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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
Amendment No. 2
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware
(State of incorporation or organization)
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76-0146568
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1201 Lake Robbins Drive
The Woodlands, Texas 77380-1046
(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Preferred Share Purchase Rights
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New York Stock Exchange |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b)
of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the
following box. þ
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section
12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check
the following box. o
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: N/A.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
This Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A amends Item 1 of the
Registration Statement on Form 8-A that was filed on October 30, 1998, as amended by Amendment No.
1 to the Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed on April 27, 2000 (collectively, the
Registration Statement).
Item 1 of the Registration Statement is hereby amended to add the following paragraph as the
last paragraph of Item 1:
Item 1. Description of Registrants Securities to be Registered.
The Rights Agreement, dated as of October 29, 1998, between Anadarko Petroleum Corporation
(the Company) and ChaseMellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., successor to The Chase Manhattan
Bank, as Rights Agent, as amended (the Rights Agreement), and all preferred share purchase rights
distributed to holders of the Companys common stock, par value $0.10 per share, pursuant to the
Rights Agreement, expired by their respective terms at 5:00 p.m., Houston time, on November 10,
2008.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
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ANADARKO PETROLEUM CORPORATION |
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By:
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/s/ Robert K. Reeves
Robert K. Reeves
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Chief Administrative Officer
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Date: November 25, 2008