Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
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GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION*
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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801 Louisiana, Suite 1320
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 780-9494
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
Walter G. Goodrich
Chief Executive Officer
801 Louisiana, Suite 1320
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 780-9494
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
Copies to:
James M. Prince
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
1001 Fannin, Suite 2300
Houston, Texas 77002-6760
(713) 758-2222
(713) 615-5962 (Fax)
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the only securities being registered on this formForm are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.o¨
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box.þx
If this formForm is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.o¨
If this formForm is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.o¨
If delivery ofthis Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the prospectus is expected to be madeCommission pursuant to Rule 434, please462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.o¨
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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| Title of Each Class of | Amount to be | Offering Price Per | Aggregate Offering | Amount of | |||||||||
| Securities to be Registered(1) | Registered | Security | Price | Registration Fee | |||||||||
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| Total | N/A | N/A | $150,000,000(6)(7) | $17,655.00(7)(8) | |||||||||
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Title of Each Class of Securities to be Registered(1)(3) | Amount to be Registered | Proposed Maximum Offering Price per Security | Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price(6)(7) | Amount of Registration Fee (6)(7) | ||||
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Total | N/A | N/A | $500,000,000 | $68,200 | ||||
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| (1) | Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as units with other securities registered hereunder. |
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| (3) | There is being registered hereunder such indeterminate number or amount of debt securities, preferred stock, common stock, depositary shares and warrants as may from time to time be issued by the registrant at indeterminate prices and as may be issuable upon conversion, redemption, exchange, exercise or settlement of any securities registered hereunder, including under |
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| (6) | No separate consideration will be received for any securities being registered that are issued in exchange for, or upon conversion or exercise of, the debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares or warrants being registered hereunder. |
| (7) | Rule 457(o) permits the registration statement fee to be calculated on the basis of the |
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Goodrich Petroleum Company, LLC
(Exact Name of Registrant As Specified In Its Charter)
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incorporation or organization) | ||
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Each Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and we are not soliciting offers to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.
PROSPECTUS
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
$500,000,000
Debt Securities
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Guarantee of Debt Securities of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation by:
Goodrich Petroleum Company, LLC
We may offer and sell the securities listed above from time to time in one or more offerings in one or more classes or series.series and in amounts, at prices and on terms that we will determine at the time of the offering. Any debt securities we issue under this prospectus may be guaranteed by certain of our subsidiaries.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities that may be offered. Each time securities are offered, we will provide a prospectus supplement and attach it to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement will contain more specific information about the offering and the terms of the securities being offered, including any guarantees by our subsidiaries.subsidiary. The supplements may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell securities without a prospectus supplement describing the method and terms of the offering.
The securities may sell these securitiesbe offered and sold on a delayed or continuous basis directly orby us, through agents, underwriters or dealers oras designated from time to time, through a combination of these methods.methods or any other method as provided in the applicable prospectus supplement. See “Plan of Distribution.” The prospectus supplement will list any agents, underwriters or dealers that may be involved and the compensation they will receive. The prospectus supplement will also show you the total amount of money that we will receive from selling the securities being offered, after the expenses of the offering.
You should carefully read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by reference, before you invest in any of our securities.
Investing in any of our securities involves risk. Please read carefullysee “Risk Factors” for a discussion of certain risks that you should consider in connection with an investment in the section entitled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 5 of this prospectus.securities.
Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GDP.”
Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
This prospectus is dated November , 2005.
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You should rely only on the information contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any dealer, salesman or other personanyone to provide you with additional or different information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus and any prospectus supplement are not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the securities to which they relate and are not an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make an offer or solicitation in that jurisdiction. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement or in any document incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement is accurate as of any date other than the date of the document containing the information.
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This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which we refer to as the “SEC,” utilizing a “shelf”shelf registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may, from time to time, offer and sell any combination up to $500,000,000 of the securities described in this prospectus in one or more offerings up to a total dollar amount of $150 million.offerings. This prospectus provides you with a general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of the offering and the offered securities. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. Any statement that we make in this prospectus will be modified or superseded by any inconsistent statement made by us in a prospectus supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
Unless the context requires otherwise or unless otherwise noted, all references in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus supplement to “Goodrich Petroleum Corporation,” “we”“Goodrich,” “we,” “us” or “our” are to Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and its subsidiaries.
We are an independent oil and natural gas company engaged in the exploration, development and production of properties primarily in (i) South Texas, which includes the Eagle Ford Shale Trend, (ii) Northwest Louisiana and East Texas, which includes the Haynesville Shale and Cotton Valley Taylor Sand and (iii) Southwest Mississippi and Southeast Louisiana which includes the Tuscaloosa Marine Shale.
Our principal executive offices are located at 801 Louisiana, Suite 700, Houston, Texas 77002, and our phone number is (713) 780-9494. Our website is located athttp://www.goodrichpetroleum.com. We make our periodic reports and other information filed with or furnished to the SEC available, free of charge, through our website, as soon as reasonably practicable. Information contained on our website is not incorporated by reference into this prospectus and you should not consider information contained on our website as part of this prospectus.
For additional information as to our business, properties, and financial condition, please refer to the documents cited in “Where You Can Find More Information.”
ABOUT THE SUBSIDIARY GUARANTOR
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation is a holding company. We conduct most of our operations through our subsidiaries. Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. is our only active subsidiary as of the date of this prospectus. If specified in the accompanying prospectus supplement respecting a series of debt securities, Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. and any other of our future subsidiaries specified in the prospectus supplement may jointly and severally, fully, irrevocably and unconditionally guarantee our payment obligations under any series of debt securities offered by this prospectus. We refer to Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. in this prospectus as the “Subsidiary Guarantor.” Financial information concerning our Subsidiary Guarantor and non-guarantor subsidiaries, if any, will be included in our consolidated financial statements filed as a part of our periodic reports filed pursuant to the Exchange Act to the extent required by the rules and regulations of the SEC.
For additional information as to our and our subsidiary’s business, properties, and financial condition, please refer to the documents cited in “Where You Can Find More Information.”
We file annual, quarterly and current reports and other information with the SEC (File No. 1-7940)001-12719) pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”). You may read and copy any documents that are filed at the SECSEC’s Public Reference Room at 450 Fifth100 F Street, N.W.N.E., Room 1580, Washington, D.C. 20549. You may also obtain copies of these documents at prescribed rates from the Public Reference Section of the SEC at its Washington address. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330l-800-SEC-0330 for further information.
The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information that we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to documents previously filed with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference is an important part of this prospectus, and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and supersede this information. The following documents we filed with the SEC pursuant to the Exchange Act are incorporated herein by reference:
Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2011, including information specifically incorporated by reference (excluding those portionsinto such Annual Report on Form 10-K from our Proxy Statement for our Annual Meeting of anyStockholders, filed on April 11, 2012;
Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2012, June 30, 2012 and September 30, 2012;
Our Current Reports on Form 8-K that is not deemed “filed”filed on January 6, 2012, May 22, 2012 and October 4, 2012 (in each case excluding any information furnished pursuant to General Instruction B.2Item 2.02 or Item 7.01); and
The description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-K):8-B dated February 3, 1997, including any amendment to that form that we may have filed in the past, or may file in the future, for the purpose of updating the description of our common stock.
In addition, all documents filedwe incorporate by us pursuant toreference in this prospectus any future filings made by Goodrich Petroleum Corporation with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14, or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this filing and until all of the securities described in this prospectus are sold or until we terminate this offering1934 (the “Exchange Act”) (excluding any information furnished to, rather thanand not filed with the SEC) shall be deemed to be incorporated inafter the date on which the registration statement that includes this prospectus and to be a part hereof from
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Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for all purposes to the extent that a statement contained in this prospectus or in any other subsequently filed document which is also incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference, modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
You may request a copy of these filings (other than an exhibit to a filing unless that exhibit is specifically incorporated by reference into that filing) at no cost by writing or telephoning us at the following address and telephone number:
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation
Attention: Corporate Secretary
801 Louisiana, Suite 1320
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 780-9494
We also maintain a website athttp://www.goodrichpetroleum.com. However, the information on our website is not part of this prospectus.
Certain statements contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus, or filings with the SEC and our public releases contain forward looking statements intended to qualify for the safe harbors from liability established by the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995, provides a “safe harbor” for certain forward-looking statements. The statements contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus that are not historical facts (including without limitation statements toSection 27A of the effect that we “believe,” “expect,” “anticipate,” “plan,” “intend,” “foresee,” or other similar expressions) are forward-looking statements.Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act. These forward-looking statements areinclude information concerning future production and reserves, schedules, plans, timing of development, contributions from oil and gas properties and marketing and midstream activities, and also include those statements accompanied by or that otherwise include the words “may,” “could,” “believes,” “expects,” “anticipates,” “intends,” “estimates,” “projects,” “predicts,” “target,” “goal,” “plans,” “objective,” “potential,” “should,” or similar expressions or variations on such expressions that convey the uncertainty of future events or outcomes. For such statements, we claim the protection of the safe harbor for forward-looking statements contained in the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. We have based these forward-looking statements on our current expectations and beliefs concerningassumptions about future events. These statements are based on certain assumptions and analyses made by us in light of our experience and our perception of historical trends, current conditions and expected future developments and their potential effects on us. Thereas well as other factors we believe are appropriate under the circumstances. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can begive no assurance that such expectations will prove to be correct. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements whether as a result of new information, future developments affecting us will be those anticipated by us. All comments concerning our expectations for future revenue and operating results are based on our forecasts for our existing operations and do not include the potential impact of any future acquisitions. events or otherwise.
These forward-looking statements involve significant risksrisk and uncertainties (some of whichuncertainties. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations include, but are beyond our control) and assumptions. They are subject to change based upon various factors, including but not limited to, the following risk and uncertainties:
planned capital expenditures;
future drilling activity;
our financial condition;
business strategy, including our ability to successfully transition to more liquids-focused operations;
the market prices of oil and natural gas;
uncertainties about the estimated quantities of oil and natural gas reserves;
financial market conditions and availability of capital;
production;
hedging arrangements;
future cash flows and borrowings;
litigation matters;
pursuit of potential future acquisition opportunities;
sources of funding for exploration and development;
general economic conditions, either nationally or in the jurisdictions in which we or our subsidiary are doing business;
legislative or regulatory changes, including retroactive royalty or production tax regimes, hydraulic-fracturing regulation, drilling and permitting regulations, derivatives reform, changes in state and federal corporate taxes, environmental regulation, environmental risks and uncertainties mentionedliability under federal, state and foreign and local environmental laws and regulations;
the creditworthiness of our financial counterparties and operation partners;
the securities, capital or credit markets;
our ability to repay our debt; and
other factors discussed in “Risk Factors” and in “Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations”Operations—Summary of Critical Accounting Policies” included in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2011 and in our other public filings, press releases and discussions with our management.
Any of these factors and other factors contained in this prospectus, any prospectus supplement or any documents incorporated by reference could cause our actual results to differ materially from the results implied by these or any other forward-looking statements made by us or on our behalf. Although we believe our plans, intentions and expectations reflected in or suggested by the forward-looking statements we make are reasonable, we can give no assurance that these plans, intentions or expectations will be achieved. Our assumptions about future events may prove to be inaccurate. We caution you that the forward-looking statements contained in this prospectus are not guarantees of future performance, and we cannot assure you that those statements will be realized or the forward-looking events and circumstances will occur. All forward-looking statements speak only as of the date of this prospectus.
We do not intend to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law. These cautionary statements qualify all forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf.
An investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should carefully consider the risk factors and all of the other information included in, or incorporated by reference into, this prospectus, including those included in our most recent Annual Report on Form 10-K and, if applicable, in our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q and those factors summarized below:
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Except as may be stated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we intend to use the net proceeds we receive from any sales of securities by us under this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement for general corporate purposes.purposes, which may include, among other things:
reduction or refinancing of debt or other corporate obligations;
additions to our working capital;
capital expenditures; and
potential future acquisitions.
Any specific allocation of the net proceeds of an offering of securities to a specific purpose will be determined at the time of the offering and will be described in an accompanying prospectus supplement.
The following table contains our consolidated ratios of earnings to fixed charges and ratios of earnings to fixed charges plus preferred stock dividends for the periods indicated.
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| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | 1.79 | 3.67 | — | 6.75 | 15.48 | 13.18 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ratio of earnings to fixed charges and preference securities dividends | 1.41 | 2.10 | — | 3.50 | 8.25 | 8.23 | — | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges | (a | ) | (b | ) | (c | ) | (d | ) | 8.86 | (e | ) | |||||||||||||
Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preference securities dividends | (f | ) | (g | ) | (h | ) | (i | ) | 6.38 | (j | ) | |||||||||||||
| (a) | Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $8.5 million. |
| (b) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $31.8 million. |
| (c) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2010 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $262.2 million. |
| (d) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $318.3 million. |
| (e) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2007 were inadequate to cover fixed charges. The coverage deficiency was $59.5 million. |
| (f) | Earnings for the nine months ended September 30, 2012 were inadequate to cover fixed charges and preference securities dividends. The coverage deficiency was $13.1 million. |
| (g) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2011 were inadequate to cover fixed charges and preference securities dividends. The coverage deficiency was $37.8 million. |
| (h) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2010 were inadequate to cover fixed charges and preference securities dividends. The coverage deficiency was $268.3 million. |
| (i) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2009 were inadequate to cover fixed charges and preference securities dividends. The coverage deficiency was $326.0 million. |
| (j) | Earnings for the year ended December 31, 2007 were inadequate to cover fixed charges and preference securities dividends. The coverage deficiency was $65.5 million. |
The Debt Securities will be either our senior debt securities (“Senior Debt Securities”) or our subordinated debt securities (“Subordinated Debt Securities”). The Senior Debt Securities and the Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under separate Indenturesindentures among us, the Subsidiary Guarantors of such Debt Securities, if any, and a trustee to be determined (the “Trustee”). Senior Debt Securities will be issued under a “Senior Indenture” and Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under a “Subordinated Indenture.” Together, the Senior Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture are called “Indentures.”
The Debt Securities may be issued from time to time in one or more series. The particular terms of each series that are offered by a prospectus supplement will be described in the prospectus supplement.
Unless the Debt Securities are guaranteed by our subsidiaries as described below, the rights of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and our creditors, including holders of the Debt Securities, to participate in the assets of any subsidiary upon the latter’s liquidation or reorganization, will be subject to the prior claims of the subsidiary’s creditors, except to the extent that we may ourself be a creditor with recognized claims against such subsidiary.
We have summarized selected provisions of the Indentures below. The summary is not complete. The form of each Indenture has been filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part, and you should read the Indentures for provisions that may be important to you. In the summary below we have included references to article or section numbers of the applicable Indenture so that you can easily locate these provisions. Whenever we refer in this prospectus or in the prospectus supplement to particular article or sections or defined terms of the Indentures, those article or sections or defined terms are incorporated by reference herein or therein, as applicable. Capitalized terms used in the summary have the meanings specified in the Indentures.
General
The Indentures provide that Debt Securities in separate series may be issued thereunder from time to time without limitation as to aggregate principal amount. We may specify a maximum aggregate principal amount for the Debt Securities of any series (Section 301).series. We will determine the terms and conditions of the Debt Securities, including the maturity, principal and interest, but those terms must be consistent with the Indenture. The Debt Securities maywill be our secured or unsecured obligations.
The Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our Senior Debt (as defined) as described under “— Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities” and in the prospectus supplement applicable to any Subordinated Debt Securities.
If specified in the prospectus supplement respecting a particular series of Debt Securities, Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. and any other of our future subsidiaries (thespecified in the prospectus supplement (each a “Subsidiary Guarantors”Guarantor”) will fully and unconditionally guarantee (the “Subsidiary Guarantees”Guarantee”) on a joint and several basis the Debt Securitiesthat series as described under “— Subsidiary Guarantees”Guarantee” and in the prospectus supplement. TheEach Subsidiary GuaranteesGuarantee will be an unsecured obligationsobligation of eachthe Subsidiary Guarantor. A Subsidiary GuaranteesGuarantee of Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinated to the Senior Debt of the Subsidiary GuarantorsGuarantor on the same basis as the Subordinated Debt Securities are subordinated to our Senior Debt (Article Thirteen).
The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the price or prices at which the Debt Securities to be offeredissued will be issuedoffered for sale and will describe the following terms of such Debt Securities:
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| (1) | the title of the Debt Securities; |
| (2) | whether the Debt Securities are Senior Debt Securities or Subordinated Debt Securities and, if Subordinated Debt Securities, the related subordination terms; |
| (3) | whether any Subsidiary Guarantor will provide a Subsidiary Guarantee of the Debt Securities; |
| (4) | any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities; |
| (5) | each date on which the principal of the Debt Securities will be payable; |
| (6) | the interest rate that the Debt Securities will bear and the interest payment dates for the Debt Securities; |
| (7) | each place where payments on the Debt Securities will be payable; |
| (8) | any terms upon which the Debt Securities may be redeemed, in whole or in part, at our option; |
| (9) | any sinking fund or other provisions that would obligate us to redeem or otherwise repurchase the Debt Securities; |
| (10) | the portion of the principal amount, if less than all, of the Debt Securities that will be payable upon declaration of acceleration of the Maturity of the Debt Securities; |
| (11) | whether the Debt Securities are defeasible; |
| (12) | any addition to or change in the Events of Default; |
| (13) | whether the Debt Securities are convertible into our common stock and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which conversion will be effected, including the initial conversion price or conversion rate and any adjustments thereto and the conversion period; |
| (14) | any addition to or change in the covenants in the Indenture applicable to the Debt Securities; and |
| (15) | any other terms of the Debt Securities not inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture. |
Debt Securities, including any Debt Securities whichthat provide for an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity thereof (“Original Issue Discount Securities”), may be sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount. Special United States federal income tax considerations applicable to Debt Securities sold at an original issue discount may be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. In addition, special United States federal income tax or other considerations applicable to any Debt Securities that are denominated in a currency or currency unit other than United States dollars may be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Subordination of Subordinated Debt Securities
The indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Debt Securities will, to the extent set forth in the Subordinated Indenture with respect to each series of Subordinated Debt Securities, be subordinatesubordinated in right of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our Senior Debt, including the Senior Debt Securities, and it may also be senior in right of payment to all of our Subordinated Debt (Article Twelve of the Subordinated Indenture).Debt. The prospectus supplement relating to any Subordinated Debt Securities will summarize the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indenture applicable to that series including:
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the applicability and effect of such provisions in the event of specified defaults with respect to any Senior Debt, including the circumstances under which and the periods during which we will be prohibited from making payments on the Subordinated Debt Securities; and
the definition of Senior Debt applicable to the Subordinated Debt Securities of that series and, if the series is issued on a senior subordinated basis, the definition of Subordinated Debt applicable to that series.
The prospectus supplement will also describe as of a recent date the approximate amount of Senior Debt to which the Subordinated Debt Securities of that series will be subordinated.
The failure to make any payment on any of the Subordinated Debt Securities by reason of the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indenture described in the prospectus supplement will not be construed as preventing the occurrence of an Event of Default with respect to the Subordinated Debt Securities arising from any such failure to make payment.
The subordination provisions described above will not be applicable to payments in respect of the Subordinated Debt Securities from a defeasance trust established in connection with any legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of the Subordinated Debt Securities as described under “— Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.”
Subsidiary Guarantees
If specified in the prospectus supplement, one or more of the Subsidiary Guarantors will guarantee the Debt Securities of a series. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement, the following provisions will apply to the Subsidiary GuaranteesGuarantee of the Subsidiary Guarantors.
Subject to the limitations described below and in the prospectus supplement, one or more of the Subsidiary Guarantors will jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantee the punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by acceleration or otherwise, of all our payment obligations under the Indentures and the Debt Securities of a series, whether for principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Debt Securities or otherwise (all such obligations guaranteed by a Subsidiary Guarantor being herein called the “Guaranteed Obligations”). The Subsidiary Guarantors will also pay all expenses (including reasonable counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the applicable Trustee in enforcing any rights under a Subsidiary Guarantee with respect to a Subsidiary Guarantor (Section 1302).
In the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, a Subsidiary Guarantor’s Subsidiary Guarantee will be subordinated in right of payment to the Senior Debt of such Subsidiary Guarantor on the same basis as the Subordinated Debt Securities are subordinated to our Senior Debt. No payment will be made by any Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee during any period in which payments by us on the Subordinated Debt Securities are suspended by the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indenture (Article Fourteen of the Subordinated Indenture).
Each Subsidiary Guarantee will be limited in amount to an amount not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by the relevant Subsidiary Guarantor without rendering such Subsidiary Guarantee voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of creditors generally (Section 1306).
Each Subsidiary Guarantee will be a continuing guarantee and will:
| (1) | remain in full force and effect until either (a) payment in full of all the applicable Debt Securities (or such Debt Securities are otherwise satisfied and discharged in accordance with the provisions of the applicable Indenture) or (b) released as described in the following paragraph; |
| (2) | be binding upon each Subsidiary Guarantor; and |
| (3) | inure to the benefit of and be enforceable by the applicable Trustee, the Holders and their successors, transferees and assigns. |
In the event that (a) a Subsidiary Guarantor ceases to be a Subsidiary, (b) either legal defeasance or covenant defeasance occurs with respect to the series or (c) all or substantially all of the assets or all of the Capital Stock of such Subsidiary Guarantor is sold, including by way of sale, merger, consolidation or otherwise, such Subsidiary Guarantor will be released and discharged of its obligations under its Subsidiary
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Form, Exchange and Transfer
The Debt Securities of each series will be issuable only in fully registered form, without coupons, and, unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, only in denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof (Section 302).
At the option of the Holder, subject to the terms of the applicable Indenture and the limitations applicable to Global Securities, Debt Securities of each series will be exchangeable for other Debt Securities of the same series of any authorized denomination and of a like tenor and aggregate principal amount (Section 305).
Subject to the terms of the applicable Indenture and the limitations applicable to Global Securities, Debt Securities may be presented for exchange as provided above or for registration of transfer (duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed thereon duly executed) at the office of the Security Registrar or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for such purpose. No service charge will be made for any registration of transfer or exchange of Debt Securities, but we may require payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other governmental charge payable in that connection. Such transfer or exchange will be effected upon the Security Registrar or such transfer agent, as the case may be, being satisfied with the documents of title and identity of the person making the request. The Security Registrar and any other transfer agent initially designated by us for any Debt Securities will be named in the applicable prospectus supplement (Section 305).supplement. We may at any time designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required to maintain a transfer agent in each Place of Payment for the Debt Securities of each series (Section 1002).
If the Debt Securities of any series (or of any series and specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, we will not be required to (1) issue, register the transfer of or exchange any Debt Security of that series (or of that series and specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning at the opening of business 15 days before the day of mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Debt Security that may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of business on the day of such mailing or (2) register the transfer of or exchange any Debt Security so selected for redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion of any such Debt Security being redeemed in part (Section 305).
Global Securities
Some or all of the Debt Securities of any series may be represented, in whole or in part, by one or more Global Securities that will have an aggregate principal amount equal to that of the Debt Securities they represent. Each Global Security will be registered in the name of a Depositary or its nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement, will be deposited with such Depositary or nominee or its custodian and will bear a legend regarding the restrictions on exchanges and registration of transfer thereof referred to below and any such other matters as may be provided for pursuant to the applicable Indenture.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Indentures or any Debt Security described in this prospectus, no Global Security may be exchanged in whole or in part for Debt Securities registered, and no transfer of a
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| (1) | the Depositary has notified us that it is unwilling or unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or has ceased to be qualified to act as such as required by the applicable Indenture, and in either case we fail to appoint a successor Depositary within 90 days; |
| (2) | an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities represented by such Global Security has occurred and is continuing and the Trustee has received a written request from the Depositary to issue certificated Debt Securities; |
| (3) | subject to the rules of the Depositary, we shall have elected to terminate the book-entry system through the Depositary; or |
| (4) | other circumstances exist, in addition to or in lieu of those described above, as may be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. |
All certificated Debt Securities issued in exchange for a Global Security or any portion thereof will be registered in such names as the Depositary may direct (Sections 205 and 305).
As long as the Depositary, or its nominee, is the registered holder of a Global Security, the Depositary or such nominee, as the case may be, will be considered the sole owner and Holder of such Global Security and the Debt Securities that it represents for all purposes under the Debt Securities and the applicable Indenture (Section 308).Indenture. Except in the limited circumstances referred to above, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security will not be entitled to have such Global Security or any Debt Securities that it represents registered in their names, will not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of certificated Debt Securities in exchange for those interests and will not be considered to be the owners or Holders of such Global Security or any Debt Securities that is represents for any purpose under the Debt Securities or the applicable Indenture. All payments on a Global Security will be made to the Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the Holder of the security. The laws of some jurisdictions may require that some purchasers of Debt Securities take physical delivery of such Debt Securities in certificated form. These laws may impair the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global Security.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be limited to institutions that have accounts with the Depositary or its nominee (“participants”) and to persons that may hold beneficial interests through participants. In connection with the issuance of any Global Security, the Depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and transfer system, the respective principal amounts of Debt Securities represented by the Global Security to the accounts of its participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be shown only on, and the transfer of those ownership interests will be effected only through, records maintained by the Depositary (with respect to participants’ interests) or any such participant (with respect to interests of personsPersons held by such participants on their behalf). Payments, transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to beneficial interests in a Global Security may be subject to various policies and procedures adopted by the Depositary from time to time. None of us, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustees or the agents of ourself,us, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Trustees will have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the Depositary’s or any participant’s records relating to, or for payments made on account of, beneficial interests in a Global Security, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing any records relating to such beneficial interests.
Payment and Paying Agents
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, payment of interest on a Debt Security on any Interest Payment Date will be made to the Person in whose name such Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Debt Securities) is registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date for such interest (Section 307).
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, principal of and any premium and interest on the Debt Securities of a particular series will be payable at the office of such Paying Agent or Paying Agents as we may designate for such purpose from time to time, except that at our option payment of any interest on Debt Securities in certificated form may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person entitled thereto as such address appears in the Security Register. Unless otherwise indicated in the
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All money paid by us to a Paying Agent for the payment of the principal of or any premium or interest on any Debt Security which remainremains unclaimed at the end of two years after such principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will be repaid to us, and the Holder of such Debt Security thereafter may look only to us for payment (Section 1003).
Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets
Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, we may not consolidate with or merge into, or transfer, lease or otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets to, any Person (a “successor Person”), and may not permit any Person to consolidate with or merge into us, unless:
| (1) | the successor Person (if not us) is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity organized and validly existing under the laws of any domestic jurisdiction and assumes our obligations on the Debt Securities and under the Indentures; |
| (2) | immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to the transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of Default, has occurred and is continuing; and |
| (3) | several other conditions, including any additional conditions with respect to any particular Debt Securities specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, are met. |
The successor Person (if any) is a corporation, partnership, trust or other entity organized and validly existingnot us) will be substituted for us under the lawsapplicable Indenture with the same effect as if it had been an original party to such Indenture, and, except in the case of a lease, we will be relieved from any domestic jurisdictionfurther obligations under such Indenture and assumes our obligations on the Debt Securities and under the Indentures;
Events of Default
Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, each of the following will constitute an Event of Default under the applicable Indenture with respect to Debt Securities of any series:
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| (1) | failure to pay principal of or any premium on any Debt Security of that series when due, whether or not, in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, such payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indenture; |
| (2) | failure to pay any interest on any Debt Securities of that series when due, continued for 30 days, whether or not, in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, such payment is prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indenture; |
| (3) | failure to deposit any sinking fund payment, when due, in respect of any Debt Security of that series, whether or not, in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, such deposit is prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indenture; |
| (4) | failure to perform or comply with the provisions described under “— Consolidation, Merger and Sale of Assets”; |
| (5) | failure to perform any of our other covenants in such Indenture (other than a covenant included in such Indenture solely for the benefit of a series other than that series), continued for 60 days after written notice has been given by the applicable Trustee, or the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series, as provided in such Indenture; |
| (6) | any Debt of ourself, any Significant Subsidiary or, if a Subsidiary Guarantor has guaranteed the series, such Subsidiary Guarantor, is not paid within any applicable grace period after final maturity or is accelerated by its holders because of a default and the total amount of such Debt unpaid or accelerated exceeds $25.0 million; |
| (7) | any judgment or decree for the payment of money in excess of $25.0 million is entered against us, any Significant Subsidiary or, if a Subsidiary Guarantor has guaranteed the series, such Subsidiary Guarantor, remains outstanding for a period of 60 consecutive days following entry of such judgment and is not discharged, waived or stayed; |
| (8) | certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or reorganization affecting us, any Significant Subsidiary or, if a Subsidiary Guarantor has guaranteed the series, such Subsidiary Guarantor; and |
| (9) | if any Subsidiary Guarantor has guaranteed such series, the Subsidiary Guarantee of any such Subsidiary Guarantor is held by a final non-appealable order or judgment of a court of competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases for any reason to be in full force and effect (other than in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture) or any Subsidiary Guarantor or any Person acting on behalf of any Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee (other than by reason of a release of such Subsidiary Guarantor from its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture). |
Subject to the provisions of the Indentures relating to the duties of the Trustees in case an Event of Default has occurred and is continuing, eachno Trustee will be under noany obligation to exercise any of its rights or powers under the applicable Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders, unless such Holders have offered to such Trustee reasonable security or indemnity (Section 603).indemnity. Subject to such provisions for the indemnification of the Trustees, the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series will have the right to direct the time, method and place of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to thesuch Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of that series (Section 512).
No Holder of a Debt Security of any series will have any right to institute any proceeding with respect to the applicable Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee, or for any other remedy thereunder, unless:
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| (1) | such Holder has previously given to the Trustee under the applicable Indenture written notice of a continuing Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities of that series; |
| (2) | the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series have made written request, and such Holder or Holders have offered reasonable security or indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such proceeding as trustee; and |
| (3) | the Trustee has failed to institute such proceeding, and has not received from the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series a direction inconsistent with such request, within 60 days after such notice, request and offer. |
We will be required to furnish to each Trustee annually a statement by certain of our officers, to their knowledge, as to whether or not we to their knowledge, are in default in the performance or observance of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of the applicable Indenture and, if so, specifying all such known defaults (Section 1004).
Modification and Waiver
We may modify or amend an Indenture without the consent of any holders of the Debt Securities in certain circumstances, including:
| (1) | to evidence the succession under the Indenture of another Person to us or any Subsidiary Guarantor and to provide for its assumption of our or such Subsidiary Guarantor’s obligations to holders of Debt Securities; |
| (2) | to make any changes that would add any additional covenants of us or the Subsidiary Guarantors for the benefit of the holders of Debt Securities or that do not adversely affect the rights under the Indenture of the Holders of Debt Securities in any material respect; |
| (3) | to add any additional Events of Default; |
| (4) | to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or in place of certificated notes; |
| (5) | to secure the Debt Securities; |
| (6) | to establish the form or terms of any series of Debt Securities; |
| (7) | to evidence and provide for the acceptance of appointment under the Indenture of a successor Trustee; |
| (8) | to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency; |
| (9) | to add Subsidiary Guarantors; or |
| (10) | in the case of any Subordinated Debt Security, to make any change in the subordination provisions that limits or terminates the benefits applicable to any Holder of Senior Debt. |
Other modifications and amendments of an Indenture may be made by us, the Subsidiary Guarantors, if applicable, and the applicable Trustee with the consent of the Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of each series affected by such modification or amendment; provided, however, that no such modification or amendment may, without the consent of the Holder of each Outstanding Debt Security affected thereby:
| (1) | change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any installment of principal of or interest on, any Debt Security; |
| (2) | reduce the principal amount of, or any premium or interest on, any Debt Security; |
| (3) | reduce the amount of principal of an Original Issue Discount Security or any other Debt Security payable upon acceleration of the Maturity thereof; |
| (4) | change the place or currency of payment of principal of, or any premium or interest on, any Debt Security; |
| (5) | impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement of any payment due on or any conversion right with respect to any Debt Security; |
| (6) | modify the subordination provisions in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, or modify any conversion provisions, in either case in a manner adverse to the Holders of the Subordinated Debt Securities; |
| (7) | except as provided in the applicable Indenture, release the Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor; |
| (8) | reduce the percentage in principal amount of Outstanding Debt Securities of any series, the consent of whose Holders is required for modification or amendment of the Indenture; |
| (9) | reduce the percentage in principal amount of Outstanding Debt Securities of any series necessary for waiver of compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or for waiver of certain defaults; |
| (10) | modify such provisions with respect to modification, amendment or waiver; or |
| (11) | following the making of an offer to purchase Debt Securities from any Holder that has been made pursuant to a covenant in such Indenture, modify such covenant in a manner adverse to such Holder. |
The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series may waive compliance by us with certain restrictive provisions of the applicable Indenture (Section 1009).Indenture. The Holders of a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series may waive any past default under the applicable Indenture, except a default in the payment of principal, premium or
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Each of the Indentures provides that in determining whether the Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities have given or taken any direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action under such Indenture as of any date:
| (1) | the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount Security that will be deemed to be Outstanding will be the amount of the principal that would be due and payable as of such date upon acceleration of maturity to such date; |
| (2) | if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at the Stated Maturity of a Debt Security is not determinable (for example, because it is based on an index), the principal amount of such Debt Security deemed to be Outstanding as of such date will be an amount determined in the manner prescribed for such Debt Security; |
| (3) | the principal amount of a Debt Security denominated in one or more foreign currencies or currency units that will be deemed to be Outstanding will be the United States-dollar equivalent, determined as of such date in the manner prescribed for such Debt Security, of the principal amount of such Debt Security (or, in the case of a Debt Security described in clause (1) or (2) above, of the amount described in such clause); and |
| (4) | certain Debt Securities, including those owned by us, any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of our other Affiliates, will not be deemed to be Outstanding. |
Except in certain limited circumstances, we will be entitled to set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the Holders of Outstanding Debt Securities of any series entitled to give or take any direction, notice, consent, waiver or other action under the applicable Indenture, in the manner and subject to the limitations provided in the Indenture. In certain limited circumstances, the Trustee will be entitled to set a record date for action by Holders. If a record date is set for any action to be taken by Holders of a particular series, only persons who are Holders of Outstanding Debt Securities of that series on the record date may take such action. To be effective, such action must be taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of such Debt Securities within a specified period following the record date. For any particular record date, this period will be 180 days or such other period as may be specified by us (or the Trustee, if it set the record date), and may be shortened or lengthened (but not beyond 180 days) from time to time (Section 104).
Satisfaction and Discharge
Each Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of further effect as to all outstanding Debt Securities of any series issued thereunder, when:
| (1) | either: |
(a) all outstanding Debt Securities of that series that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or destroyed Debt Securities that have been replaced or paid and Debt Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to us) have been delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all outstanding Debt Securities of that series that have been not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have become due and payable or will become due and payable at their Stated Maturity within one year or are to be called for redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to the Trustee and in any case we have irrevocably deposited with the Trustee as trust funds money in an amount sufficient, without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay the entire indebtedness of such Debt Securities not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any, and accrued interest to the Stated Maturity or redemption date;
| (2) | we have paid or caused to be paid all other sums payable by us under the Indenture with respect to the Debt Securities of that series; and |
| (3) | we have delivered an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions precedent to satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with respect to the Debt Securities of that series | |
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To the extent indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement, we may elect, at our option at any time, to have theour obligations discharged under provisions of Section 1502, relating to defeasance and discharge of indebtedness, which we call “legal defeasance”defeasance,” or Section 1503, relating to defeasance of certain restrictive covenants applied to the Debt Securities of any series, or to any specified part of a series, which we call “covenant defeasance” (Section 1501).
Legal Defeasance.Defeasance. The Indentures provide that, upon our exercise of our option (if any) to have Section 1502the legal defeasance provisions applied to any series of Debt Securities, we and, if applicable, each Subsidiary Guarantor will be discharged from all our obligations, and, if such Debt Securities are Subordinated Debt Securities, the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture relating to subordination will cease to be effective, with respect to such Debt Securities (except for certain obligations to convert, exchange or register the transfer of Debt Securities, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated Debt Securities, to maintain paying agencies and to hold moneys for payment in trust) upon the deposit in trust for the benefit of the Holders of such Debt Securities of money or U.S. Government Obligations, or both, which, through the payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount sufficient (in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of independent public accountants) to pay the principal of and any premium and interest on such Debt Securities on the respective Stated Maturities in accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture and such Debt Securities. Such defeasance or discharge may occur only if, among other things:
| (1) | we have delivered to the applicable Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that we have received from, or there has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue Service a ruling, or there has been a change in tax law, in either case to the effect that Holders of such Debt Securities will not recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes as a result of such deposit and legal defeasance and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the same manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such deposit and legal defeasance were not to occur; |
| (2) | no Event of Default or event that with the passing of time or the giving of notice, or both, shall constitute an Event of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of such deposit or, with respect to any Event of Default described in clause (8) under “— Events of Default,” at any time until 121 days after such deposit; |
| (3) | such deposit and legal defeasance will not result in a breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any agreement or instrument (other than the applicable Indenture) to which we are a party or by which we are bound; |
| (4) | in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, at the time of such deposit, no default in the payment of all or a portion of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any Senior Debt shall have occurred and be continuing, no event of default shall have resulted in the acceleration of any Senior Debt and no other event of default with respect to any Senior Debt shall have occurred and be continuing permitting after notice or the lapse of time, or both, the acceleration thereof; and |
| (5) | we have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel to the effect that such deposit shall not cause the Trustee or the trust so created to be subject to the Investment Company Act of 1940. |
Covenant Defeasance.Defeasance. The Indentures provide that, upon our exercise of our option (if any) to have Section 1503the covenant defeasance provisions applied to any Debt Securities, we may omitfail to comply with certain restrictive covenants (but not with respect to conversion, if applicable), including those that may be described in the applicable prospectus
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If we exercise either our legal defeasance or covenant defeasance option, any Subsidiary Guarantee will terminate.
No Personal Liability of Directors, Officers, Employees and Stockholders
No director, officer, employee, incorporator, stockholder, member, partner or trustee of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor, as such, shall have any liability for any obligations of the Company or any Subsidiary Guarantor under the Debt Securities, the Indentures or any Subsidiary Guarantees will terminate (Section 1304)
Notices
Notices to Holders of Debt Securities will be given by mail to the addresses of such Holders as they may appear in the Security Register (Sections 101 and 106).
Title
We, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustees and any agent of us, the Subsidiary Guarantors or a Trustee may treat the Person in whose name a Debt Security is registered as the absolute owner of the Debt Security (whether or not such Debt Security may be overdue) for the purpose of making payment and for all other purposes (Section 308).
Governing Law
The Indentures and the Debt Securities will be governed by, and construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York (Section 112)York.
The Trustee
We will enter into the Indentures with a Trustee that is qualified to act under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended, and with any other Trustees chosen by us and appointed in a supplemental indenture for a particular series of Debt Securities. We may maintain a banking relationship in the ordinary course of business with our Trustee and one or more of its affiliates.
Resignation or Removal of Trustee.
The Trustee may resign or be removed by us with respect to one or more series of Debt Securities and a successor Trustee may be appointed to act with respect to any such series. The holders of a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities of any series may remove the Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of such series.
Limitations on Trustee if It Is Our Creditor. Each Indenture will contain certain limitations on the right of the Trustee, in the event that it becomes our creditor, to obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on certain property received in respect of any such claim as security or otherwise.
Certificates and Opinions to Be Furnished to Trustee. Each Indenture will provide that, in addition to other certificates or opinions that may be specifically required by other provisions of an Indenture, every application by us for action by the Trustee must be accompanied by an Officers’ Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent to such action have been complied with by us.
The following descriptions are summaries of material terms of our common stock, preferred stock, certificate of incorporation and bylaws. This summary is qualified by reference to our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and the designation of our preferred stock, which are filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part, and by the provisions of applicable law.
As of September 30, 2005,January 1, 2013, our authorized capital stock was 60,000,000110,000,000 shares. Those shares consisted of (a) 10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $1.00 par value, 791,9682,250,000 of which were outstanding; and (b) 50,000,000100,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.20 par value, of which 24,787,41236,721,766 shares were issued and outstanding. In addition, as of December 31, 2004, approximately 1,889,500January 1, 2013, (a) 3,587,850 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the conversion of our Series B convertible preferred stock, (b) 6,506 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the conversion of our 3.25% convertible senior notes due 2026, (c) 6,304,468 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to the conversion of our 5.00% convertible senior notes due 2029, (d) 3,299,776 shares of common stock were reserved for issuance pursuant to our stock option plans, of which options to purchase 410,500900,984 shares at a weighted average exercise price of $10.30$21.57 per share had been issued.
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Subject to any special voting rights of any series of preferred stock that we may issue in the future, each share held of record of common stock has one vote on all matters voted on by our shareholders,stockholders, including the election of our directors. Because holders of common stock do not have cumulative voting rights, the holders of a majority of the shares of common stock can elect all of the members of the board of directors standing for election, subject to the rights, powers and preferences of any outstanding series of preferred stock.
No share of common stock affords any preemptive rights or is convertible, redeemable, assessable or entitled to the benefits of any sinking or repurchase fund. Holders of common stock will be entitled to dividends in the amounts and at the times declared by our board of directors in its discretion out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends.
Holders of common stock are entitled to receive dividends when, as and if declared by the board of directors out of funds legally available therefor, subject to any dividend preferences of any outstanding shares of preferred stock. Holders of common stock will share equally in our assets on liquidation after payment or provision for all liabilities and any preferential liquidation rights of any preferred stock then outstanding. All outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and non-assessable. Our common stock is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “GDP.”
Transfer Agent and Registrar
The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is ComputerShare Investor Services, LLC.
Preferred Stock
As of the date of this prospectus, we have 8,625,0007,750,000 shares of authorized but unissued preferred stock whichthat are undesignated. Currently 1,375,000 shares of preferred stock are designated as Series A Convertible Preferred Stock, 791,968 shares of which are currently outstanding. The Series A preferred stock has a par value of $1.00 per share, with a liquidation preference of $10.00 per share. It is convertible at the option of the holder at any time, unless earlier redeemed, into shares of our common stock at an initial conversion rate of 0.4167 shares of common stock per share of Series A preferred stock. The Series A preferred stock will automatically convert into common stock at a rate of 0.4167 shares of common stock for each share of Series A preferred stock if the closing price for the Series A preferred stock exceeds $15.00 per share for ten consecutive trading days.
At the direction of our board of directors, we may issue shares of preferred stock from time to time. Our board of directors may, without any action by holders of theour common stock:
adopt resolutions to issue preferred stock in one or more classes or series;
fix the number of shares constituting any class or series of preferred stock; and
establish the rights of the holders of any class or series of preferred stock.
The rights of any class or series of preferred stock may include, among others:
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preferential liquidation or preemptive rights;
preferential cumulative or noncumulative dividend rights;
redemption or put rights; and
conversion or exchange rights.
We may issue shares of, or rights to purchase, preferred stock, the terms of which might:
adversely affect voting or other rights evidenced by, or amounts otherwise payable with respect to, the common stock;
discourage an unsolicited proposal to acquire us; or
facilitate a particular business combination involving us.
Any of these actions could discourage a transaction that some or a majority of our shareholdersstockholders might believe to be in their best interests or in which our shareholdersstockholders might receive a premium for their stock over its then market price.
Series AB Convertible Preferred Stock
As of the date of this prospectus, we have 791,968had 2,250,000 shares issued and outstanding of our Series AB Convertible Preferred Stock outstanding.Stock. The Liquidation Preference is $50 per share of Series A ConvertibleB Preferred Stock, has a liquidation preference of $10.00 per share. Itplus accumulated and unpaid dividends.
Conversion Rights. Each share is convertible at the option of the holder at any time, unless earlier redeemed, into shares of our common stock at the presentany time at an initial conversion rate of 0.41671.5946 shares of common stock per share, which is equivalent to an initial conversion price of approximately $31.36 per share of common stock. Upon conversion of the Series A preferredB Convertible Preferred Stock (pursuant to a voluntary conversion or the Company Conversion Option (as defined in the Certificate of Designation of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock (the “Certificate of Designation”)), we may choose to deliver the conversion value to holders in cash, shares of common stock, or a combination of cash and shares of common stock.
On or after December 21, 2010, we may, at our option, cause the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock to be automatically converted into that number of shares of common stock that are issuable at the then-prevailing conversion rate. We may exercise our conversion right only if, for 20 trading days within any period of 30 consecutive trading days ending on the trading day prior to the announcement of our exercise of the option, the closing price of our common stock equals or exceeds 130% of the then-prevailing conversion price of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock.
Redemption. The Series A preferred stockB Convertible Preferred Stock is non-redeemable by us.
Fundamental Change. If a Fundamental Change (as defined in the Certificate of Designation) occurs, holders may require us in specified circumstances to repurchase all or part of the Series B Convertible Preferred Stock. In addition, upon the occurrence of a Fundamental Change or Specified Corporate Events (as defined in the Certificate of Designation), we will automatically convert intounder certain circumstances increase the conversion rate by a number of additional shares of common stockstock.
Dividends. Holders of our Series B Preferred Stock are entitled to receive, when and if declared by our board of directors, cumulative cash dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock at a rate of 0.41675.375% of the $50
liquidation preference per year (equivalent to $2.6875 per year per share). Dividends on the Series B Preferred Stock will be payable quarterly in arrears on each March 15, June 15, September 15, and December 15 of each year or, if not a business day, the next succeeding business day. Dividends may be increased under certain circumstances as described below.
If we fail to pay dividends on the shares of common stockour Series B Preferred Stock on six dividend payment dates (whether consecutive or not), then the dividend rate per annum will increase by an additional 1.0% on and after the day after such sixth dividend payment date, until we have paid all dividends on the shares of our Series B Preferred Stock for each shareall dividend periods up to and including the dividend payment date on which the accumulated and unpaid dividends are paid in full. Any further failure to pay dividends would cause the dividend rate to increase again by the additional 1.0% until we have again paid all dividends for all dividend periods up to and including the dividend payment date on which the accumulated and unpaid dividends are paid in full. Upon the occurrence of Series A preferred stock ifspecified corporate events described in the Certificate of Designation, the dividend rate per annum will increase by an additional 3.0% for every quarter in which the closing price of our common stock is below $26.13 for 20 trading days within the period of 30 consecutive trading days ending 15 trading days prior to the quarterly record date for the Series A preferred stock exceeds $15.00 per share for ten consecutive trading days.
Ranking.Ranking. Our Series A ConvertibleB Preferred Stock ranks, with respect to dividend rights or rights upon our liquidation, winding up or dissolution:
senior to (i) all of our common stock and (ii) each class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after December 21, 2005 (which we refer to as the “Issue Date”), the terms of which do not expressly provide that such class or series ranks senior to or on a parity with our Series B Preferred Stock as to dividend rights or rights upon our liquidation, winding-upwinding up or dissolution.dissolution (which we refer to collectively as “Junior Stock”);
on a parity in all respects with any sharesclass of anycapital stock or series of our Series A Convertible Preferred Stock are outstanding, we may not authorize, increasepreferred stock established after the authorized amountIssue Date, the terms of or issue any shares of, anywhich expressly provide that such class or series of stock (or any security convertible into Senior Stock)havingrights pari passuwill rank on a parity with theour Series A ConvertibleB Preferred Stock as to dividendsdividend rights or rights upon our liquidation, and any rightwinding up or dissolution (which we refer to vote, whethercollectively as a separate“Parity Stock”); and
junior to each class of capital stock or series of preferred stock established after the Issue Date, the terms of which expressly provide that such class or otherwise, on any matter asseries will rank senior to which theour Series A ConvertibleB Preferred Stock is not entitled to vote (other than a matter that can have no effect on the rights of the Series A Convertible Preferred Stock) without the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 50% of the outstanding shares of Series A Convertible Preferred Stock voting separately as a class. See “— Voting Rights” below.
Voting Rights. Except as required by Delaware law, our restated certificate of incorporation and purchases, redemptions or other acquisitionsthe Certificate of shares of common stock or other capital stock ranking junior as to dividend rights to the Series A Convertible Preferred may not be unless all accrued and unpaid dividends (including the full dividend for the then current dividend period) have been paid or declared and set apart for payment.
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Anti-Takeover Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws
The provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws we summarize below may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay, defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a shareholderstockholder might consider in his or her best interest, including those attempts that might result in a premium over the market price for the common stock.
Written Consent of Shareholders.Stockholders and Stockholder Meetings Our certificate of incorporation provides that any action required or permitted to be taken by our stockholders may be taken at a duly called meeting of stockholders or by written consent of stockholders owning the minimum number of shares required to approve such action.. Any action by our stockholders must be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders. Special meetings of the stockholders may be called at any time by the Chairman of the Board (if any), the Chief Executive Officer,Vice Chairman, the President or by a majority of the board of directors, on the written request of any two directors, or by the Secretary. A special meeting must be called by the Chairman of the Board, the President or the Secretary when a written request is delivered to such officer, signed by the holders of at least 10% of the issued and outstanding stock entitled to vote at such meeting.
Advance Notice Procedure for Shareholder Proposals.Stockholder Proposals. Our bylaws establish an advance notice procedure for the nomination of candidates for election as directors, as well as for stockholder proposals to
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with respect to an election to be held at the annual meeting of stockholders, 90 days prior to the anniversary date of the immediately preceding annual meeting of stockholders;
with respect to an election to be held at a special meeting of stockholders for the election of directors, not later than the close of business on the 10th day following the day on which such notice of the date of the meeting was mailed to stockholders or public disclosure of the date of the meeting was made, whichever first occurs, and must contain specified information concerning the person to be nominated.
Notice of stockholders’ intent to raise business at an annual meeting must be delivered to or mailed and received at our principal executive offices not less than 90 days prior to the anniversary date of the preceding annual meeting of stockholders. These procedures may operate to limit the ability of stockholders to bring business before a stockholders’ meeting, including with respect to the nomination of directors or considering any transaction that could result in a change in control. These advance notice procedures are not applicable prior to the trigger date.
Classified Board; Removal of Director.Director. Our bylaws provide that the members of our board of directors are divided into three classes as nearly equal as possible. Each class is elected for a three-year term. At each annual meeting of shareholders,stockholders, approximately one-third of the members of the board of directors are elected for a three-year term and the other directors remain in office until their three-year terms expire. Furthermore, our bylaws provide that neither any director nor the board of directors may be removed without cause, and that any removal for cause would require the affirmative vote of the holders of at least a majority of the voting power of the outstanding capital stock entitled to vote for the election of directors. Thus, control of the board of directors cannot be changed in one year without removing the directors for cause as described above; rather, at least two annual meetings must be held before a majority of the members of the board of directors could be changed.
Limitation of Liability of Directors
Our certificate of incorporation provide that no director shall be personally liablelimits, to us or our stockholdersthe fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, the personal liability of directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary dutyduties as a director, except for liability as follows:
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law provides that a corporation may indemnify a director, officer, employee or agent made a party to an action by reason of the fact that he or she was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation or was serving at the request of the corporation against expenses, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him or her in connection with such action if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Our bylaws provide that we may indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law.
General
We may offer fractional shares of preferred stock, rather than full shares of preferred stock. If we decide to offer fractional shares of preferred stock, we will issue receipts for depositary shares. Each depositary share will represent a fraction of a share of a particular series of preferred stock. The prospectus supplement will indicate that fraction. The shares of preferred stock represented by depositary shares will be deposited under a depositary agreement between us and a bank or trust company that meets certain requirements and is selected by us (the “Bank Depositary”). Each owner of a depositary share will be
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We have summarized selected provisions of a depositary agreement and the related depositary receipts. The summary is not complete. The forms of the depositary agreement and the depositary receipts relating to any particular issue of depositary shares will be filed with the SEC via a Current Report on Form 8-K prior to our offering of the depositary shares, and you should read such documents for provisions that may be important to you.
Dividends and Other Distributions
If we pay a cash distribution or dividend on a series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares, the Bank Depositary will distribute such dividends to the record holders of such depositary shares. If the distributions are in property other than cash, the Bank Depositary will distribute the property to the record holders of the depositary shares. However, if the Bank Depositary determines that it is not feasible to make the distribution of property, the Bank Depositary may, with our approval, sell such property and distribute the net proceeds from such sale to the record holders of the depositary shares.
Redemption of Depositary Shares
If we redeem a series of preferred stock represented by depositary shares, the Bank Depositary will redeem the depositary shares from the proceeds received by the Bank Depositary in connection with the redemption. The redemption price per depositary share will equal the applicable fraction of the redemption price per share of the preferred stock. If fewer than all the depositary shares are redeemed, the depositary shares to be redeemed will be selected by lot or pro rata as the Bank Depositary may determine.
Voting the Preferred Stock
Upon receipt of notice of any meeting at which the holders of the preferred stock represented by depositary shares are entitled to vote, the Bank Depositary will mail the notice to the record holders of the depositary shares relating to such preferred stock. Each record holder of these depositary shares on the record date (which will be the same date as the record date for the preferred stock) may instruct the Bank Depositary as to how to vote the preferred stock represented by such holder’s depositary shares. The Bank Depositary will endeavor, insofar as practicable, to vote the amount of the preferred stock represented by such depositary shares in accordance with such instructions, and we will take all action which the Bank Depositary deems necessary in order to enable the Bank Depositary to do so. The Bank Depositary will abstain from voting shares of the preferred stock to the extent it does not receive specific instructions from the holders of depositary shares representing such preferred stock.
Amendment and Termination of the Depositary Agreement
The form of depositary receipt evidencing the depositary shares and any provision of the depositary agreement may be amended by agreement between the Bank Depositary and us. However, any amendment that materially and adversely alters the rights of the holders of depositary shares will not be effective unless such amendment has been approved by the holders of at least a majority of the depositary shares then outstanding. The depositary agreement may be terminated by the Bank Depositary or us only if (1) all outstanding depositary shares have been redeemed or (2) there has been a final distribution in respect of the preferred stock in connection with any liquidation, dissolution or winding up of our company and such distribution has been distributed to the holders of depositary receipts.
Charges of Bank Depositary
We will pay all transfer and other taxes and governmental charges arising solely from the existence of the depositary arrangements. We will pay charges of the Bank Depositary in connection with the initial
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Withdrawal of Preferred Stock
Upon surrender of depositary receipts at the principal office of the Bank Depositary, subject to the terms of the depositary agreement, the owner of the depositary shares may demand delivery of the number of whole shares of preferred stock and all money and other property, if any, represented by those depositary shares. Partial shares of preferred stock will not be issued. If the depositary receipts delivered by the holder evidence a number of depositary shares in excess of the number of depositary shares representing the number of whole shares of preferred stock to be withdrawn, the Bank Depositary will deliver to such holder at the same time a new depositary receipt evidencing the excess number of depositary shares. Holders of preferred stock thus withdrawn may not thereafter deposit those shares under the depositary agreement or receive depositary receipts evidencing depositary shares therefor.
Miscellaneous
The Bank Depositary will forward to holders of depositary receipts all reports and communications from us that are delivered to the Bank Depositary and that we are required to furnish to the holders of the preferred stock.
Neither the Bank Depositary nor we will be liable if we are prevented or delayed by law or any circumstance beyond our control in performing our obligations under the depositary agreement. The obligations of the Bank Depositary and us under the depositary agreement will be limited to performance in good faith of our duties thereunder, and neither of us will be obligated to prosecute or defend any legal proceeding in respect of any depositary shares or preferred stock unless satisfactory indemnity is furnished. Further, both of us may rely upon written advice of counsel or accountants, or upon information provided by persons presenting preferred stock for deposit, holders of depositary receipts or other persons believed to be competent and on documents believed to be genuine.
Resignation and Removal of Bank Depositary
The Bank Depositary may resign at any time by delivering to us notice of its election to do so, and we may at any time remove the Bank Depositary. Any such resignation or removal will take effect upon the appointment of a successor Bank Depositary and its acceptance of such appointment. Such successor Bank Depositary must be appointed within 60 days after delivery of the notice of resignation or removal and must be a bank or trust company having its principal office in the United States and having a combined capital and surplus of at least $50,000,000.
General
We may issue warrants for the purchase of our common stock.stock, preferred stock or debt securities or any combination thereof. Warrants may be issued independently or together with Debt Securities,our common stock, preferred stock or common stock offered by any prospectus supplementdebt securities and may be attached to or separate from any such offered securities. Each series of warrants will be issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the particular issue of warrants.agent. The warrant agent will act solely as our agent in connection with the warrants andwarrants. The warrant agent will not assumehave any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with any holders of warrants or beneficial owners of warrants. The following summary of certain provisions of the warrants does not purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to, all provisions of the warrant agreements.
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Stock Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of warrants to purchase suchour common stock or preferred stock will describe the terms of the warrants, including the following:
the title of the warrants;
the offering price for the warrants, if any;
the aggregate number of the warrants;
the designation and terms of the common stock or preferred stock that may be purchased upon exercise of the warrants;
if applicable, the designation and terms of the securities with which the warrants are issued and the number of warrants issued with each security;
if applicable, the date from and after which the warrants and any securities issued with the warrants will be separately transferable;
the number of shares of common stock at suchor preferred stock that may be purchased upon exercise of a warrant and the exercise price for the warrants;
the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants shall commence and expire;
if applicable, the minimum or maximum amount of the warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
if applicable, a discussion of material United States federal income tax considerations;
the anti-dilution provisions of the warrants, if any;
the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the warrants;
any provisions with respect to holder’s right to require us to repurchase the warrants upon a change in control; and
any additional terms of the warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange, exercise and settlement of the warrants.
Holders of equity warrants will not be entitled to:
vote, consent or receive dividends;
receive notice as is in each case set forth in,stockholders with respect to any meeting of stockholders for the election of our directors or calculable from,any other matter; or
exercise any rights as stockholders of the Company.
Debt Warrants
The prospectus supplement relating to a particular issue of warrants to purchase debt securities will describe the warrants. Theterms of the debt warrants, including the following:
the title of the debt warrants;
the offering price for the debt warrants, if any;
the aggregate number of the debt warrants;
the designation and terms of the debt securities, including any conversion rights, purchasable upon exercise of the debt warrants;
if applicable, the date from and after which the debt warrants and any debt securities issued with them will be separately transferable;
the principal amount of debt securities that may be purchased upon exercise of a debt warrant and the exercise price for the warrants, which may be subjectpayable in cash, securities or other property;
the dates on which the right to adjustment uponexercise the occurrence of events described in such prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the Expiration Date (or such later date to which we may extend such Expiration Date), unexerciseddebt warrants will become void. The placecommence and expire;
if applicable, the minimum or places where,maximum amount of the debt warrants that may be exercised at any one time;
information with respect to book-entry procedures, if any;
if applicable, a discussion of material United States federal income tax considerations;
the anti-dilution provisions of the debt warrants, if any;
the redemption or call provisions, if any, applicable to the debt warrants;
any provisions with respect to the holder’s right to require us to repurchase the warrants upon a change in control; and
any additional terms of the manner in which,debt warrants, including terms, procedures, and limitations relating to the exchange, exercise and settlement of the debt warrants.
Debt warrant certificates will be exchangeable for new debt warrant certificates of different denominations. Debt warrants may be exercised will be specifiedat the corporate trust office of the warrant agent or any other office indicated in the prospectus supplement relating to such warrants.
General
We may sell the securities offered through this prospectus in any one or more of the following ways:
through underwriters or dealers;
through agents;
directly to purchasers;
in “at the market offerings” to or through a market maker or into an existing trading market, or a securities exchange or otherwise;
transactions not involving market makers or established trading markets, including direct sales or privately negotiated transactions; or
through a combination of any of these methods of sale.
In addition, we may sell some or all of the securities included in this prospectus through:
a block trade in which a broker-dealer will attempt to sell as agent, but may position or resell a portion of the block, as principal, in order to facilitate the transaction;
purchases by a broker-dealer, as principal, and resale by the broker-dealer for its account;
ordinary brokerage transactions and transactions in which a broker solicits purchasers; or
privately negotiated transactions.
In addition, we may enter into option or other types of transactions that require us or them to deliver securities to a broker-dealer, who will then resell or transfer the securities under this prospectus. We may enter into hedging transactions with respect to our securities. For example, we may:
enter into transactions with a broker-dealer or affiliate thereof in connection with which such broker-dealer or affiliate will engage in short sales of the securities pursuant to this prospectus, in which case such broker-dealer or outsideaffiliate may use securities received from us to close out its short positions;
sell securities short and redeliver such securities to close out our short positions;
enter into option or other types of transactions that require us to deliver securities to a broker-dealer or an affiliate thereof, who will then resell or transfer the United States (a) through underwriterssecurities under this prospectus; or dealers, (b) through agents
loan or (c)pledge the securities to a broker-dealer or an affiliate thereof, who may sell the loaned securities or, in private sales directlyan event of default in the case of a pledge, sell the pledged securities pursuant to onethis prospectus.
The securities described in this prospectus may be distributed at a fixed price or more purchasers, including our existing shareholders inprices, which may be changed, market prices prevailing at the time of sale, prices related to the prevailing market prices, or negotiated prices. Any of the prices may represent a rights offering. The prospectus supplement relating todiscount from the prevailing market prices.
At the time that any particular offering of securities is made, to the extent required by the Securities Act, a prospectus supplement will includebe distributed setting forth the following information:
Market Making and Stabilization
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, each series of offered securities will be a new issue and will have no established trading market, other than shares of our common stock, which are listed on the New York Stock Exchange. We may elect to list any series of offered securities on an exchange and any such listing with respect to these other securities will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. If the securities are traded after their initial issuance, they may trade at a discount from their initial offering price, depending upon prevailing interest rates, the market for similar securities and other factors. While it is possible that an underwriter could inform us that it intends to make a market in the securities, such underwriter would not be obligated to do so, and any such market making could be discontinued at any time without notice. Therefore, we cannot assure you as to whether an active trading market will develop for these other securities.
If a prospectus supplement so indicates, underwriters, brokers or dealers, in compliance with applicable law, may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the market price of the offered securities, which may be higher than the price that might otherwise prevail in the open market.
Underwriters or Dealers
If we use underwriters are used in the sale, the underwriters will acquire the securities for their own account.account for resale to the public, either on a firm commitment basis or a best efforts basis. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to timetime-to-time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices determined at the time of sale. Underwriters may offer securities to the public either through underwriting syndicates represented by one or more managing underwriters or directly by one or more firms acting as underwriters. Unless we inform
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We may also sell the securities directly to institutional investorsthrough agents designated from time-to-time. In the prospectus supplement, we will name any agent involved in the offer or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaningsale of the Securities Act of 1933 with respectoffered securities, and we will describe any commissions payable to any sale of those securities.
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Direct Sales
Securities may authorize agents,also be sold directly by us. In this case, no underwriters or dealers to solicit offers from certain types of institutions to purchase securities from us at the public offering price under delayed delivery contracts. These contracts would provide for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contractsagents would be subject onlyinvolved.
Institutional Purchasers
We may sell the securities directly to institutional investors or others who may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act with respect to any sale of those conditions describedsecurities. We will describe the terms of any such sales in the prospectus supplement. The
Subscription Offerings
We may also make direct sales through subscription rights distributed to our existing stockholders on a pro rata basis, which may or may not be transferable. In any distribution of subscription rights to our stockholders, if all of the underlying securities are not subscribed for, we may then sell the unsubscribed securities directly to third parties or may engage the services of one or more underwriters, dealers or agents, including standby underwriters, to sell the unsubscribed securities to third parties.
Underwriting Compensation
We will bear costs relating to all of the securities being registered under this registration statement of which this prospectus supplementforms a part.
Any broker-dealers or other persons acting on our behalf that participate with us in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters and any commissions received or profit realized by them on the resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. As of the date of this prospectus, we are not a party to any agreement, arrangement or understanding between any broker or dealer and us with respect to the offer or sale of the securities pursuant to this prospectus.
Pursuant to a requirement by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, the maximum commission or discount to be received by any FINRA member or independent broker/dealer may not be greater than eight percent (8%) of the gross proceeds received by us for the sale of any securities being registered pursuant to SEC Rule 415 under the Securities Act. If more than 5% of the net proceeds of any offering of securities made under this prospectus will describebe received by a FINRA member participating in the commission payable for solicitationoffering or its affiliates or associated persons of those contracts.
Indemnification; Other Relationships
We may have agreements with the agents, underwriters, dealers and underwritersremarketing firms to indemnify them against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, or to contribute with respect to payments that the agents, dealers orAct. Agents, underwriters, may be required to make. Agents, dealers and underwritersremarketing firms, and their affiliates, may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services for, us in the ordinary course of their business.
Our legal counsel, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston, Texas, will pass upon certain legal matters in connection with certain of the offered securities. Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. has in the past represented the lenders under our credit facilities and is currently representing such lenders in conjunction with the proposed expansion and extension of our existing credit facilities. The validity of issuance of certain of the offered securities and other matters arising under Louisiana law are being passed upon by Sinclair Law Firm, L.L.C.,Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC, Shreveport, Louisiana. Legal counsel to any underwriters may pass upon legal matters for such underwriters.
The consolidated financial statements of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation appearing in Goodrich Petroleum Corporation’s Annual Report (Form 10-K) for the year ended December 31, 2011, and the effectiveness of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation’s internal control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2004 and 2003, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2004,2011, have been incorporated in this prospectus in reliance upon the report of KPMGaudited by Ernst & Young LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial statements are, and audited financial statements to be included in subsequently filed documents will be, incorporated herein in reliance upon the reports of Ernst & Young LLP pertaining to such financial statements and the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting as of the respective dates (to the extent covered by consents filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) given on the authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
Estimates of the oil and gas reserves of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and related future net cash flows and the present values thereof incorporated by reference in this prospectus were based upon reserve reports prepared by Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. as of December 31, 2009, 2010 and upon2011. We have incorporated these estimates in reliance on the authority of saidsuch firm as expertsan expert in accounting and auditing. The audit report covering the December 31, 2004, consolidated financial statements also refers to a change in the method of accounting for abandonment obligations in accordance with Statement of Financial Accounting Standards No. 143 “Accounting for Asset Retirement Obligations” as of January 1, 2003.
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INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
| Item 14. | Other Expenses of Issuance and |
Set forth allbelow are the expenses payable by Goodrich Petroleum Corporation(other than underwriting discounts and commissions) expected to be incurred in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities. Allsecurities registered hereby. With the exception of the Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee, the amounts shownset forth below are estimates, except the registration fee.
| Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee | $ | 17,655 | ||
| Fees and expenses of accountants | 25,000 | |||
| Fees and expenses of legal counsel | 50,000 | |||
| Printing and engraving expenses | 20,000 | |||
| Miscellaneous | 5,345 | |||
| Total | $ | 118,000 | ||
Securities and Exchange Commission registration fee | $ | 68,200 | ||
Legal fees and expenses | 75,000 | |||
Accounting fees and expenses | 20,000 | |||
Printing expenses | 20,000 | |||
Miscellaneous | 1,800 | |||
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Total | $ | 185,000 | ||
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| Item 15. | Indemnification of Directors and Officers. |
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Lawinter alia, empowers (“DGCL”) provides that a Delaware corporation tomay indemnify any person who wasdirectors and officers as well as other employees and individuals against expenses, including attorneys’ fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement in connection with specified actions, suits and proceedings whether civil, criminal, administrative, or isinvestigative, other than a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding (other than anderivative action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that such person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if hethey acted in good faith and in a manner hethey reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe histheir conduct was unlawful. Similar indemnityA similar standard is authorized for such persons againstapplicable in the case of derivative actions, except that indemnification extends only to expenses, (includingincluding attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonablyfees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and the statute requires court approval before there can be any such threatened, pending or completed action or suit if suchindemnification where the person acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and provided further that (unless a court of competent jurisdiction otherwise provides) such person shall not haveseeking indemnification has been adjudgedfound liable to the corporation. Any suchThe statute provides that it is not exclusive of other indemnification that may be made only as authorized in each specific case upongranted by a determination by the shareholderscorporation’s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, disinterested director vote, stockholder vote, agreement or disinterested directors or by independent legal counsel in a written opinion that indemnification is proper because the indemnitee has met the applicable standard of conduct.
Article Eighth of the Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation eliminates the personal liability of each director of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation to Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director; provided, however, that such provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of such director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Title 8, Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law,DGCL, as the same exists or as such provision may hereafter be amended, supplemented or replaced, or (iv) for any transactions from which such director derived an improper personal benefit.
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any other corporation, partnership, limited liability company, association, joint venture, trust, employee benefit plan or other enterprise which the person is or was serving at the request of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation (“corporate status”) against any and all losses, liabilities, costs, claims, damages and expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf by reason of his corporate status.
The Bylaws further provide that Goodrich Petroleum Corporation will pay the expenses reasonably incurred in defending any proceeding in advance of its final disposition, provided, however, that the payment of expenses will be made only upon receipt of (i) a written undertaking executed by or on behalf of the person to be indemnified to repay all amounts advanced if it should be ultimately determined that the person is not entitled to be indemnified by Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and (ii) satisfactory evidence as to the amount of such expenses.
Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C.
Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. is a Louisiana limited liability company organized under the Louisiana Limited Liability Company Law.
The operating agreement of Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. provides for indemnification of managers, officers and other authorized persons to the fullest extent authorized or permitted by applicable law. The right to indemnification is a contract right and includes the right to be paid by Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. the expenses incurred in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition. The operating agreement of Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. provides that an advancement of expenses incurred by a manager, officer or other authorized person in his capacity as such of Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. may be made only upon delivery to Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. of an undertaking to repay all advanced amounts if it is ultimately determined that such person is not entitled to be indemnified for those expenses.
The operating agreement of Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. eliminates the personal liability of each manager of Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. to Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. and its members for monetary damages for actions taken, or failed to be taken, as a member of the board of managers; provided, however, that such provision does not eliminate or limit the liability of a manager (i) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (ii) for any transactions from which such manager derived an improper personal benefit, and (iii) for any breach of such manager’s duty of loyalty to Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C.
Further, the operating agreement of the Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. provides that Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. may maintain insurance on behalf of its managers, officers and other authorized persons.
| Item 16. | Exhibits. |
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this registration statement:
| 1 | .1* | — | Form of Underwriting Agreement | |||
| 4 | .1 | — | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation dated March 12, 1998 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1/ A (Registration No. 333-47078) filed November 22, 2000) | |||
| 4 | .2 | — | Bylaws of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1/ A (Registration No. 333-47078) filed November 22, 2000) | |||
| 4 | .3 | — | Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-01077) filed on February 20, 1996) | |||
| 4 | .4** | — | Form of Senior Indenture | |||
| 4 | .5** | — | Form of Subordinated Indenture | |||
| 4 | .6* | — | Form of Senior Debt Securities | |||
| 4 | .7* | — | Form of Subordinated Debt Securities | |||
| 4 | .8* | — | Form of Warrant Agreement | |||
| 4 | .9* | — | Form of Warrant Certificate | |||
| 4 | .10* | — | Form of Depositary Agreement | |||
| 4 | .11* | — | Form of Depositary Receipt | |||
| 5 | .1*** | — | Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the securities being registered | |||
| 5 | .2*** | — | Opinion of Sinclair Law Firm, L.L.C. as to matters involving Louisiana law | |||
| 12 | .1 | — | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.1 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005) | |||
| 12 | .2 | — | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preference Securities Dividends (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.2 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005) | |||
| 23 | .1*** | — | Consent of KPMG LLP | |||
| 23 | .2*** | — | Consent of Netherland Sewell & Associates, Inc. | |||
| 23 | .3*** | — | Consent of Coutret and Associates, Inc. |
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| 23 | .4 | — | Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1) | |||
| 23 | .5 | — | Consent of Sinclair Law Firm, L.L.C. (included in Exhibit 5.2) | |||
| 24 | .1 | — | Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement) | |||
| 25 | .1* | — | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of the Trustee under the Senior Indenture | |||
| 25 | .2* | — | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of the Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture |
Exhibit | Description | |||
| 1.1* | — | Form of Underwriting Agreement. | ||
| 2.1 | — | Purchase Agreement by and between Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. and SND Operating, L.L.C., dated October 27, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on January 4, 2011). | ||
| 2.2 | — | Purchase Agreement by and between Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. and Memorial Resource Development, L.L.C., dated September 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on October 4, 2012). | ||
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Exhibit | Description | |||
| 3.1 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Acquisition II, Inc., dated January 31, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 B of the Company’s Third Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-47078) filed on December 8, 2000). | ||
| 3.2 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, dated March 12, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-12719) for the year ended December 31, 1997). | ||
| 3.3 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, dated May 9, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on December 3, 2007). | ||
| 3.4 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, dated May 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-12719) filed on August 9, 2007). | ||
| 3.5 | — | Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on February 19, 2008). | ||
| 3.6 | — | Certificate of Designation of 5.375% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on December 22, 2005). | ||
| 4.1 | — | Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed February 20, 1996 on Form S-8 (File No. 33-01077)). | ||
| 4.2 | — | Indenture, dated December 6, 2006, between Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-12719) for the year ended December 31, 2006). | ||
| 4.3 | — | Indenture, dated as of September 28, 2009, between Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on September 30, 2009). | ||
| 4.4 | — | First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2009, between Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on September 30, 2009). | ||
| 4.5 | — | Form of 5.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2029 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on September 30, 2009). | ||
| 4.6 | — | Indenture (including the Form of Note), related to our 8.875% Senior Notes due 2019, dated as of March 2, 2011 among the Company, the Guarantor and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on March 8, 2011). | ||
| 4.7 | — | Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 2, 2011 among the Company, the Guarantor and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on March 8, 2011). | ||
| 4.8 | — | Form of Senior Indenture. | ||
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Exhibit | Description | |||
| 4.9 | — | Form of Subordinated Indenture. | ||
| 4.10* | — | Form of Warrant Agreement. | ||
| 4.11* | — | Form of Warrant Certificate. | ||
| 4.12* | — | Form of Debt Securities. | ||
| 4.13* | — | Form of Depositary Agreement. | ||
| 4.14* | — | Form of Depositary Receipt. | ||
| 5.1 | — | Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the securities being registered. | ||
| 5.2 | — | Opinion of Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC, as to matters involving Louisiana law. | ||
| 12.1 | — | Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. | ||
| 12.2 | — | Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preference Securities Dividends. | ||
| 23.1 | — | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | ||
| 23.2 | — | Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. | ||
| 23.3 | — | Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1). | ||
| 23.4 | — | Consent of Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC (contained in Exhibit 5.2). | ||
| 24.1 | — | Powers of Attorney (included on signature page). | ||
| 25.1** | — | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification respecting the Senior Indenture. | ||
| 25.2** | — | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification respecting the Subordinated Indenture. | ||
| * | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K of the registrant. |
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| Item 17. | Undertakings. |
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the undersigned registrants hereby undertakes:
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement.
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provided,however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrants pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new | |
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(A) Each prospectus filed by a Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(B) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5) or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii) or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by Section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which the prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.Provided,however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of a Registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, each undersigned Registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of an undersigned Registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned Registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of an undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of an undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by an undersigned Registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about an undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of an undersigned Registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by an undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.
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(6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(7) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrantseach Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrants haveeach Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrantsa Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrantsa Registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrantsthat Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
| By: | /s/ Walter G. Goodrich | |
POWERS OF ATTORNEYS
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints D. Hughes Watler, Jr.,Walter G. Goodrich and Jan L. Schott, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf individually and in each capacity stated below any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and either of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 10, 2005.
Name | Title | |||
/s/ Walter G. Goodrich Walter G. Goodrich | ||||
Vice Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive | ||||
/s/ Jan. L. Schott | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial | |||
/s/ Robert C. Turnham, Jr. | President, Chief Operating Officer and Director | |||
/s/ Dawn K. Smajstrla Dawn K. Smajstrla | Vice President (Principal Accounting | |||
/s/ Henry Goodrich | Chairman — Emeritus, Director | |||
/s/ Patrick E. Malloy, III Patrick E. Malloy, III | Chairman of the Board of Directors | |||
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Name |
Title
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/s/ Michael J. Perdue | Director | |||
/s/ Stephen M. Straty | Director | |||
/s/ Arthur A. Seeligson | Director | |||
/s/ Josiah T. Austin | Director | |||
/s/ Peter D. Goodson | Director | |||
/s/ | ||||
Gene Washington | Director | |||
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SIGNATURES
| By: | /s/ Walter G. Goodrich | |
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints D. Hughes Watler, Jr.,Walter G. Goodrich and Jan L. Schott, and each of them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign on his behalf individually and in each capacity stated below any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this registration statement,Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents and either of the,them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statementRegistration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on November 10, 2005.
Name | Title | |||
/s/ Walter G. Goodrich Walter G. Goodrich | ||||
President, Chief Executive Officer and (Principal Executive | ||||
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| 1 | .1* | — | Form of Underwriting Agreement | |||
| 4 | .1 | — | Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation dated March 12, 1998 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1/ A (Registration No. 333-47078) filed November 22, 2000) | |||
| 4 | .2 | — | Bylaws of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, as amended and restated (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 of the Registration Statement on Form S-1/ A (Registration No. 333-47078) filed November 22, 2000) | |||
| 4 | .3 | — | Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-01077) filed on February 20, 1996) | |||
| 4 | .4** | — | Form of Senior Indenture | |||
| 4 | .5** | — | Form of Subordinated Indenture | |||
| 4 | .6* | — | Form of Senior Debt Securities | |||
| 4 | .7* | — | Form of Subordinated Debt Securities | |||
| 4 | .8* | — | Form of Warrant Agreement | |||
| 4 | .9* | — | Form of Warrant Certificate | |||
| 4 | .10* | — | Form of Depositary Agreement | |||
| 4 | .11* | — | Form of Depositary Receipt | |||
| 5 | .1*** | — | Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the securities being registered | |||
| 5 | .2*** | — | Opinion of Sinclair Law Firm, L.L.C. as to matters involving Louisiana law | |||
| 12 | .1 | — | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.1 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005) | |||
| 12 | .2 | — | Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preference Securities Dividends (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12.2 of Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2005) | |||
| 23 | .1*** | — | Consent of KPMG LLP | |||
| 23 | .2*** | — | Consent of Netherland Sewell & Associates, Inc. | |||
| 23 | .3*** | — | Consent of Coutret and Associates, Inc. | |||
| 23 | .4 | — | Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1) | |||
| 23 | .5 | — | Consent of Sinclair Law Firm, L.L.C. (included in Exhibit 5.2) | |||
| 24 | .1 | — | Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this registration statement) | |||
| 25 | .1* | — | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of the Trustee under the Senior Indenture | |||
| 25 | .2* | — | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939 of the Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture |
/s/ Jan L. Schott Jan. L. Schott | Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) | |
/s/ Robert C. Turnham, Jr. Robert C. Turnham, Jr. | President, Chief Operating Officer and Manager | |
/s/ Michael J. Killelea Michael J. Killelea | Senior Vice President, General Counsel Secretary and Manager | |
/s/ Dawn K. Smajstrla Dawn K. Smajstrla | Vice President and Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) | |
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit | Description | |||
| 1.1* | — | Form of Underwriting Agreement. | ||
| 2.1 | — | Purchase Agreement by and between Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. and SND Operating, L.L.C., dated October 27, 2010 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on January 4, 2011). | ||
| 2.2 | — | Purchase Agreement by and between Goodrich Petroleum Company, L.L.C. and Memorial Resource Development, L.L.C., dated September 18, 2012 (incorporated by reference to exhibit 2.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on October 4, 2012). | ||
| 3.1 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Acquisition II, Inc., dated January 31, 1997 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 B of the Company’s Third Amended Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-47078) filed on December 8, 2000). | ||
| 3.2 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, dated March 12, 1998 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-12719) for the year ended December 31, 1997). | ||
| 3.3 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, dated May 9, 2002 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on December 3, 2007). | ||
| 3.4 | — | Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Goodrich Petroleum Corporation, dated May 30, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q (File No. 001-12719) filed on August 9, 2007). | ||
| 3.5 | — | Bylaws of the Company, as amended and restated (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on February 19, 2008). | ||
| 3.6 | — | Certificate of Designation of 5.375% Series B Cumulative Convertible Preferred Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on December 22, 2005). | ||
| 4.1 | — | Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.6 of the Company’s Registration Statement filed February 20, 1996 on Form S-8 (File No. 33-01077)). | ||
| 4.2 | — | Indenture, dated December 6, 2006, between Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as Trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.12 of the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K (File No. 001-12719) for the year ended December 31, 2006). | ||
| 4.3 | — | Indenture, dated as of September 28, 2009, between Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on September 30, 2009). | ||
| 4.4 | — | First Supplemental Indenture dated as of September 28, 2009, between Goodrich Petroleum Corporation and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on September 30, 2009). | ||
| 4.5 | — | Form of 5.00% Convertible Senior Note due 2029 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on September 30, 2009). | ||
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Exhibit | Description | |||
| 4.6 | — | Indenture (including the Form of Note), related to our 8.875% Senior Notes due 2019, dated as of March 2, 2011 among the Company, the Guarantor and Wells Fargo Bank, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on March 8, 2011). | ||
| 4.7 | — | Registration Rights Agreement dated as of March 2, 2011 among the Company, the Guarantor and J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, as representative of the several initial purchasers (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-12719) filed on March 8, 2011). | ||
| 4.8 | — | Form of Senior Indenture. | ||
| 4.9 | — | Form of Subordinated Indenture. | ||
| 4.10* | — | Form of Warrant Agreement. | ||
| 4.11* | — | Form of Warrant Certificate. | ||
| 4.12* | — | Form of Debt Securities. | ||
| 4.13* | — | Form of Depositary Agreement. | ||
| 4.14* | — | Form of Depositary Receipt. | ||
| 5.1 | — | Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the securities being registered. | ||
| 5.2 | — | Opinion of Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC, as to matters involving Louisiana law. | ||
| 12.1 | — | Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges. | ||
| 12.2 | — | Statement of Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and Preference Securities Dividends. | ||
| 23.1 | — | Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. | ||
| 23.2 | — | Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc. | ||
| 23.3 | — | Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1). | ||
| 23.4 | — | Consent of Cook, Yancey, King & Galloway, APLC (contained in Exhibit 5.2). | ||
| 24.1 | — | Powers of Attorney (included on signature page). | ||
| 25.1** | — | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification respecting the Senior Indenture. | ||
| 25.2** | — | Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility and Qualification respecting the Subordinated Indenture. | ||
| * | To be filed by amendment or as an exhibit to a current report on Form 8-K of the registrant. |
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