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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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TITAN EXPLORATION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in is charter)
Delaware 75-2671582
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification number)
500 West Texas, Suite 200
Midland, Texas 79701
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code:
(915) 498-8600
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
None
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the
following box.
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box.
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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All references to the Preferred Shares contained in the Registrant's Form
8-A as filed on June 11, 1999 and the exhibits thereto are hereby amended and
corrected to reflect a par value of $.01 per Preferred Share.
Item 2. Exhibits.
None.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
TITAN EXPLORATION, INC.
Date: June 30, 1999 By: /s/ Jack D. Hightower
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Jack D. Hightower
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
