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4
2003-10-21
0
0000098720
TOREADOR RESOURCES CORP
TRGL
0001067405
LEE WILLIAM I
4809 COLE AVENUE, SUITE 107
DALLAS
TX
75205
1
0
1
0
Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
4.00
2003-10-21
4
P
0
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25.00
A
2003-10-21
Common Stock
25000
4000
I
Held by Wilco Properties
Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock
4.00
2003-10-21
4
P
0
30000
25.00
A
2003-10-21
Common Stock
187500
40000
D
Pursuant to the terms and provisions of the Certificate of Designation of Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock of Toreador Resources Corporation, the Series A-1 Convertible Preferred Stock does not have an expiration date.
/s/ G. T. Graves III, Attorney-in-Fact for William I. Lee
2003-10-23