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SCHEDULE 14A INFORMATION
Proxy Statement Pursuant to Section 14(a) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (Amendment No. )
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240.14a-12
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
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(Name of Registrant as Specified In Its Charter)
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(Name of Person(s) Filing Proxy Statement, if other than the Registrant)
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14a-6(i)(3).
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FOREST OIL CORPORATION
1600 BROADWAY
SUITE 2200
DENVER, CO 80202
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NOTICE OF SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
JANUARY 9, 1996
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To the Shareholders of
FOREST OIL CORPORATION:
As a shareholder of Forest Oil Corporation, a New York corporation (the
"Company"), you are invited to be present in person or to be represented by
proxy at the Special Meeting of Shareholders (the "Special Meeting"), to be held
at the Petroleum Club of Denver, 555 17th Street, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado,
on Tuesday, January 9, 1996, at 10:00 a.m., Denver time, for the following
purposes:
1. Consider and vote upon a proposal to authorize an amendment to the
Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock
split that would result in the issuance of one (1) share of Common Stock
for each five (5) shares held and to authorize a reduction in the stated
capital of the Company.
2. Transact such other business as may be properly brought before the
Special Meeting and any adjournments thereof.
Shareholders of the Company of record at the close of business on December
14, 1995 are entitled to vote at the meeting and all adjournments thereof.
A majority of the outstanding shares of Common Stock of the Company must be
represented at the meeting to constitute a quorum. Therefore, all shareholders
are urged either to attend the meeting or to be represented by proxy. If a
quorum is not present at the meeting, a vote for adjournment will be taken among
the shareholders present or represented by proxy. If a majority of the
shareholders present or represented by proxy vote for adjournment, it is the
Company's intention to adjourn the meeting until a later date and to vote
proxies received at such adjourned meeting(s).
If you do not expect to attend the meeting in person, please complete, sign,
date and return the accompanying proxy card in the enclosed business reply
envelope. If you later find that you can be present or for any other reason
desire to revoke your proxy, you may do so at any time before the voting.
By order of the Board of Directors
DANIEL L. McNAMARA
SECRETARY
December , 1995
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PROXY STATEMENT
OF
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
1600 BROADWAY
SUITE 2200
DENVER, COLORADO 80202
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This Proxy Statement is furnished in connection with the solicitation by the
Board of Directors (the "Board of Directors") of Forest Oil Corporation (the
"Company") of proxies to be voted at the Special Meeting of Shareholders (the
"Special Meeting") to be held on Tuesday, January 9, 1996, at the Petroleum Club
of Denver, 555 17th Street, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado, at 10:00 a.m., Denver
time, and at any adjournment thereof. Each holder of record at the close of
business on December 14, 1995 (the "Record Date") of shares of the Company's
common stock, par value $.10 per share (the "Common Stock"), will be entitled to
one vote for each share so held. As of November 15, 1995, there were 48,767,521
shares of Common Stock issued and outstanding.
Shares represented by properly executed proxy cards received by the Company
at or prior to the Special Meeting will be voted according to the instructions
indicated on the proxy card. Unless contrary instructions are given, the persons
named on the proxy card intend to vote the shares so represented for an
amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a
reverse stock split that would result in the issuance of one share of Common
Stock for each five shares held and to authorize a reduction in the stated
capital of the Company. As to any other business which may properly come before
the meeting, the persons named on the proxy card will vote according to their
judgment. The enclosed proxy may be revoked prior to the meeting by written
notice to the Secretary of the Company at 1600 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver,
Colorado 80202, or by written or oral notice to the Secretary at the Special
Meeting at any time prior to being voted. This Proxy Statement and the Proxy
Card enclosed herewith were first sent to Shareholders of the Company on or
about December , 1995.
If a quorum is not present at the meeting, a vote for adjournment will be
taken among the shareholders present or represented by proxy. If a majority of
the shareholders present or represented by proxy vote for adjournment, it is the
Company's intention to adjourn the meeting until a later date and to vote
proxies received at such adjourned meeting(s).
Under the law of New York, the Company's state of incorporation, "votes
cast" at a meeting of shareholders by the holders of shares entitled to vote are
determinative of the outcome of the matter subject to vote. Abstentions and
broker non-votes will not be considered "votes cast" based on the Company's
understanding of state law requirements. A "broker non-vote" occurs if a broker
or other nominee does not have discretionary authority and has not received
instructions with respect to a particular item. Shareholders may not cumulate
their votes.
PROPOSAL TO AMEND THE RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
TO EFFECT THE REVERSE STOCK SPLIT AND TO AUTHORIZE A CHANGE IN STATED CAPITAL
The Board of Directors of the Company has approved a proposal (the
"Reverse-Split Proposal") authorizing, subject to shareholder approval, an
amendment to the Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the
"Certificate of Incorporation") to effect a reverse stock split of the Company's
outstanding shares of Common Stock, on the basis of one new share of Common
Stock ("New Common Stock") for each five shares of outstanding Common Stock
("Old Common Stock") and to authorize a reduction in the stated capital of the
Company. The certificate of amendment ("Certificate of Amendment") to effect the
Reverse-Split Proposal is in the form attached to this Proxy Statement as
Appendix A. Approval of the Reverse-Split Proposal by shareholders requires the
affirmative vote of the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the
Common Stock.
GENERAL
The Company is presently authorized to issue up to 210,000,000 shares of
stock, of which 200,000,000 shares are Common Stock, $.10 par value, and
10,000,000 shares are preferred stock, $.01
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par value. The Reverse-Split Proposal would effect a reverse stock split on the
basis of one share of New Common Stock for each five shares of outstanding Old
Common Stock and would authorize a reduction in the stated capital of the
Company. The authorized number of shares of Common Stock, however, will not
change.
PRINCIPAL EFFECTS OF REVERSE STOCK SPLIT
The principal effects of the Reverse-Split Proposal will be:
1. Based upon the 48,767,521 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of
November 15, 1995, the adoption of the Reverse-Split Proposal would
decrease the outstanding shares of Common Stock by approximately 80%, and
thereafter approximately 9,753,500 shares of New Common Stock would be
outstanding. The reverse split will not affect any shareholder's
proportionate equity interest in the Company, subject to the provisions
for the elimination of fractional shares as described below.
2. The Company is authorized under the Certificate of Incorporation to issue
up to 200,000,000 shares of Common Stock. The Company is not proposing to
reduce the amount of its authorized Common Stock. If the Reverse-Split
Proposal is adopted, the New Common Stock issued and outstanding will
represent approximately 4.8% of the Company's authorized Common Stock
whereas the Old Common Stock currently issued and outstanding represents
approximately 24% of the authorized Common Stock. After giving effect to
the Reverse-Split Proposal, approximately 190,246,500 shares of Common
Stock will be available for future issuance by the Board of Directors
without further action by the shareholders.
3. As of November 15, 1995, there were outstanding options to purchase an
aggregate of 3,059,000 shares of Common Stock under the Company's 1992
Stock Option Plan (the "Stock Option Plan") and 1,244,715 shares issuable
upon exercise of the Company's publicly traded warrants. 11,250,000
shares of Common Stock are currently reserved for issuance upon exercise
of the warrants held by Joint Energy Development Investments Limited
Partnership with an exercise price of $2.00, and 19,444,444 shares of
Common Stock are currently reserved for issuance upon exercise of the
warrants held by The Anschutz Corporation ("Anschutz") with an exercise
price of $2.10. All of the outstanding options and warrants include
provisions for adjustments in the number of shares covered thereby, and
the exercise price thereof, in the event of a reverse stock split. If the
Reverse-Split Proposal is approved and effected, there would be reserved
for issuance upon exercise of all outstanding options and warrants a
total of approximately 6,999,630 shares of Common Stock. Each of the
outstanding options and warrants would thereafter evidence the right to
purchase 20% of the shares of Common Stock previously covered thereby,
and the exercise price per share would be five times the previous
exercise price.
4. 10,080,606 shares of Common Stock are currently reserved for issuance
upon conversion of all outstanding $.75 Convertible Preferred Stock. If
the Reverse-Split Proposal is approved and effected, the conversion rate
would be adjusted proportionately so that the new conversion rate would
be 20% of the present conversion rate, and there would be reserved for
issuance for this purpose approximately 2,016,120 shares of Common Stock.
5. 6,200,000 shares of Common Stock are currently reserved for issuance upon
conversion of 620,000 shares of the Company's Second Series Preferred
Stock which are held by The Anschutz Corporation. If the Reverse-Split
Proposal is approved and effected, the conversion rate would be adjusted
proportionately so that the new conversion rate would be 20% of the
present conversion rate, and there would be reserved for issuance for
this purpose 1,240,000 shares of Common Stock.
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Assuming the Reverse-Split Proposal is approved and implemented, the
Certificate of Amendment amending the Certificate of Incorporation will be filed
with the Secretary of State of New York as promptly as practicable thereafter.
The reverse stock split would become effective as of the close of business on
the date of such filing (the "Effective Date").
REASONS FOR THE REVERSE-SPLIT PROPOSAL
The Company has filed a Registration Statement with the Securities and
Exchange Commission for an offering of shares of Common Stock. The Company
believes that the adoption of the Reverse-Split Proposal would increase the
acceptance of the stock by the financial community and the investing public and,
accordingly, should enhance shareholder value.
The adoption of the Reverse-Split Proposal would decrease the number of
shares outstanding and presumably increase the per share market price for the
New Common Stock. Theoretically, the number of shares outstanding should not, by
itself, affect the marketability of the stock, the type of investor who acquires
it, or the Company's reputation in the financial community, but in practice this
is not necessarily the case, as many investors look upon a stock trading below
$5.00 as unduly speculative in nature and, as a matter of policy, avoid
investment in such stocks.
Moreover, many leading brokerage firms are reluctant to recommend
lower-priced securities to their clients and a variety of brokerage house
policies and practices currently tend to discourage individual brokers within
firms from dealing in lower-priced stocks. Some of those policies and practices
pertain to the payment of brokers' commissions and to time-consuming procedures
that function to make the handling of lower-priced stocks unattractive to
brokers from an economic standpoint. In addition, the structure of trading
commissions also tends to have an adverse impact upon holders of lower-priced
stocks because the brokerage commission on a sale of a lower-priced stock
generally represents a higher percentage of the sales price than the commission
on a relatively higher-priced issue.
Although there can be no assurance that the price of the Company's shares
after the reverse split will actually increase in an amount proportionate to the
decrease in the number of outstanding shares, the Reverse-Split Proposal is
intended to result in a price level for the New Common Stock that will broaden
investor interest and provide a market that will more closely reflect the
Company's underlying values.
As a growth oriented independent oil and gas exploration and production
company, the Company has extensively relied on outside sources of funds,
including the proceeds from the sale of equity and debt securities, to fund its
capital expenditures in the past. The Company expects to continue to rely on
outside sources of funds in the future, and believes that the Reverse-Split
Proposal may enhance the Company's ability to obtain such capital on favorable
terms.
EXCHANGE OF STOCK CERTIFICATES AND ELIMINATION OF FRACTIONAL SHARE INTERESTS
As soon as practicable after the Effective Date, shareholders will be
notified and requested to surrender their Old Common Stock certificates for new
certificates representing the number of shares of New Common Stock after the
reverse stock split. Until so surrendered, each current certificate representing
shares of Old Common Stock will be deemed for all corporate purposes after such
Effective Date to evidence ownership of New Common Stock in the appropriately
reduced number. Chemical Mellon Shareholder Services will be appointed exchange
agent (the "Exchange Agent") to act for shareholders in effecting the exchange
of their certificates.
In cases in which the Reverse-Split Proposal results in any shareholder
holding a fraction of a share, the Company will pay the shareholder for such
fractional interest on the basis of the average closing market price on the
National Market System of the National Association of Securities Dealers for the
10 trading days immediately preceding the Effective Date. Because the price of
the Common Stock fluctuates, the amount to be paid for fractional shares cannot
be determined until such date and may be greater or lesser than the price on the
date that any shareholder executes his proxy.
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There were approximately 2,035 shareholders of record of the Company as of
November 15, 1995. The Reverse-Split Proposal, if adopted, is not expected to
cause a significant change in the number of shareholders. The Company has no
plans for the cancellation or purchase of its shares from individuals holding a
nominal number of such shares if the Reverse-Split Proposal is adopted.
FEDERAL INCOME TAX CONSEQUENCES
1. The proposed reverse stock split will be a tax-free recapitalization for the
Company and its shareholders.
2. The shares of New Common Stock in the hands of a shareholder will have an
aggregate basis for computing gain or loss equal to the aggregate basis of
shares of Old Common Stock held by that shareholder immediately prior to the
adoption of the Reverse-Split Proposal reduced by the amount of proceeds, if
any, received from the sale of fractional interests and increased by any
gain recognized on that sale.
3. For purposes of calculating gain or loss on the sale or disposition of New
Common Stock, a shareholder's holding period for the New Common Stock will
be the same as the holding period of the Old Common Stock exchanged
therefor.
4. Shareholders who receive cash for all of their holdings (as a result of
owning less than five shares) will recognize a gain or loss for federal
income tax purposes as a result of the disposition of their shares of Common
Stock. Although the tax consequences to shareholders who receive cash for
some of their holdings are not entirely certain, those shareholders in all
likelihood, will recognize a gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as
a result of the disposition of a portion of their shares of Common Stock.
Shareholders who do not receive any cash for their holdings will not
recognize any gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of
the proposed reverse stock split.
VOTE REQUIRED
Approval by shareholders of the proposed amendment to the Company's Restated
Certificate of Incorporation in the form set forth on Appendix A hereto
effecting the proposed reverse stock split of the Common Stock and the
authorization of a reduction of stated capital requires the affirmative vote of
the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of the Company's Common
Stock. The Board of Directors of the Company has adopted a resolution that
authorizes The Anschutz Corporation to vote all of the shares held by it. As a
result, The Anschutz Corporation will be in a position to vote more than 40% of
the outstanding shares in favor of the Reverse-Split Proposal.
FOR THE REASONS SET FORTH ABOVE, THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS UNANIMOUSLY
RECOMMENDS A VOTE FOR THE REVERSE-SPLIT PROPOSAL.
SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF MANAGEMENT
The following table shows, as of November 15, 1995, the number of shares of
the Company's Common Stock beneficially owned by each director, certain
executive officers and all directors and
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executive officers as a group. Unless otherwise indicated, each of the persons
has sole voting power and sole investment power with respect to the shares
beneficially owned by such person. If the Reverse-Split Proposal is approved,
all share numbers set forth below would be reduced by 80%.
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COMMON STOCK (2)
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PERCENT
NAME OF INDIVIDUAL OR NUMBER OF OF
NUMBER IN GROUP (1) SHARES CLASS
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Donald H. Anderson.............................................................. 10,000 *
Philip F. Anschutz (3).......................................................... 55,694,444(4) 65.0
Bulent A. Berilgen.............................................................. 143,774(5) *
Robert S. Boswell............................................................... 287,178(5)(10) *
Richard J. Callahan............................................................. 2,000 *
Dale F. Dorn.................................................................... 92,005(6) *
Forest D. Dorn.................................................................. 252,365(5)(7) *
William L. Dorn................................................................. 486,819(5)(8) 1.0
David H. Keyte.................................................................. 159,455(5)(9) *
James H. Lee.................................................................... 1,000 *
Craig Slater.................................................................... 0 --
Drake Tempest................................................................... 0 --
Michael B. Yanney............................................................... 15,000 *
All directors and executive officers as a group (17 persons, including the 13
named above)................................................................... 57,480,195 66.1
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*
The percentage of shares beneficially owned does not exceed one percent of
the outstanding shares of the class.
(1)
William L. Dorn and Forest D. Dorn are brothers, and they and Dale F. Dorn
are cousins. See "Principal Holders of Securities".
(2)
Amounts reported also include shares held for the benefit of certain
directors and executive officers by the trustee of the Company's Retirement
Savings Plan Trust as of September 30, 1995.
(3)
The shares indicated as owned by Philip F. Anschutz are owned of record by
The Anschutz Corporation, of which Mr. Anschutz is the Chairman of the
Board, President and a director. Mr. Anschutz may be deemed to beneficially
own such shares based on his affiliation with The Anschutz Corporation.
(4)
The shares indicated as owned by The Anschutz Corporation and Mr. Philip F.
Anschutz include (a) 6,200,000 shares issuable upon conversion of 620,000
shares of the Company's Second Series Preferred Stock and (b) 30,694,444
shares issuable pursuant to warrants exercisable within 60 days.
(5)
The shares indicated as owned by Messrs. Berilgen, Boswell, Forest D. Dorn,
William L. Dorn and Keyte include 140,000, 245,000, 140,000, 245,000 and
140,000 shares, respectively, which such party has the right to acquire
within 60 days upon the exercise of stock options.
(6)
Of the 92,005 shares indicated as owned by Dale F. Dorn, 3,437 shares are
held by Mr. Dorn as trustee of a trust for the benefit of his immediate
family, and of which shares Mr. Dorn has disclaimed beneficial ownership,
and 12,250 are shares, which Mr. Dorn as trustee, has the right to acquire
upon conversion of 3,500 shares of the Company's $.75 Convertible Preferred
Stock.
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(7)
Of the 252,365 shares indicated as owned by Forest D. Dorn, 25,800 shares
are held of record by Mr. Dorn as co-trustee of a trust for the benefit of
his mother and of which shares Mr. Dorn disclaims beneficial ownership. This
amount excludes 8,628 shares held by Forest D. Dorn's wife and 25,967 shares
held by his children, of which shares Mr. Dorn disclaims beneficial
ownership.
(8)
Of the 486,819 shares indicated as beneficially owned by William L. Dorn,
25,800 shares are held of record by William L. Dorn, as co-trustee of a
trust for the benefit of his mother and 74,223 shares are held of record by
William L. Dorn as trustee of trusts for the benefit of related parties, of
which shares Mr. Dorn disclaims beneficial ownership. Amount does not
include 14,990 shares held by William L. Dorn's wife or 35,997 shares held
by his children, of which shares Mr. Dorn disclaims beneficial ownership.
(9)
Of the 159,455 shares indicated as owned by David H. Keyte, 7,000 shares are
issuable upon conversion of 2,000 shares of the Company's $.75 Convertible
Preferred Stock.
(10)
Such amount excludes 225 shares held by Mr. Boswell's wife and 830 shares
held by Mr. Boswell's children of which Mr. Boswell disclaims beneficial
ownership.
PRINCIPAL HOLDERS OF SECURITIES
The Company currently has one class of voting securities outstanding. On
November 15, 1995, there were 48,767,521 shares of Common Stock outstanding,
with each such share being entitled to one vote. If the Reverse-Split Proposal
is approved, all share numbers set forth below would be reduced by 80%.
As of November 15, 1995, to the knowledge of the Board of Directors, the
only shareholders who owned beneficially more than 5% of the outstanding shares
of Common Stock were:
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NAME AND ADDRESS OF BENEFICIAL AMOUNT AND NATURE OF PERCENT OF
TITLE OF CLASS OWNER BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP CLASS
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Common Stock (1) The Anschutz Corporation 55,694,444(2) 65.0%
2400 Anaconda Tower
555 17th Street
Denver, Colorado 80202
R. B. Haave Associates, Inc. 3,701,650(3) 7.4%
2700 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10016
Saxon Petroleum, Inc. 5,300,000(4) 10.9%
1700, 736 6th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta T2P 377
Canada
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(1) Based on Schedules 13D and 13G and amendments thereto filed with the SEC and
the Company by the reporting person through November 15, 1995 and the amount
of Common Stock outstanding on November 15, 1995.
(2) The shares indicated as owned by The Anschutz Corporation and Mr. Philip F.
Anschutz include (a) 6,200,000 shares issuable upon conversion of 620,000
shares of the Company's Second Series Preferred Stock and (b) 30,694,444
shares issuable pursuant to warrants exercisable within 60 days.
(3) The shares indicated as beneficially owned by R. B. Haave Associates, Inc.
include 1,150,450 shares issuable upon conversion of 328,700 shares of the
Company's Convertible Preferred Stock.
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(4) Pursuant to an Agreement between the Company and Saxon Petroleum, Inc.
("Saxon"), Saxon has agreed to issue its securities to the Company in
exchange for (i) 790,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock issued as a
part of a first closing which occurred in October 1995, and (ii) 4,510,000
shares of the Company's Common Stock to be issued in connection with a
second closing that is scheduled to occur in December 1995. For purposes of
this table, it is assumed that Saxon is the beneficial owner of the
securities it is to receive in the second closing; however, no assurance can
be given that such closing will occur.
SHAREHOLDER PROPOSALS
Any shareholder proposals to be included in the Board of Directors'
solicitation of proxies for the 1996 Annual Meeting of Shareholders must be
received by Daniel L. McNamara, Secretary at 1600 Broadway, Suite 2200, Denver,
CO 80202, no later than December 2, 1995.
GENERAL AND OTHER MATTERS
The Board of Directors knows of no matter, other than those referred to in
this Proxy Statement, which will be presented at the Special Meeting. However,
if any other matters are properly brought before the meeting or any of its
adjournments, the person or persons voting the proxies will vote them in
accordance with their judgment on such matters.
The cost of preparing, assembling, and mailing this Proxy Statement, the
enclosed proxy card and the Notice of Special Meeting will be paid by the
Company. Additional solicitation by mail, telephone, telegraph or personal
solicitation may be done by directors, officers, and regular employees of the
Company. Such persons will receive no additional compensation for such services.
Brokerage houses, banks and other nominees, fiduciaries and custodians nominally
holding shares of Common Stock of record will be requested to forward proxy
soliciting material to the beneficial owners of such shares, and will be
reimbursed by the Company for their reasonable expenses. The Company has
retained Morrow & Co., Inc. to assist in such solicitation and has agreed to pay
reasonable and customary fees for its services and to reimburse it for
reasonable out-of-pocket expenses in connection therewith.
You are urged to complete, sign, date and return your proxy promptly. You
may revoke your proxy at any time before it is voted. If you attend the Special
Meeting, as we hope you will, you may vote your shares in person.
By order of the Board of Directors
DANIEL L. McNAMARA
SECRETARY
December , 1995
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APPENDIX A
CERTIFICATE OF AMENDMENT OF THE CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
OF FOREST OIL CORPORATION
Under Section 805 of the New York Business Corporation Law
WE, THE UNDERSIGNED, William L. Dorn and Daniel L. McNamara being,
respectively, the Chairman of the Board and Secretary of Forest Oil Corporation,
do hereby certify:
1. The name of the Corporation is Forest Oil Corporation.
2. The Certificate of Incorporation of said Corporation was filed by the
Department of State, State of New York, on the 13th day of March, 1924, and its
previous restated certificates of incorporation were filed by the Department of
State on the 12th day of May, 1978, the 19th day of May, 1992 and the 21st day
of October, 1993.
3. Immediately upon the effectiveness of this amendment to the
Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation pursuant to the New York Business
Corporation Law (the "Effective Time"), each five issued and outstanding shares
of the Corporation's Common Stock, par value $.10 per share ("Old Common
Stock"), shall automatically, without further action on the part of the
Corporation or any holder of such Old Common Stock, be converted into one new
share of the Corporation's Common Stock, $.10 par value per share ("New Common
Stock"), as constituted following the Effective Time. The conversion of the Old
Common Stock into New Common Stock, will be deemed to occur at the Effective
Time, regardless of when the certificates representing such Old Common Stock are
physically surrendered to the Corporation for exchange into certificates
representing New Common Stock. After the Effective Time, certificates
representing the Old Common Stock will, until such shares are surrendered to the
Corporation for exchange into New Common Stock, represent the number and class
of New Common Stock into which such Old Common Stock shall have been converted
pursuant to this amendment.
In cases in which the conversion of the Old Common Stock into New Common
Stock results in any shareholder holding a fraction of a share, the Company will
pay the shareholder for such fractional interest on the basis of the average
closing market price on the National Market System of the National Association
of Securities Dealers for the 10 trading days immediately preceding the
Effective Time.
4. Following the Effective Time, the number of outstanding shares of the
Corporation will be reduced. This amendment authorizes the officers of the
Corporation to reduce the stated capital of the Corporation to reflect the
change in outstanding shares of the Corporation.
At a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Directors held on
December 12, 1995, and at a meeting of the shareholders held on January 9, 1996,
the foregoing amendment was approved by more than a majority of the votes cast
by the holders of the outstanding shares of Common Stock entitled to vote
thereon, all in accordance with Section 614 of the New York Business Corporation
Law.
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IN WITNESS WHEREOF, this certificate has been signed and the truth of the
statements therein affirmed under penalty of perjury, on this day of January,
1996.
______________________________________
William L. Dorn
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD
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Daniel L. McNamara
SECRETARY
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FOREST OIL CORPORATION
PROXY SOLICITED BY BOARD OF DIRECTORS
FOR SPECIAL MEETING OF SHAREHOLDERS
The undersigned shareholder of Forest Oil Corporation, a New York
corporation (the "Company"), hereby appoints William L. Dorn, Robert S. Boswell
and Daniel L. McNamara, or any one of them, attorneys, agents and proxies of the
undersigned, with full power of substitution to each of them, to vote all the
shares of Common Stock, par value $.10 per share, of the Company which are
entitled to one vote per share and which the undersigned may be entitled to vote
at the Special Meeting of Shareholders of the Company to be held at the
Petroleum Club of Denver, 555 17th Street, Suite 3700, Denver, Colorado, on
Tuesday, January 9, 1996, at 10:00 A.M., Denver time, and at any adjournment of
such meeting, with all powers which the undersigned would possess if personally
present:
1. Consider and vote upon a proposal to authorize an amendment to the
Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation to effect a reverse stock
split that would result in the issuance of one (1) share of Common Stock
for each five (5) shares held, and to authorize a reduction in the stated
capital of the Company.
2. Vote upon such other matters as may be properly brought before the
meeting or any adjournment thereof hereby revoking all previous proxies
and ratifying all that any said proxies, their substitutes, or any of
them, may lawfully do by virtue hereof.
IF NO DIRECTIONS ARE GIVEN, THE INDIVIDUALS DESIGNATED ABOVE WILL VOTE FOR
THE ABOVE PROPOSALS AND, AT THEIR DISCRETION, ON ANY OTHER MATTER THAT MAY COME
BEFORE THE MEETING.
The undersigned acknowledges receipt of the Notice of Special Meeting of
Shareholders and Proxy Statement of the Company.
(CONTINUED AND TO BE VOTED, DATED AND SIGNED ON REVERSE SIDE)
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FOREST OIL CORPORATION Common Stock Proxy One (1) Vote Per Share SPECIAL NOTES I plan to
PLEASE MARK VOTES / / or /X/ attend the
meeting
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No. 1. Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation
to effect a reverse split of the Common Stock
(Signature(s) should agree with names
on Stock Certificates as
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FOR AGAINST ABSTAIN
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shown herein. Attorneys, executors,
administrators, trustees, guardians or
custodians should give full title as
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/ / / / / /
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complete, date and sign this proxy and
return it promptly in the enclosed
envelope whether or not you plan to
attend the meeting.
Dated: ________________________, 199__
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Signature of Shareholder(s)
THIS PROXY IS SOLICITED ON BEHALF OF
THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
