As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2017
Registration Nos.333-19679,333-94823,333-49114,333-85900,333-115841,333-134630,333-167887,333-196012,333-216490
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORMS-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.333-19679
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORMS-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.333-94823
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORMS-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.333-49114
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORMS-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.333-85900
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORMS-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.333-115841
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORMS-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.333-134630
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORMS-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.333-167887
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORMS-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.333-196012
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORMS-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO.333-216490
ON
FORMS-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 77-0196707 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) |
1177 Enclave Parkway, Suite 300
Houston, Texas 77077
(281)899-5700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Crestone Energy Corporation 1996 Stock Option Plan
1998 Stock Based Incentive Plan
1991 Stock Option Plan
2001 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan
Harvest Natural Resources 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan
Harvest Natural Resources 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan
Harvest Natural Resources 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the Plans)
Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service: | Copy of communications to: | |
Keith L. Head 1177 Enclave Parkway, Suite 300 Houston, Texas 77077 (281)899-5700 | Norton Rose Fulbright US LLP 2200 Ross Avenue, Suite 3600 Dallas, Texas 75201 (214)855-8000 Attention: Harva R. Dockery | |
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable. Removal from registration of securities that were not sold pursuant to this registration statement.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. ☐
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. ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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| Emerging Growth Company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act . ☐
TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION
These Post-Effective Amendments relate to the following Registration Statements on FormS-8 (as amended to date, the “Registration Statements”) filed by Harvest Natural Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which registered certain securities of the Company:
| • | RegistrationNo. 333-19679, filed on January 13, 1997, pertaining to 107,571 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (“Common Stock”) under the Crestone Energy Corporation 1996 Stock Option Plan; |
| • | RegistrationNo. 333-94823, filed on January 18, 2000, pertaining to 1,296,999 shares of Common Stock, including the right to purchase shares of preferred stock per the Rights Agreement dated April 28, 1995, under the 1998 Stock Based Incentive Plan; |
| • | RegistrationNo. 333-49114, filed on November 1, 2000, pertaining to 1,697,000 shares of Common Stock, including the right to purchase shares of preferred stock per the Rights Agreement dated April 28, 1995, under the 1991 Stock Option Plan; |
| • | RegistrationNo. 333-85900, filed on April 9, 2002, pertaining to 2,500,000 shares of Common Stock, including the right to purchase shares of preferred stock per the Rights Agreement dated April 28, 1995, under the 2001 Long Term Stock Incentive Plan; |
| • | RegistrationNo. 333-115841, filed on FormS-8 on May 25, 2004, pertaining to 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock and the right to purchase 1,750,000 shares of Series B Preferred Stock (“Preferred Stock”) under the Harvest Natural Resources 2004 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2004 Plan”); |
| • | RegistrationNo. 333-134630, filed on FormS-8 on June 1, 2006 pertaining to 1,825,000 shares of Common Stock and the right to purchase 1,825,000 shares of Preferred Stock under the Harvest Natural Resources 2006 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2006 Plan”); |
| • | RegistrationNo. 333-167887, filed on FormS-8 on June 30, 2010 pertaining to 1,700,000 shares of Common Stock under the Harvest Natural Resources 2010 Long Term Incentive Plan (the “2010 Plan”); |
| • | RegistrationNo. 333-196012, filed on FormS-8 on May 16, 2014 pertaining to 1,025,000 shares of Common Stock under the 2010 Plan; and |
| • | RegistrationNo. 333-216490, filed on formS-8 on March 7, 2017 pertaining to 1,250,000 shares of Common Stock under the 2010 Plan. |
The Company has terminated all offerings of its securities pursuant to the Registration Statements. In accordance with undertakings made by the Company in the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any securities that remain unsold at the termination of the offerings, the Company hereby removes from registration all securities registered but not sold under the Registration Statements.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on FormS-8 and has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendments to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on this 5th day of May, 2017.
| HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. | ||
| By: | /s/ Keith L. Head | |
| Name: | Keith L. Head | |
| Title: | Vice President and General Counsel | |
No other person is required to sign these Post-Effective Amendments in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
