As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 1999 Registration No._________ ________________________________________________________________________________ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 _____________________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 _______________________ Vastar Resources, Inc. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 95-4446177 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification number) 15375 Memorial Drive Houston, Texas 77079 (Address, including zip code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ____________________ VASTAR RESOURCES, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED EXECUTIVE LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN (Full title of the plan) _____________________ ALBERT D. HOPPE Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Vastar Resources, Inc. 15375 Memorial Drive Houston, Texas 77079 (281) 584-6027 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) _____________________ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE =============================================================================================== PROPOSED(1)(2) PROPOSED(2) TITLE OF AMOUNT MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF SECURITIES TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PER SHARE OFFERING PRICE FEE(2) - ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 200,000 $53.75 $10,750,000 $2,989 =============================================================================================== (1) These are additional shares being registered pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8. The number of shares of common stock registered herein is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends and similar transactions. (2) In accordance with Rule 457(c), the aggregate offering price and the amount of the registration fee are computed on the basis of the average of the high and low prices of a share of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite on April 22, 1999. ______________________________ Page 1 of 4 sequentially numbered pages. The Index to Exhibits appears on sequential page 4. REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES This Registration Statement is filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 for the purpose of registering additional shares of Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, of Vastar Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation, for the Vastar Resources, Inc. Amended and Restated Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE Pursuant to General Instruction E to Form S-8, the contents of the Registration Statements on Form S-8 filed by Vastar Resources, Inc. under Registration No. 33-87814 and Registration No. 333-24077 are hereby incorporated by reference. ITEM 8. EXHIBITS EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION ______________ ____________ 5 Opinion of Albert D. Hoppe, Esq., dated April 26, 1999, as to the validity of the shares of Common Stock of the Registrant being registered (filed herewith) 10 Vastar Amended and Restated Executive Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective March 5, 1998 (filed as Appendix A to Vastar's Notice of 1998 Annual Meeting of Stockholders and Proxy Statement dated March 23, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference) 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP (filed herewith) 23.2 Consent of Albert D. Hoppe, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5) -2- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Vastar Resources, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on this 27th day of April, 1999. Vastar Resources, Inc. By: /s/ CHARLES D. DAVIDSON ------------------------------ Charles D. Davidson President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ----- /s/ JIMMIE D. CALLISON _____________________________ Director April 27, 1999 Jimmie D. Callison /s/ TERRY G. DALLAS _____________________________ Director April 27, 1999 Terry G. Dallas /s/ CHARLES D. DAVIDSON _____________________________ President, Chief Executive April 27, 1999 Charles D. Davidson Officer and Director (Principal executive officer) /s/ MARIE L. KNOWLES _____________________________ Director April 27, 1999 Marie L. Knowles /s/ ROBERT C. LEVINE _____________________________ Director April 27, 1999 Robert C. LeVine /s/ JOSEPH P. MCCOY _____________________________ Vice President April 27, 1999 Joseph P. McCoy and Controller (Principal accounting officer) /s/ WILLIAM D. SCHULTE _____________________________ Director April 27, 1999 William D. Schulte /s/ STEVEN J. SHAPIRO _____________________________ Senior Vice President, Chief April 27, 1999 Steven J. Shapiro Financial Officer and Director (Principal financial officer) /s/ MICHAEL E. WILEY _____________________________ Chairman of the Board April 27, 1999 Michael E. Wiley -3- INDEX TO EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description _____ ___________ 5 Opinion of Albert D. Hoppe, Esq. dated April 26, 1999, as to the validity of the shares of Common Stock of the Registrant being registered. 23.1 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 23.2 Consent of Albert D. Hoppe, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5). 4