1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 13, 1995 Registration No. 33-72342 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 Registration Statement Under The Securities Act of 1933 PATRICK PETROLEUM COMPANY (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 38-2276752 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 1300 CNB TOWER, 333 TEXAS STREET, SHREVEPORT, LOUISIANA 71101, (318) 429-2300 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ROBERT J. SWISTOCK 301 W. Michigan Ave. Jackson, MI 49201 (517) 787-6633 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code of agent for service) Copies to: John R. Thomas, Esquire Emens, Kegler, Brown, Hill & Ritter, Co., L.P.A. Capitol Square 65 East State Street, Suite 1800 Columbus, Ohio 43215 Telephone: (614) 462-5400 2 As a result of a merger, the Registrant is no longer offering its securities pursuant to its stock option plans. Therefore, the Registrant hereby removes from registration the unsold securities registered pursuant to Registration No. 33-72342. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant 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 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Jackson, State of Michigan on the 13th day of December 1995. PATRICK PETROLEUM COMPANY By: /s/ Robert J. Swistock --------------------------------- Robert J. Swistock, Agent for Service