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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 29, 1999
Registration No. 33-80844
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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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Vastar Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 95-4446177
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer
incorporation or organization) identification number)
15375 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77079
(Address, including zip code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
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VASTAR RESOURCES, INC.
SAVINGS PLAN II
(Full title of the plan)
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ALBERT D. HOPPE
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Vastar Resources, Inc.
15375 Memorial Drive
Houston, Texas 77079
(281) 584-6027
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
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REALLOCATION
A total of 200,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common
Stock") of Vastar Resources, Inc. were registered on Form S-8, Registration
No. 33-80844 to be issued under the Vastar Resources, Inc. Savings Plan II (the
"Plan"). The Plan has been merged with and into the Vastar Resources, Inc.
Capital Accumulation Plan II which was renamed the Vastar Resources, Inc.
Capital Accumulation Plan (the "Surviving CAP Plan"). Pursuant to General
Instruction E to Form S-8 and the telephonic interpretation of the Securities
Exchange Commission set forth at page 113 (question 90, Section G) of the
Division of Corporate Finance's Manual of Publicly Available Telephone
Interpretations (July 1997), the Registrant is hereby moving 95,343 shares
previously registered in connection with the Plan on Registration Statement No.
33-80844 to a new Form S-8 Registration Statement relating to the Surviving CAP
Plan to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about the
filing date of this post-effective amendment.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vastar Resources,
Inc. 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 amendment no. 1
to registration statement on form s-8 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas,
on this 29th day of December, 1999.
Vastar Resources, Inc.
By: /s/ Charles D. Davidson
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Charles D. Davidson
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 1
to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
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<CAPTION>
Signature Title Date
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<S> <C> <C>
/s/ Jimmie D. Callison Director December 29, 1999
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Jimmie D. Callison
/s/ Terry G. Dallas Director December 29, 1999
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Terry G. Dallas
/s/ Charles D. Davidson President, Chief Executive December 29, 1999
- ----------------------------- Officer and Director
Charles D. Davidson
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Marie L. Knowles Director December 29, 1999
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Marie L. Knowles
/s/ Robert C. Levine Director December 29, 1999
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Robert C. Levine
/s/ Joseph P. Mccoy Vice President December 29, 1999
- ----------------------------- and Controller
Joseph P. Mccoy
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ William D. Schulte Director December 29, 1999
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William D. Schulte
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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
<S> <C> <C>
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Steven J. Shapiro Senior Vice President, Chief December 29, 1999
- ----------------------------- Financial Officer and Director
Steven J. Shapiro
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Donald R. Voelte, Jr. Director December 29, 1999
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Donald R. Voelte, Jr.
/s/ Michael E. Wiley Chairman of the Board December 29, 1999
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Michael E. Wiley
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or
other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas
on December 29, 1999.
Vastar Resources, Inc.
Savings Plan II
By: /s/ Joseph P. McCoy
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NAME: Joseph P. McCoy
TITLE: Vice President and Controller,
Vaster Resources, Inc.
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