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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 30, 1999.
Registration No. 333-09205
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 73-1182669
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
of incorporation or organization)
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110 West Seventh Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
(Address of registrant's principal executive offices, including zip code)
Vintage Petroleum, Inc. 401(k) Plan
(Full title of the plan)
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CHARLES C. STEPHENSON, JR.
Chairman of the Board
110 West Seventh Street
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74119
(918) 592-0101
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
On October 7, 1997, the registrant effected a two-for-one split of the
registrant's Common Stock in the form of a stock dividend (the "Split").
Pursuant to Rule 416(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the registrant hereby amends its Registration Statement on Form S-8
(Registration No. 333-09205), filed on July 30, 1996, to reflect that, as a
result of the Split, the number of shares registered for issuance under the
Vintage Petroleum, Inc. 401(k) Plan increased from 300,000 to 600,000. Such
Registration Statement is further amended to reflect that the number of shares
registered includes an indeterminate number of additional shares that may be
issued to adjust the number of shares issued pursuant to such Plan as the result
of any future stock split, stock dividend, or similar adjustment of the
registrant's outstanding Common Stock.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. 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 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 Tulsa,
State of Oklahoma, on the 30th day of September, 1999.
VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC.
By: /s/ C. C. Stephenson, Jr.
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C. C. Stephenson, Jr.
Chairman of the Board
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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Name Title Date
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/s/ C. C. Stephenson, Jr. Director and Chairman of the Board September 30, 1999
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C. C. Stephenson, Jr.
/s/ Jo Bob Hille Director and Vice Chairman of the September 30, 1999
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Jo Bob Hille Board
/s/ S. Craig George Director, President and Chief September 30, 1999
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S. Craig George Executive Officer (Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ William C. Barnes Director, Executive Vice President, September 30, 1999
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William C. Barnes Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer (Principal Financial
Officer)
/s/ Bryan H. Lawrence* Director September 30, 1999
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Bryan H. Lawrence
/s/ John T. McNabb, II* Director September 30, 1999
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John T. McNabb, II
/s/ Michael F. Meimerstorf Vice President and Controller September 30, 1999
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Michael F. Meimerstorf (Principal Accounting Officer)
*By: /s/ C. C. Stephenson, Jr.
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C. C. Stephenson, Jr.
Attorney-in-Fact
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The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Plan 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 Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on the 30th day of
September, 1999.
VINTAGE PETROLEUM, INC. 401(k) PLAN
By: Vintage Petroleum, Inc.
Plan Administrator
By: /s/ Michael F. Meimerstorf
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Michael F. Meimerstorf
Vice President and Controller
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