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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 1996
Registration No. 333-14275
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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NOBLE AFFILIATES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 73-0785597
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
110 WEST BROADWAY
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA 73401
(405) 223-4110
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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ROBERT KELLEY
CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
NOBLE AFFILIATES, INC.
110 WEST BROADWAY
ARDMORE, OKLAHOMA 73401
(405) 223-4110
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
ROBERT D. CAMPBELL EDWIN D. WILLIAMSON
MICHAEL L. BENGTSON SULLIVAN & CROMWELL
THOMPSON & KNIGHT, P.C. 1701 PENNSYLVANIA AVE., N.W.
1700 PACIFIC AVENUE, SUITE 3300 WASHINGTON, D.C. 20006-5805
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201 (202) 956-7500
(214) 969-1700
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THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS
FILED TO REMOVE FROM REGISTRATION 6,274,543 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE
$3.33 1/3 PER SHARE, OF THE REGISTRANT. THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT SHALL
HEREAFTER BECOME EFFECTIVE IN ACCORDANCE WITH SECTION 8(C) OF THE SECURITIES
ACT OF 1933.
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
In accordance with its undertaking pursuant to Item 512(a)(3) of
Regulation S-K, the Registrant is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-14275) to remove from
registration all securities registered pursuant to such Registration Statement
that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
Accordingly, the Registrant hereby removes from registration 6,274,543
shares of its common stock, par value $3.33 1/3 per share, representing all
securities that remained unsold as of the termination of the offering.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Ardmore, State of Oklahoma, on the 13th day of
December, 1996.
NOBLE AFFILIATES, INC.
By: /s/ Robert Kelley
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Robert Kelley
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, AS AMENDED,
THIS POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT HAS BEEN
SIGNED BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES INDICATED.
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/s/ Robert Kelley December 13, 1996
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Robert Kelley
Chairman of the Board, President, Chief
Executive Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ William D. Dickson December 13, 1996
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William D. Dickson
Vice President - Finance and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
/s/ Alan A. Baker * December 13, 1996
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Alan A. Baker
Director
/s/ Michael A. Cawley * December 13, 1996
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Michael A. Cawley
Director
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Signatures and Titles Date
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/s/ Edward F. Cox * December 13, 1996
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Edward F. Cox
Director
/s/ James C. Day * December 13, 1996
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James C. Day
Director
/s/ Harold F. Kleinman * December 13, 1996
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Harold F. Kleinman
Director
/s/ George J. McLeod * December 13, 1996
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George J. McLeod
Director
*By: /s/ William D. Dickson December 13, 1996
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William D. Dickson
Attorney-in-Fact
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