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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON SEPTEMBER 7, 2000
REGISTRATION NO. 000-25717
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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BETA OIL & GAS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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NEVADA 86-0876964
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
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6120 S. Yale, Suite 813
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74136
(918) 495-1011
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(Address of Registrant's principal executive offices, including zip code)
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ADVISOR COMPENSATION PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Paracorp Incorporated
318 N. Carson Street, Suite 208
Carson City, NV 89701
(888) 972-7273
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
Lawrence W. Horwitz, Esq.
Horwitz & Beam
Two Venture Plaza, Suite 350
Irvine, CA 92618
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Approximate Date of Proposed Sale to the Public:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Securities Amount to be Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of
to be Registered Registered Offering Price per Aggregate Offering Registration Fee
Share Price
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Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value(1) 20,000 $12.00 $240,000 $63.36
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1 Consists of 20,000 shares of common stock underlying warrants issued for
counseling and advisory services to Horwitz & Beam.
2 The registration fee is based upon the closing bid price of the Shares as
of July 14, 2000 calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c).
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CROSS REFERENCE SHEET REQUIRED BY ITEM 501(b) OF REGULATION S-K
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Form S-8 Item Number
and Caption Caption in Prospectus
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1. Forepart of Registration Statement Facing Page of Registration
and Outside Front Cover Page of Statement and Cover Page of
Prospectus Prospectus
2. Inside Front and Outside Back Inside Cover Page of Prospectus
Cover Pages of Prospectus and Outside Cover Page of Prospectus
3. Summary Information, Risk Factors Not Applicable
and Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
4. Use of Proceeds Not Applicable
5. Determination of Offering Price Not Applicable
6. Dilution Not Applicable
7. Selling Security Holders Sales by Selling Security Holder
8. Plan of Distribution Cover Page of Prospectus and Sales
by Selling Security Holder
9. Description of Securities to be Description of Securities;
Registered
10. Interests of Named Experts and Legal Matters
Counsel
11. Material Changes Not Applicable
12. Incorporation of Certain Information Incorporation of Certain
by Reference Documents by Reference
13. Disclosure of Commission Position Indemnification of Directors
on Indemnification for Securities and Officers; Undertakings
Act Liabilities
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DATED: AUGUST 30, 2000
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PART II
Item 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The Registrant incorporates the following documents by reference in the
registration statement:
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K dated March 30, 2000 and an
amendment thereto dated April 28, 2000; the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form
10-Q dated May 15, 2000 and an amendment thereto dated May 30, 2000 and dated
August 14, 2000; and the description of the Company's Common Stock contained in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated July 1, 1999.
All other documents filed in the future by Registrant after the date of
this Registration Statement, under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement which deregisters the securities
covered hereunder which remain unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date
of filing of such documents.
Item 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
The class of securities to be offered is registered under Section 12(g)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. A description of the
Registrant's securities is set forth in the Prospectus incorporated as a part of
this Registration Statement.
Item 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
None.
Item 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS
The Company's Bylaws and the Nevada General Corporation Law provide for
indemnification of directors and officers against certain liabilities. Officers
and directors of the Company are indemnified generally against expenses actually
and reasonably incurred in connection with proceedings, whether civil or
criminal, provided that it is determined that they acted in good faith, were not
found guilty, and, in any criminal matter, had reasonable cause to believe that
their conduct was not unlawful.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation further provides that a
director of the Company shall not be personally liable for monetary damages to
the Company or its shareholders for breach of any fiduciary duty as a director,
except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
Company or its stockholders; (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or
which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law; (iii) for
the unlawful payments of dividends or stock redemption by the Company or (iv)
for any transaction from which the director derives an improper personal
benefit.
Item 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED
Not applicable.
Item 8. EXHIBITS
4.1 Retainer Agreement with Horwitz & Beam, dated June 23, 1997
4.2 Warrant Agreement with Horwitz & Beam, dated September 1, 1999
5 Opinion of Horwitz & Beam, consent included, relating to the
issuance of the shares of securities pursuant to the Retainer
Agreement and the Warrant Agreement
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23.1 Consent of Horwitz & Beam (included in their opinion at
Exhibit 5)
23.2 Consent of Hein + Associates LLP, independent auditors
Item 9. UNDERTAKINGS
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by
section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the
aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the
registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the registration
statement, including (but not limited to) any addition or election of a managing
underwriter.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein,
and the offering of such securities offered at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective
amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit
plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be
deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered
therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling
persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise,
the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed
in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel that matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court
of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized in the City of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on August 30, 2000.
BETA OIL & GAS, INC.
/s/ Steve Antry
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Steve Antry, President
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on and on the date indicated.
/s/ Steve Antry
------------------------------ President, Chairman of August 30, 2000
Steve Antry the Board of Directors
/s/ Rolf Hufnagel
------------------------------ Director August 30, 2000
Rolf Hufnagel
/s/ Lawrence W. Horwitz
------------------------------ Director August 30, 2000
Lawrence W. Horwitz
/s/ R.T. Fetters
------------------------------ Director August 30, 2000
R.T. Fetters
/s/ Joe C. Richardson, Jr.
------------------------------ Director August 30, 2000
Joe C. Richardson, Jr.
/s/ John P. Tatum
------------------------------ Director August 30, 2000
John P. Tatum
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