As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2003
File No. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 73-1567067
(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
20 North Broadway 73102-8260
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
J. Larry Nichols
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Devon Energy Corporation
20 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-8260
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
(405) 235-3611
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent For Service)
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Copies to
Janice A. Dobbs
Corporate Secretary
Devon Energy Corporation
20 North Broadway
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73102-8260
(405) 235-3611
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SECURITIES AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE OFFERING REGISTRATION
TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED(2) PER SHARE(3) PRICE(3) FEE
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Common Stock, par value
$0.10 per share (1).............. 12,500,000 $47.15 $589,375,000 $47,681
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(1) Includes the preferred stock purchase rights associated with the Common
Stock of Devon Energy Corporation.
(2) Also being registered hereby are an indeterminate number of additional
shares as may be issued pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the
plan.
(3) In accordance with Rule 457(h)(1), the offering price was computed upon
the basis of the average of the high and low sale prices of the shares
reported on the American Stock Exchange on April 30, 2003 which was
$47.15.
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
A SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
ITEM 1. PLAN INFORMATION (1)
ITEM 2. REGISTRANT INFORMATION AND EMPLOYEE PLAN ANNUAL INFORMATION (1)
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(1) Information required by Part I to be contained in a Section 10(a) prospectus
is omitted from this Registration Statement in accordance with the Note to Part
I of the Form S-8 and has been or will be sent or given to participants in the
Plans as specified in Rule 428(b)(1).
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN
THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents, which have been filed by Devon Energy
Corporation, a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware
(the "Company" or the "Registrant"), with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed
to be a part hereof:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended
December 31, 2002, filed with the Commission pursuant to Section
13(a) under the Exchange Act. (Exchange Act File No. 000-30176)
(b) The Company's current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission
pursuant to Section 13(a) under the Exchange Act on February 7,
2003, February 24, 2003, April 2, 2003, April 14, 2003 and April 25,
2003. (Exchange Act File No. 000-30176)
(c) The description of the Company's common stock, par value $.10 per
share (the "Common Stock") included in the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-50034) filed by the
Company with the Commission on December 15, 2000, including any
amendment or report filed with the Commission for the purpose of
updating that description.
All documents filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14, and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all shares of common stock covered by this
Registration Statement have been sold or which deregisters all such shares
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to
be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
ITEM 4. DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES.
Not applicable.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
Not applicable.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Except to the extent indicated below, there is no charter provision,
by-law, contract, arrangement or statute under which any director or officer of
Registrant is insured or indemnified in any manner against any liability which
he or she may incur in his or her capacity as such.
Article VIII of the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Registrant contains a provision, permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware
General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"), limiting the personal monetary liability
of directors for breach of fiduciary duty as a director. The DGCL and the
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant provide that
such provision does not eliminate or limit liability,
(1) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to Registrant or its
stockholders,
(2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or a knowing violation of law,
(3) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or
redemptions, as provided in Section 174 of the DGCL, or
(4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper
benefit.
Section 145 of the DGCL permits indemnification against expenses
(including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred in connection with actions, suits or
proceedings in which a director, officer, employee or agent is a party by reason
of the fact that he or she is or was such a director, officer, employee or
agent, if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and
with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to
believe his or her conduct was unlawful. However, in connection with actions by
or in the right of the corporation, such indemnification is not permitted if
such person has been adjudged liable to the corporation unless the court
determines that, under all of the circumstances, such person is nonetheless
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses as the court deems
proper. Article VIII of the Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation
provides for such indemnification.
Section 145 also permits a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance
on behalf of its directors and officers against any liability which may be
asserted against, or incurred by, such persons in their capacities as directors
or officers of the corporation whether or not Registrant would have the power to
indemnify such persons against such liabilities under the provisions of such
sections. Registrant has purchased such insurance.
Section 145 further provides that the statutory provision is not exclusive
of any other right to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of
expenses may be entitled under any by-law, agreement, vote of stockholders or
independent directors, or otherwise, both as to action in such person's official
capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
Article VIII of the by-laws of Registrant contains provisions regarding
indemnification, which parallel those described above.
ITEM 7. EXEMPTION FROM REGISTRATION CLAIMED.
Not applicable.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
See Exhibit Index which is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act");
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after
the effective date of the registration statement (or the most
recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually
or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of
securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high and of the estimated
maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)
if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan
of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration
statement or any material change to such information in the
registration statement;
Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not
apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form
S-8, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in
periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by
the Registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed
to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
4. The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of
the Registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of
the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in
the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof.
5. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore,
unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against
such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of
expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling
person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any action,
suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit
to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Oklahoma City, State of Oklahoma, on April 30, 2003.
DEVON ENERGY CORPORATION
By: /s/ J. LARRY NICHOLS
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Name: J. Larry Nichols
Title: Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned directors and
officers of Devon Energy Corporation hereby constitutes and appoints J. Larry
Nichols, William T. Vaughn and Marian J. Moon, and each of them, severally, as
his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, with full power to act alone, to sign any
and all amendments to this registration statement, and to file each such
amendment to this registration statement with all exhibits thereto, and any and
all documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, hereby granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and
authority to do and perform any and all acts and things requisite and necessary
to be done in and about the premises, as fully and to all intents and purposes
as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the date indicated.
Name Title Date
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/s/ J. LARRY NICHOLS Chairman and Chief Executive April 30, 2003
------------------------------------ Officer (Principal
J. Larry Nichols Executive Officer and
Director)
/s/ WILLIAM T. VAUGHN Senior Vice President-Finance April 30, 2003
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William T. Vaughn Officer)
/s/ DANNY J. HEATLY Vice President - Accounting April 30, 2003
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Danny J. Heatly Officer)
/s/ THOMAS F. FERGUSON Director April 30, 2003
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Thomas F. Ferguson
/s/ DAVID M. GAVRIN Director April 30, 2003
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David M. Gavrin
/s/ MICHAEL E. GELLERT Director April 30, 2003
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Michael E. Gellert
/s/ JOHN A. HILL Director April 30, 2003
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John A. Hill
/s/ WILLIAM J. JOHNSON Director April 30, 2003
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William J. Johnson
/s/ MICHAEL M. KANOVSKY Director April 30, 2003
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Michael M. Kanovsky
/s/ J. TODD MITCHELL Director April 30, 2003
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J. Todd Mitchell
/s/ ROBERT A. MOSBACHER, JR Director April 30, 2003
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Robert A. Mosbacher, Jr
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description of Exhibit
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4.1 Devon's Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3 to Devon's Form 8-K filed on August 18,
1999).
4.2 Devon's Amended and Restated By-Laws (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to Devon's Registration Statement on Form S-4 filed on
June 22, 2000, File No. 333-39908).
4.3 Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.3 to Devon's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on
October 4, 2002, File No. 333-100308).
4.4 Rights Agreement dated as of August 17, 1999 between Devon and
BankBoston, N.A. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to
Devon's Form 8-K filed on August 18, 1999).
4.5 Amendment to Rights Agreement dated as of May 25, 2000 between
Devon and Fleet National Bank (f/k/a BankBoston, N.A.)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to Devon's Form S-4
filed on June 22, 2000, File No. 333-39908).
4.6 Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated as of October 4, 2001, by and
between Devon and Fleet National Bank (f/k/a/ Bank Boston, NA.)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to Devon's Form 8-K
filed on October 11, 2001).
4.7 Amendment to Rights Agreement, dated September 13, 2002, between
Devon and Wachovia Bank, N.A. (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.9 to Devon's Registration Statement on Form S-3 filed on
October 4, 2002, File No. 333-100308).
4.8 The 2003 Long-Term Incentive Plan of the Registrant (incorporated
by reference to Annex E to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-4 (File No. 333-103679)) filed on March 20, 2003.
5.1 Opinion of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw regarding the validity of the
offered securities.
23.1 Consent of Mayer, Brown, Rowe & Maw (contained in its opinion in
Exhibit 5.1).
23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP (as to its report on the consolidated
financial statements of Devon Energy Corporation)
23.3 Consent of KPMG LLP (as to its report on the consolidated
financial statements of Ocean Energy, Inc.)
23.4 Consent of Miller and Lents, Ltd.
23.5 Consent of AJM Petroleum Consultants.
23.6 Consent of LaRoche Petroleum Consultants, Ltd.
23.7 Consent of Paddock Lindstrom & Associates, Ltd.
23.8 Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P.
23.9 Consent of Gilbert Laustsen Jung Associates Ltd.
24.1 Power of Attorney (appears on the signature page of this
Registration Statement).