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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 5, 2000
Registration No. 333-
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UNITED STATES
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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SCHLUMBERGER N.V.
(SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES 52-0684746
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
277 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10172-266
42, RUE SAINT-DOMINIQUE
PARIS, FRANCE 75007
PARKSTRAAT 83, THE HAGUE 2514 JG
THE NETHERLANDS (Zip Codes)
(Addresses of Principal Executive Offices)
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SCHLUMBERGER DISCOUNTED STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
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JAMES L. GUNDERSON, ESQ.
GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
SCHLUMBERGER LIMITED
277 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10172-2066
(Name and Address of agent for service)
(212) 350-9400
(Telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed Proposed
maximum maximum Amount
Title of securities Amount to be offering price per aggregate offering of registration
to be registered registered share(1) price(1) fee
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Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share........... 12,000,000(2)(3) $75.25 $903,000,000 $238,392
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(1) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for the purpose of
calculating the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and
low sales price of the shares of Common Stock of Schlumberger Limited
quoted on the New York Stock Exchange on May 1, 2000.
(2) Plus such additional number of shares as may be issuable by reason of the
antidilution provisions of the plan.
(3) These shares represent additional shares that were added to the plan
pursuant to an amendment to the plan that was adopted by the shareholders
on April 18, 1998.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement is being filed by Schlumberger Limited pursuant
to General Instruction E of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. This registration statement registers 12,000,000 additional shares of
common stock, par value $.01 per share, of Schlumberger that may be issued from
time to time pursuant to the Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan.
Schlumberger previously registered an aggregate of (1) 3,000,000 shares of
common stock to be issued from time to time pursuant to the plan in the form of
a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-21355) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on April 19, 1988 and (2) 5,000,000 shares of
common stock to be issued from time to time pursuant to the plan in the form of
a Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 33-47592) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 1992. Those registration
statements are incorporated herein by this reference. Filed as exhibits hereto
are the following:
Exhibit
No. Description
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*4.1 -- Articles of Incorporation of Schlumberger N.V. as last amended on
April 28, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997, File No. 1-4601).
*4.2 -- By-laws of Schlumberger N.V. as last amended on October 20, 1993
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-4601).
*4.3 -- Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan as amended and restated
on January 21, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the
Schedule 14A Proxy Statement for the year ended December 31, 1997,
File No. 1-4601).
5 -- Opinion of Ellen S. Summer, Esq. (filed herewith).
23.1 -- Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants
(filed herewith).
23.2 -- Consent of Ellen S. Summer, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5).
24 -- Powers of Attorney (filed herewith).
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* Incorporated by reference as indicated.
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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 New York, State of New York, on May 5, 2000.
SCHLUMBERGER N.V.
(Schlumberger Limited)
By: /s/ Jack Liu
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Jack Liu
Executive Vice President--Finance;
Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
registration statement has been signed by the following persons on May 5, 2000
in the capacities indicated.
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D. Euan Baird William T. McCormick, Jr.
Director, Chairman, President Director
and Chief Executive Officer
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Victor E. Grijalva Didier Primat
Director, Vice Chairman Director
/s/ Jack Liu *
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Jack Liu Nicolas Seydoux
Executive Vice President--Finance;
Chief Financial Officer and
Chief Accounting Officer
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Don E. Ackerman Linda G. Stuntz
Director Director
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John Deutch Sven Ullring
Director Director
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Denys Henderson Yoshihiko Wakumoto
Director Director
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Andre Levy-Lang
Director
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*By: /s/ Ellen S. Summer
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Ellen S. Summer
Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No. Description
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*4.1 -- Articles of Incorporation of Schlumberger N.V. as last amended on
April 28, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3(i) to the
Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 1997, File No. 1-4601).
*4.2 -- By-laws of Schlumberger N.V. as last amended on October 20, 1993
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3 to the Form 10-K for the
year ended December 31, 1993, File No. 1-4601).
*4.3 -- Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan as amended and restated
on January 21, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to the
Schedule 14A Proxy Statement for the year ended December 31, 1997,
File No. 1-4601).
5 -- Opinion of Ellen S. Summer, Esq. (filed herewith).
23.1 -- Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, independent accountants
(filed herewith).
23.2 -- Consent of Ellen S. Summer, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5).
24 -- Powers of Attorney (filed herewith).
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* Incorporated by reference as indicated.
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EXHIBIT 5
May 5, 2000
Schlumberger Limited
277 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10172-2065
Ladies and Gentlemen:
In connection with the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
"Registration Statement") being filed by Schlumberger Limited, a corporation
organized under the laws of the Netherlands Antilles ("Schlumberger"), with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended
(the "Securities Act"), relating to 12,000,000 shares of common stock, par value
$.01 per share, of Schlumberger (the "Shares") that may be issued pursuant to
the Schlumberger Discounted Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan"), certain legal
matters in connection with the Shares are being passed on for you by me. At
your request, this opinion is being furnished for filing as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement.
I am a member of the New York bar, and I am not admitted to practice in,
nor do I hold myself out as an expert on the laws of, the Netherlands Antilles.
I have, however, consulted with the law firm of Smeets Thesseling Van Bokhorst,
counsel qualified to practice in the Netherlands Antilles. Insofar as the
opinions expressed below involve conclusions as to matters governed by the laws
of the Netherlands Antilles, I am relying on the opinion of such counsel.
In my capacity as Deputy General Counsel of Schlumberger, I am familiar
with the Articles of Incorporation and Bylaws of Schlumberger, each as amended
to date, have familiarized myself with the matters discussed herein and have
examined all statutes and other records, instruments and documents pertaining to
Schlumberger and the matters discussed herein that I deem necessary to examine
for the purpose of this opinion.
Based upon any examination as aforesaid, I am of the opinion that on the
issuance of the Shares pursuant to the provisions of the Plan for consideration
at least equal to the par value thereof, the Shares will be duly authorized by
all necessary corporate action on the part of Schlumberger, validly issued,
fully paid and nonassessable.
I consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration
Statement. In giving such consent, I do not thereby concede that I am within
the category of persons whose consent is required under Section 7 of the
Securities Act or the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Ellen S. Summer
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Ellen S. Summer
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of our report dated January 26, 2000 relating to the
financial statements of Schlumberger Limited, which appears on page 52 of
Schlumberger Limited's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December
31, 1999.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
New York, New York
May 5, 2000
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EXHIBIT 24
POWER OF ATTORNEY
The undersigned as a member of the Board of Directors of Schlumberger
Limited (the "Corporation"), a Netherlands Antilles corporation, hereby appoints
James L. Gunderson, Jack Liu, and Ellen S. Summer, and each of them severally,
the attorney or attorneys-in-fact and agent or agents of the undersigned, with
power to act without the others with full power of substitution, resubstitution
and revocation, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned in any
and all capacities as a director and officer of the Corporation to execute and
file from time to time with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
(1) Registration Statements under the Securities Act of 1933 relating to
the offering of shares of capital stock of the Corporation to the
public, and/or to the employees of the Corporation and/or its
subsidiaries under any stock option or other employee benefit plan,
and any amendment or amendments, post-effective or otherwise, to any
such Registration Statement, or any post-effective amendment with
respect thereto, and to take any and all such action for and in the
name, place and stead of the undersigned in any and all capacities as
a director and officer of the Corporation as may be necessary or
desirable in connection with any such Registration Statement or any
amendments thereto and any such offering of capital stock or other
securities of the Corporation, including the making of any
representation as may be required.
(2) Form 10-K Annual Reports under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
and any amendment or amendments to any such Form 10-K Annual Report,
and any agreements, consents or waivers relative thereto, and to take
any and all such other action for and in the name, place and stead of
the undersigned in any and all capacities as a director and officer of
the Corporation as may be necessary or desirable in connection with
any such Form 10-K Annual Report.
/s/ Don E. Akerman /s/ D. Euan Baird
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Don E. Ackerman D. Euan Baird
/s/ John Deutch /s/ Victor E. Grijalva
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John Deutch Victor E. Grijalva
/s/ Denys Henderson /s/ Andre Levy-Lang
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Denys Henderson Andre Levy-Lang
/s/ William T. McCormick, Jr. /s/ Didier Primat
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William T. McCormick, Jr. Didier Primat
/s/ Nicolas Seydoux /s/ Linda Gillespie Stuntz
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Nicolas Seydoux Linda Gillespie Stuntz
/s/ Sven Ullring /s/ Yoshihiko Wakumoto
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Sven Ullring Yoshihiko Wakumoto
Date: May 5, 2000
