SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Swift Energy Company
(Exact Name of Registrant)
Texas 74-2073055
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
16825 Northchase Drive, Suite 400, Houston Texas 77060
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [X]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant
to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), Check the following box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-81651 (if applicable).
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
To Be So Registered Each Class is To Be Registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
A full description of Swift Energy's capital stock, including its Common
Stock, $0.01 par value, is contained under the heading "Description of Capital
Stock" of the prospectus contained in Swift Energy's Shelf Registration
Statement No. 333-81651 filed on Form S-3, as amended, which was declared
effective on July 9, 1999 and such description is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 2. EXHIBITS
***4.8 Articles of Incorporation, as amended through June 3,
1988 (incorporated by reference from Swift Energy
Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1988, File No. 1-8754).
***4.9 Articles of Amendment to Articles of Incorporation,
filed on June 4, 1990 (incorporated by reference from
Swift Energy Company Annual Report on Form 10-K for
the fiscal year ended December 31, 1992).
***4.10 Bylaws, as amended through August 14, 1995
(incorporated by reference from Swift Energy Company
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q filed for the quarterly
period ended September 30, 1995).
***Previously filed
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Dated: July 28, 1999
SWIFT ENERGY COMPANY
By: /s/ Alton D. Heckaman, Jr.
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Vice President and Controller
