SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

HEROD STEPHEN W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

(Street)

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
3TEC ENERGY CORP [ TTEN ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Exec VP - Corp Development

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
06/03/2003

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. 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 (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	06/03/2003		M		6,666	A	4.5	140,768	D
Common Stock	06/03/2003		M		50,000	A	7.25	140,768	D
Common Stock	06/03/2003		M		100,000⁽³⁾	A	9.75	140,768	D
Common Stock	06/03/2003		M		75,000	A	14.3125	140,768	D
Common Stock	06/03/2003		F		1,765	D	17	140,768	D
Common Stock	06/03/2003		F		21,323⁽⁶⁾	D	17	140,768	D
Common Stock	06/03/2003		F		57,353⁽⁷⁾	D	17	140,768	D
Common Stock	06/03/2003		F		63,143⁽⁸⁾	D	17	140,768	D

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. 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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
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)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy)	4.5	06/03/2003		M			6,666	08/27/1999	02/09/2004	Common Stock	6,666	$0	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	7.25	06/03/2003		M			50,000	04/17/2000⁽⁹⁾	04/16/2010	Common Stock	50,000	$0	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	9.75	06/03/2003		M			100,000	07/05/2000⁽¹⁰⁾	07/03/2010	Common Stock	100,000	$0	0	D
Stock Option (right to buy)	14.3125	06/03/2003		M			75,000	12/18/2000⁽¹¹⁾	12/17/2010	Common Stock	75,000	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

3. The reporting person obtained and sold the common stock as a result of the cashless exercise of stock options the exercise price of which was $9.75 per share.

6. See Footnote 2.

7. See Footnote 3.

8. See Footnote 4.

9. 25,000 shares vested on 4/17/00, 8,334 shares vested on 4/17/01, 8,333 shares vested on 4/17/02 and 8,333 shares vested on 2/2/03 by action of the Compensation Committee.

10. 50,000 shares vested on 7/5/00, 16,667 shares vested on 7/5/01, 16,667 shares vested on 7/5/02 and 16,666 shares vested on 2/2/03 by action of the Compensation Committee.

11. 37,500 shares vested on 12/18/00, 12,500 shares vested on 12/18/01, 12,500 shares vested on 12/18/02 and 12,500 shares vested on 2/2/03 by action of the Compensation Committee.

	Stephen W. Herod	06/04/2003
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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