1 AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 1, 1997 REGISTRATION NUMBER 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------------ COHO ENERGY, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) SEE TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS BELOW TEXAS 75-2488635 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 14785 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 860 DALLAS, TEXAS 75240 (972) 774-8300 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrants' principal executive offices) ------------------------ JEFFREY CLARKE 14785 PRESTON ROAD, SUITE 860 DALLAS, TEXAS 75240 (972) 774-8300 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ------------------------ Copies to: FULBRIGHT & JAWORSKI L.L.P. CRAVATH, SWAINE & MOORE 1301 MCKINNEY, SUITE 5100 825 EIGHTH AVENUE HOUSTON, TEXAS 77010-3095 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 (713) 651-5151 (212) 474-1000 ATTN: JERRY L. WICKLIFFE ATTN: KRIS F. HEINZELMAN Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the Registration Statement becomes effective. 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. [ ] If this Form 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. [X] 333-33979 If this Form 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. [ ] If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. [ ] CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ========================================================================================================================== PROPOSED PROPOSED AMOUNT MAXIMUM MAXIMUM TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF TO BE AGGREGATE PRICE AGGREGATE AMOUNT OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED PER UNIT OFFERING PRICE REGISTRATION FEE - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 8 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2007 ......................... $25,000,000 100% $25,000,000 $7,575.76 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Subsidiary Guarantees of 8 7/8% Senior Subordinated Notes Due 2007 ......................... -- -- -- (1) ========================================================================================================================== (1) Pursuant to Rule 457(n) under the Securities Act of 1933, no separate fee is payable for the Subsidiary Guarantees. THE REGISTRANT HEREBY AMENDS THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON SUCH DATE OR DATES AS MAY BE NECESSARY TO DELAY ITS EFFECTIVE DATE UNTIL THE REGISTRANT 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. 2 TABLE OF ADDITIONAL REGISTRANTS EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION I.R.S. EMPLOYER AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION IDENTIFICATION NO. --------------------------- -------------------------------- ------------------ Coho Resources, Inc................................. Nevada 84-0824557 Coho Louisiana Production Company................... Delaware 76-0369936 Coho Louisiana Gathering Company.................... Delaware 84-1033960 Coho Fairbanks Gathering Company.................... Delaware 76-1228000 Coho Exploration, Inc............................... Delaware 75-2660779 Interstate Natural Gas Company...................... Delaware 76-0369928 ================================================================================ 3 EXPLANATORY NOTE This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-33979) filed by Coho Energy, Inc. with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on August 20, 1997, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed on August 29, 1997, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed on September 9, 1997 and Amendment No. 3 thereto filed on September 29, 1997, which was declared effective by the Commission on September 29, 1997, including the exhibits thereto, are incorporated herein by reference. 4 PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS (a) Exhibits: All the exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-33979 are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed part of this registration statement, except the following which are filed herewith: EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION - ------- ----------- 5 --Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 15 --Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information. 23.1 --Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP 23.2 --Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP 23.3 --Consent of Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Engineers 23.4 --Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5) II-1 5 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas on October 1, 1997. COHO ENERGY, INC. By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ---------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Senior Vice President and Chief Financial 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 dates indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- * President, Chief Executive October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Officer and Director Jeffrey Clarke (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III Sr. Vice President and October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer Eddie M. LeBlanc, III (Principal Financial Officer) * Controller (Principal October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Accounting Officer) Susan J. McAden * Director October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Robert B. Anderson * Director October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Roy R. Baker * Director October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Frederick K. Campbell * Director October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Louis F. Crane * Director October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Howard I. Hoffen II-4 6 SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- * Director October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Kenneth H. Lambert * Director October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Douglas R. Martin * Director October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Carl S. Quinn Director - ----------------------------------------------------- Jake Taylor *By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ------------------------------------------------ Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Attorney-in-Fact II-5 7 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas on October 1, 1997. COHO RESOURCES, INC. By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ---------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Chief Financial 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 dates indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- * President, Chief Executive October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Officer and Director Jeffrey Clarke (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III Chief Financial Officer October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- (Principal Financial Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) * Director October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- R.M. Pearce *By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ------------------------------------------------ Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Attorney-in-Fact II-6 8 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas on October 1, 1997. COHO LOUISIANA PRODUCTION COMPANY By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ------------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Chief Financial 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 dates indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- * President, Chief Executive October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Officer and Director Jeffrey Clarke (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III Chief Financial Officer October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- (Principal Financial Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) *By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III - ----------------------------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Attorney-in-Fact II-7 9 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas on October 1, 1997. COHO LOUISIANA GATHERING COMPANY By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ------------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Chief Financial 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 dates indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- * President, Chief Executive October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Officer and Director Jeffrey Clarke (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III Chief Financial Officer October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- (Principal Financial Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ------------------------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Attorney-in-Fact II-8 10 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas on October 1, 1997. COHO FAIRBANKS GATHERING COMPANY By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ------------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Chief Financial 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 dates indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- * President, Chief Executive October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Officer and Director Jeffrey Clarke (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III Chief Financial Officer October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- (Principal Financial Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) *By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III - ----------------------------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Attorney-in-Fact II-9 11 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas on October 1, 1997. COHO EXPLORATION, INC. By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ---------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Chief Financial 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 dates indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- * President, Chief Executive October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Officer and Director Jeffrey Clarke (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III Chief Financial Officer October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- (Principal Financial Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) *By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ------------------------------------------------ Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Attorney-in-Fact II-10 12 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Dallas, State of Texas on October 1, 1997. INTERSTATE NATURAL GAS COMPANY By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ---------------------------------- Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Chief Financial 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 dates indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- * President, Chief Executive October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- Officer and Director Jeffrey Clarke (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III Chief Financial Officer October 1, 1997 - ----------------------------------------------------- (Principal Financial Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) *By: /s/ EDDIE M. LEBLANC, III ------------------------------------------------ Eddie M. LeBlanc, III Attorney-in-Fact II-11 13 INDEX TO EXHIBITS All exhibits filed with or incorporated by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-33979 are incorporated by reference into, and shall be deemed part of this registration statement, except the following which are filed herewith: EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION PAGE - ------- ----------- ---- 5 --Opinion of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. 15 --Letter regarding unaudited interim financial information. 23.1 --Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP 23.2 --Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP 23.3 --Consent of Ryder Scott Company Petroleum Engineers 23.4 --Consent of Fulbright & Jaworski L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5)