOCK,
NO PAR 12/31/02 N/A G 6,400 D N/A 110,588 D
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*If the Form is filed by more than one Reporting Person, see Instruction
4(b)(v).
Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities
beneficially owned directly or indirectly.
(over)
FORM 4 (continued)(MARK S. SEXTON)
TABLE II - DERIVATIVE SECURITIES ACQUIRED, DISPOSED OF, OR BENEFICIALLY OWNED
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
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9. 10. 11.
Number Owner- Nature
of ship of
2. 3.. 3A. Deriv- Form In-
Conver- Trans- Deemed 5. 7. ative of direct
sion action Execution Number of Title and Amount Secur- Deriv- Bene-
or Date Date, Derivative 6. of Underlying 8. ities ative Ficial
Exer- (Month/ if Securities Date Securities Price Bene- Secu- Owner-
cise Day/ any 4. Acquired (A) Exercisable and (Instr. 3 and 4) of ficially rity: ship
Price Year) (Month Trans- or Disposed Expiration Date ---------------- Deriv- Owned Direct (Instr.
1. of /Day action of (D) (Month/Day/Year) Amount ative at End (D) or 4)
Title of Deriv- /Year) Code (Instr.3, ---------------- or Secur- of Indirect)
Derivative ative (Instr. 4 and 5) Date Expira- Number ity Month (I)
Security Secur- 8) . ---------- Exer- tion of (Instr. (Instr. Instr.
(Instr. 3) ity Code V (A) (D) cisable Date Title Shares 5) 4) 4)
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Explanation of Responses:
/S/ Mark S. Sexton JANUARY 3, 2003
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**Signature of Reporting Person Date
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal
Criminal Violations. SEE 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
Note: File three copies of this form, one of which must be manually
signed. If space provided is insufficient, SEE Instruction 6 for
procedure.
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