EDGE PETROLEUM CORP - 3 filing on 2008-07-21

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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^*

Hink Kirsten A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1301 TRAVIS, SUITE 2000

(Street)

HOUSTON

77002

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
07/14/2008

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EDGE PETROLEUM CORP [ EPEX ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Chief Accounting Officer

5. 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 Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Common Stock	9,700⁽¹⁾	D
401(k) Employer Stock Fund Units	75.16⁽²⁾	I	By 401(k)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The reported share total represents unvested shares from restricted stock award grants made on August 16, 2005 (700 shares - 3rd tranche), April 1, 2006 (1,000 shares - 3rd tranche), January 1, 2007 (4,000 shares - full grant) and April 1, 2007 (4,000 shares - full grant). As noted in Exhibit 10.2 of Form DEF14A, such shares are scheduled to early vest upon Change of Control as defined in Section 1(b) of the Amended and Restated Severance Agreement.

2. The reporting person owns a total of approximately 75.16 Units of the Employer Stock Fund matching portion of the Company's 401(k) plan. Each Unit represents a combination of Common Stock and cash; the number of shares of Common Stock to which their Units relate at any given time is not provided to plan participants. Such holdings are exempt from both reporting and short-swing profits under Rules 16b-3(c) and 16a-3(1)(i)(B).

	/s/ Kirsten A. Hink	07/17/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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