As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 23, 2009
Registration No. 333-155681
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GEORESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Colorado
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84-0505444
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
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110 Cypress Station Drive, Suite 220
Houston, Texas 77090
(281) 537-9920
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Frank A. Lodzinski, Chief Executive Officer
110 Cypress Station Drive, Suite
220
Houston, Texas 77090
(281) 537-9920
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
The Commission is requested to send copies of all communications to:
Reid A. Godbolt, Esq.
Jones & Keller, P.C.
World Trade Center
1625 Broadway, 16
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Floor
Denver, Colorado 80202
Telephone: (303) 573-1600
Facsimile: (303) 573-0769
Approximate date of commencement of proposed
sale to the public: as soon as possible after this registration statement becomes effective as determined by market conditions and other factors.
If the
only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box.
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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.
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If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act
of 1933, please check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.
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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.
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If this Form is a
registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.
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If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to
register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,”
“accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer
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Accelerated filer
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Non-accelerated filer
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Smaller reporting company
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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Calculation of Registration
Fee
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Title of Securities
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Aggregate offering
price (1)(2)
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Amount of
registration fee (2)
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Common Stock
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$100,000,000
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$3,930
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Preferred Stock
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Depositary Shares
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Debt Securities
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Warrants
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Total
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$100,000,000
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$3,930(3)
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There is being registered hereunder an indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock, depositary shares, debt securities and warrants that may be issued by the
Registrant at various times and at indeterminate prices, with a total offering price not to exceed $100,000,000. Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933 (the “Securities Act”) the shares being registered hereunder
include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock and preferred stock as may be issuable by the Registrant with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions, as well
as related preferred stock purchase rights.
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Pursuant to Rule 457(i) under the Securities Act, the shares being registered
hereunder include:
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Such indeterminate number of shares of common stock as may be issuable by the Registrant upon conversion or exchange of any preferred stock, depositary shares,
warrants or debt securities issued under this registration statement.
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Such indeterminate number of shares of preferred stock as may be issuable by the Registrant upon conversion or exchange of any preferred stock, depositary
shares, warrants or debt securities issued under this registration statement.
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An indeterminable number of depositary shares of the Registrant as may be sold from time to time by the Registrant, such depositary shares will be evidenced
by depositary receipts issued pursuant to a deposit agreement. Pursuant to Rule 457(i) under the Securities Act, the depositary shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of depositary shares as may be issuable by the
Registrant upon conversion or exchange of any preferred stock, depositary shares, warrants or debt securities issued by the Registrant under this registration statement.
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An indeterminable principal amount of debt securities of the Registrant as may be sold from time to time by the Registrant. If any debt securities are issued
at an original issue discount, then the offering price shall be in such greater principal amount at maturity as shall result in aggregate gross proceeds to the Registrant not to exceed $100,000,000, less the gross proceeds attributable to any
securities previously issued pursuant to this registration statement. Pursuant to Rule 457(i) under the Securities Act, the debt securities being registered hereunder include such indeterminate principal amount of debt securities as may be issuable
by the Registrant upon conversion or exchange of any warrants issued under this registration statement.
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An indeterminate number of warrants to purchase common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares or debt securities of one or more series. Pursuant to Rule
457(i) under the Securities Act, the warrants being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of warrants as may be issuable by the Registrant upon conversion or exchange of any preferred stock or debt securities issued by the
Registrant under this registration statement.
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In no event will the aggregate offering price of all securities issued by
the Registrant from time to time pursuant to this registration statement exceed $100,000,000, excluding accrued interest, if any, on any debt securities issued under this registration statement. The securities registered by the Registrant hereunder
may be sold separately or with other securities registered hereunder.
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Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule 457(o) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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A registration fee of $3,930 was previously paid by the Registrant on November 25, 2008.
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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 Commission, acting pursuant to said
Section 8(a), may determine.
The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell
these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any
state or jurisdiction where the offer or sale is prohibited.
Subject to Completion, dated January 23, 2009
PROSPECTUS
$100,000,000
Common Stock
Preferred Stock
Depositary Shares
Debt Securities
Warrants
We may offer and sell an indeterminate number of shares of our common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, debt securities and warrants from time
to time under this prospectus. We may offer these securities separately or as units, which may include combinations of the securities. We will describe in a prospectus supplement the securities we are offering and selling, as well as the specific
terms of the securities.
We may offer these securities in amounts, at prices and on terms determined at the time of offering. We may sell
the securities directly to you, through agents we select, or through underwriters and dealers we select. If we use agents, underwriters or dealers to sell the securities, we will name them and describe their compensation in a prospectus supplement.
Our common stock is quoted on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “GEOI.” On January 21, 2009, the last reported sale
price of our common stock was $7.21 per share.
We may amend or supplement this prospectus from time to time by filing amendments or
supplements as required. You should read this entire prospectus and any amendments or supplements carefully before you make your investment decision.
Investing in our securities involves certain risks. See “
Risk Factors
” beginning on page 6 of this prospectus and in the applicable prospectus supplement for certain risks you
should consider. You should read the entire prospectus carefully before you make your investment decision.
Neither the Securities
and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
The date of this prospectus is
, 2009.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
You should rely on the information contained in this prospectus. We have not authorized anyone
to provide you with information different from that contained in this prospectus. Offers to sell the securities will be made only in jurisdictions where offers and sales are permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as
of the date of this prospectus, regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of the securities.
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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
Certain statements contained in this prospectus are not statements of historical fact and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the
Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (the “Act”), including, without limitation, the statements specifically identified as forward-looking statements within this prospectus. Many of these statements contain risk factors as well. In
addition, certain statements in future filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission, in press releases, and in oral and written statements made by or with the approval of the Company which are not statements of historical fact
constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Act. Examples of forward-looking statements, include, but are not limited to: (i) projections of revenues, income or loss, earnings or loss per share, the payment or non-payment of
dividends, capital structure, and other financial items, (ii) statements of our plans and objectives or our management or Board of Directors including those relating to planned development of our oil and gas properties, (iii) statements of
future economic performance and (iv) statements of assumptions underlying such statements. Words such as “believes,” “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “targeted,” “may,”
“will” and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements but are not the exclusive means of identifying such statements.
Such forward-looking statements speak only as of the date on which such statements are made, and the Company undertakes no obligation to update any forward-looking statement to reflect events or circumstances after
the date on which such statement is made to reflect the occurrence of unanticipated events.
ABOUT THIS
PROSPECTUS
This is only a summary and does not contain all of the information that you should consider before investing in our common
stock. You should read the entire prospectus carefully, including the “Risk Factors” section as well as the information incorporated by reference into this prospectus under “Where You Can Find More Information.”
In this prospectus, the terms “company,” “we,” “us,” and “our” refer to GeoResources, Inc., a Colorado
corporation, including our wholly owned subsidiaries.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission utilizing a shelf registration process. Under the shelf registration process, we may offer shares of our common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares, various series of debt securities and warrants to purchase
any of such securities with a total value of up to $100,000,000 from time to time under this prospectus at prices and on terms to be determined by market conditions at the time of offering. This prospectus provides you with a general description of
the securities we may offer. Each time we offer a type or series of securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will describe the specific amounts, prices and other important terms of the securities, including, to the extent applicable:
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rates and times of payment of interest, dividends or other payments, if any;
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redemption, conversion, exchange, settlement or sinking fund terms, if any;
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conversion, exchange or settlement prices or rates, if any, and, if applicable, any provisions for changes to or adjustments in the conversion, exchange or
settlement prices or rates and in the securities or other property receivable upon conversion, exchange or settlement;
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restrictive covenants, if any;
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voting or other rights, if any; and
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important federal income tax considerations.
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A prospectus supplement may include a discussion of risks or other special considerations applicable to us or the offered securities. A prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information in this prospectus. If there is any
inconsistency between the information in this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement, you must rely on the information in the prospectus supplement. Please carefully read both this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement
together with additional information described under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.” This prospectus may not be used to offer or sell any securities unless accompanied by a prospectus supplement.
The registration statement containing this prospectus, including exhibits to the registration statement, provides additional information about us and the
common stock offered under this prospectus. The registration statement can be read at the SEC website or at the SEC’s public reading room mentioned under the heading “Where You Can Find More Information.”
We have not authorized any underwriter, broker-dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or to make any representation other than those
contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus. You must not rely upon any information or representation not contained or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or the accompanying
prospectus supplement. This prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus do not constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities, nor do this prospectus and the accompanying supplement to this prospectus
constitute an offer to sell or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. The information contained in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus
supplement speaks only as of the date set forth on the cover page and may not reflect subsequent changes in our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects even though this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus supplement
is delivered or securities are sold on a later date.
We may sell the securities directly to or through underwriters, dealers or agents.
We, and our underwriters or agents, reserve the right to accept or reject all or part of any proposed purchase of securities. If we do offer securities through underwriters or agents, we will include in the applicable prospectus supplement:
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the names of those underwriters or agents;
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applicable fees, discounts and commissions to be paid to them;
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details regarding over-allotment options, if any; and
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the net proceeds to us.
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Common Stock
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We may issue shares of our common stock from time to time. Holders of our common stock are entitled to one vote per share for the election of directors and on all other matters that require shareholder
approval. Subject to any preferential rights of any outstanding preferred stock, in the event of our liquidation, dissolution or winding up, holders of our common stock are entitled to share ratably in the assets remaining after payment of
liabilities and the liquidation preferences of any outstanding preferred stock. Our common stock does not carry any redemption rights or any preemptive rights enabling a holder to subscribe for, or receive shares of, any class of our common stock or
any other securities convertible into shares of any class of our common stock.
Preferred Stock
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We may issue shares
of our preferred stock from time to time, in one or more series. Under our articles of incorporation, our board of directors has the authority, without further action by shareholders, to designate up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock in one or
more series and to fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions granted to or imposed upon the preferred stock, including dividend rights, conversion rights, voting rights, rights and terms of redemption, liquidation
preference and sinking fund terms, any or all of which may be greater than the rights of the common stock.
If we issue preferred stock, we
will fix the rights, preferences, privileges, qualifications and restrictions of the preferred stock of each series that we sell under this prospectus and applicable prospectus supplements in the articles of amendment to our articles of
incorporation relating to that series. If we issue preferred stock, we will incorporate by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part the form of any certificate of designation that describes the terms of the series
of preferred stock we are offering before the issuance of the related series of preferred stock. We urge you to read the prospectus supplement related to any series of preferred stock we may offer, as well as the complete certificate of designation
that contains the terms of the applicable series of preferred stock.
Depositary Shares
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shares of preferred stock rather than full shares of preferred stock and, in that event, will issue receipts for depositary shares. Each of these depositary shares will represent a fraction, which will be set forth in the applicable prospectus
supplement, of a share of the applicable series of preferred stock.
Any depositary shares that we sell under this prospectus will be
evidenced by depositary receipts issued under a deposit agreement between us and a depositary with whom we deposit the shares of the applicable series of preferred stock that underlie the depositary shares that are sold. If we issue depositary
shares, a form of deposit agreement, including a form of depositary receipt, will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports we would subsequently file
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with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We urge you to read the prospectus supplement related to any depositary shares we may offer, as well as the
complete deposit agreement and depositary receipt.
Debt Securities
. We may issue debt securities from time to time, in one
or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt. The senior debt securities will rank equally with any other unsubordinated debt that we may have and may be secured or unsecured. The subordinated
debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner described in the instrument governing the debt, to all or some portion of our indebtedness. Any convertible debt securities that we issue will be
convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or other securities of ours. Conversion may be mandatory or at your option and would be at prescribed conversion rates.
If we issue debt securities, they will be issued under one or more documents called indentures, which are contracts between us and a trustee for the
holders of the debt securities. We urge you to read the prospectus supplement related to the series of debt securities being offered, as well as the complete indenture that contains the terms of the debt securities (which will include a supplemental
indenture). If we issue debt securities, indentures and forms of debt securities containing the terms of debt securities being offered will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports
we would subsequently file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
Warrants
. We may issue warrants for the purchase of
our common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and/or debt securities in one or more series, from time to time. We may issue warrants independently or together with our common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and/or debt securities,
and the warrants may be attached to or separate from those securities.
If we issue warrants, they will be evidenced by warrant agreements
or warrant certificates issued under one or more warrant agreements, which are contracts between us and an agent for the holders of the warrants. We urge you to read the prospectus supplement related to any series of warrants we may offer, as well
as the complete warrant agreement and warrant certificate that contain the terms of the warrants. If we issue warrants, forms of warrant agreements and warrant certificates relating to warrants for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock,
depositary shares and debt securities will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports we would subsequently file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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INFORMATION ABOUT GEORESOURCES, INC.
GeoResources, Inc., a Colorado corporation formed in 1958, is an independent oil and gas company engaged in the acquisition and development of oil and
gas reserves through an active and diversified program which includes purchases of reserves, re-engineering, development and exploration activities primarily focused in three core U.S. areas — the Southwest and Gulf Coast, the Rocky Mountains
and the Williston Basin. As a result of several related transactions the Company underwent a substantial change in ownership, management, assets and business strategy, all effective as of April 17, 2007.
On April 17, 2007, the Company merged with Southern Bay Oil & Gas, L.P. (“Southern Bay”) and a subsidiary of Chandler Energy, LLC
(“Chandler”) and acquired certain Chandler-associated oil and gas properties in exchange for 10,690,000 shares of common stock (collectively, the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, the former Southern Bay partners received
approximately 57% of the then outstanding common stock of the Company and thus acquired voting control. Although GeoResources was the legal acquirer, for financial reporting purposes the Merger was accounted for as a reverse acquisition of
GeoResources by Southern Bay and an acquisition of Chandler and its associated properties.
On June 9, 2008, we completed a private
placement transaction with non-affiliated accredited investors for 1,533,334 shares of common stock at a price of $22.50 per share and warrants exercisable for 613,336 shares of common stock at an exercise price of $32.43 per share.
Our principal executive office is located at 110 Cypress Station Drive, Suite 220, Houston, Texas 77090, and our telephone number is (281) 537-9920.
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RISK FACTORS
Any investment in our securities involves a high degree of risk. You should consider carefully the risk factors described in our periodic reports filed
with the SEC (including the risks, uncertainties and assumptions discussed under the heading “Risk Factors” included in our most recent annual report on Form 10-KSB or 10-K, as the case may be, as such may be revised or supplemented prior
to the completion of this offering by more recently filed quarterly reports on Form 10-Q or 10-QSB, as the case may be, each of which is or upon filing will be incorporated herein by reference), which may be amended, supplemented or superseded from
time to time by other reports we file with the SEC in the future, and those identified in any applicable prospectus supplement, as well as other information in this prospectus and any applicable prospectus supplement and the documents incorporated
by reference herein before purchasing any of our securities. Each of these risk factors could adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition, as well as adversely affect the value of an investment in our securities.
Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also impair our business operations.
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USE OF PROCEEDS
Unless the applicable prospectus supplement states otherwise, we expect to use the net proceeds of the sale of our securities for general corporate
purposes, including, but not limited to, acquisitions of oil and gas properties, companies or prospects, repayment of existing indebtedness and for working capital. As of the date of this prospectus, we have not identified as probable any specific
material proposed uses of these proceeds. If, as of the date of any prospectus supplement, we have identified any such uses, we will describe them in the prospectus supplement. The amount of our securities offered from time to time pursuant to this
prospectus and any prospectus supplement, and the precise amounts and timing of the application of net proceeds from the sale of those securities, will depend upon our funding requirements. If we elect at the time of an issuance of our securities to
make different or more specific use of proceeds than described in this prospectus, such use will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to those securities.
RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES
If we offer debt securities and/or
preference equity securities under this prospectus, then we will, at that time, provide a ratio of earnings to fixed charges and/or ratio of combined fixed charges and preference dividends to earnings, respectively, in the applicable prospectus
supplement for such offering.
PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
We may sell the securities covered by this prospectus from time to time. Registration of the securities covered by this prospectus does not mean,
however, that those securities will necessarily be offered or sold.
We may sell the securities separately or together:
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We may sell the
securities from time to time:
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in one or more transactions at a fixed price or prices, which may be changed from time to time;
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at market prices prevailing at the times of sale;
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at prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
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We will
describe the method of distribution of the securities and the terms of the offering in the prospectus supplement.
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Any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
If underwriters are used in the sale of any securities, the securities will be acquired by the underwriters for their own account and may
be resold from time to time in one or more transactions described above. The securities may be either offered to the public through underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters, or directly by underwriters. Generally, the
underwriters’ obligations to purchase the securities will be subject to conditions precedent and the underwriters will be obligated to purchase all of the securities if they purchase any of the securities. We may use underwriters with whom we
have a material relationship. We will describe in the prospectus supplement, naming the underwriter, the nature of any such relationship.
We may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the securities from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing
for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth any commissions we pay for solicitation of these
contracts.
We may enter into derivative transactions with third parties, or sell securities not covered by this prospectus to third
parties in privately negotiated transactions. If the applicable prospectus supplement indicates, in connection with those derivatives, the third parties may sell securities covered by this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement,
including in short sale transactions. If so, the third party may use securities pledged by us or borrowed from us or others to settle those sales or to close out any related open borrowings of stock, and may use securities received from us in
settlement of those derivatives to close out any related open borrowings of stock. The third party in such sale transactions will be an underwriter and will be identified in the applicable prospectus supplement or in a post-effective amendment.
Underwriters, dealers and agents may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain civil liabilities, including liabilities under
the Securities Act, or to contribution with respect to payments made by the underwriters, dealers or agents, under agreements between us and the underwriters, dealers and agents.
We may grant underwriters who participate in the distribution of securities an option to purchase additional securities to cover over-allotments, if any,
in connection with the distribution.
Underwriters, dealers or agents may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions or
commissions from us or our purchasers, as their agents in connection with the sale of securities. These underwriters, dealers or agents may be considered to be underwriters under the Securities Act of 1933. As a result, discounts, commissions or
profits on resale received by the underwriters, dealers or agents may be treated as underwriting discounts and commissions. The prospectus supplement will identify any such underwriter, dealer or agent and describe any compensation received by them
from us. Any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or re-allowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time.
Unless otherwise specified in the related prospectus supplement, all securities we offer, other than common stock, will be new issues of securities with no established trading market. Any underwriters may make a
market in these securities, but will not be
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obligated to do so and may discontinue any market making at any time without notice. Any common stock sold pursuant to a prospectus supplement will be listed
for trading on the NASDAQ Stock Market or other principal market for our common stock. We may apply to list any series of debt securities, preferred stock, depositary shares or warrants on an exchange, but we are not obligated to do so. Therefore,
there may not be liquidity or a trading market for any series of securities.
Any underwriter may engage in over-allotment transactions,
stabilizing transactions, short-covering transactions and penalty bids in accordance with Regulation M under the Exchange Act. Over-allotment involves sales in excess of the offering size, which create a short position. Stabilizing transactions
permit bids to purchase the underlying security so long as the stabilizing bids do not exceed a specified maximum. Short covering transactions involve purchases of the securities in the open market after the distribution is completed to cover short
positions. Penalty bids permit the underwriters to reclaim a selling concession from a dealer when the securities originally sold by the dealer are purchased in a covering transaction to cover short positions. Those activities may cause the price of
the securities to be higher than it would otherwise be. If commenced, the underwriters may discontinue any of the activities at any time. We make no representation or prediction as to the direction or magnitude of any effect that such transactions
may have on the price of the securities. For a description of these activities, see the information under the heading “Underwriting” or “Plan of Distribution” in the applicable prospectus supplement.
Underwriters, broker-dealers or agents who may become involved in the sale of the common stock may engage in transactions with and perform other services
for us in the ordinary course of their business for which they receive compensation.
DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES
TO BE REGISTERED
Our authorized capital stock consists of 100,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, and
20,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $0.01 per share. As of January 22, 2009, 16,241,717 shares of common stock were issued and outstanding and no shares of preferred stock were issued and outstanding.
Common Stock
Each outstanding share of common stock
entitles the holder to one vote on all matters presented to the shareholders for a vote. Holders of shares of common stock have no cumulative voting, preemptive or conversion rights. Our Board of Directors determines if and when distributions may be
paid out of legally available funds to the holders. We do not anticipate paying cash dividends on the common stock in the foreseeable future.
The holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock constitute a quorum at any meeting of the shareholders. A plurality of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders elects our directors. The common stock does not have
cumulative voting rights. Therefore, the holders of a majority of the outstanding shares of common stock can elect all of our directors. In general, a majority of the votes cast at a meeting of shareholders must authorize shareholder actions other
than the election of directors. Most amendments to our articles of incorporation require the vote of the holders of a majority of all outstanding voting shares.
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Preferred Stock
Under our articles of incorporation, as amended, our Board of Directors may issue up to 20,000,000 shares of preferred stock from time to time in one or more series. The Board of Directors is authorized to fix by
resolution as to any series the designation and number of shares of the series, the voting rights, the dividend rights, the redemption price, the amount payable upon liquidation or dissolution, the conversion rights, and any other designations,
preferences or special rights or restrictions as may be permitted by law. Unless the nature of a particular transaction and the rules of law applicable thereto require such approval, our Board of Directors has the authority to issue these shares of
preferred stock without shareholder approval.
Depositary Shares
We may elect to offer fractional shares of preferred stock rather than full shares of preferred stock and, in that event, will issue receipts for depositary shares. Each of these depositary shares will represent a
fraction, which will be set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement, of a share of the applicable series of preferred stock.
Any
depositary shares that we sell under this prospectus will be evidenced by depositary receipts issued under a deposit agreement between us and a depositary with whom we deposit the shares of the applicable series of preferred stock that underlie the
depositary shares that are sold. If we issue depositary shares, a form of deposit agreement, including a form of depositary receipt, will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports we
would subsequently file with the Securities and Exchange Commission. We urge you to read the prospectus supplement related to any depositary shares we may offer, as well as the complete deposit agreement and depositary receipt.
Debt Securities
We may issue debt securities from
time to time, in one or more series, as either senior or subordinated debt or as senior or subordinated convertible debt. The senior debt securities will rank equally with any other unsubordinated debt that we may have and may be secured or
unsecured. The subordinated debt securities will be subordinate and junior in right of payment, to the extent and in the manner described in the instrument governing the debt, to all or some portion of our indebtedness. Any convertible debt
securities that we issue will be convertible into or exchangeable for our common stock or other securities of ours. Conversion may be mandatory or at your option and would be at prescribed conversion rates.
If we issue debt securities, they will be issued under one or more documents called indentures, which are contracts between us and a trustee for the
holders of the debt securities. We urge you to read the prospectus supplement related to the series of debt securities being offered, as well as the complete indenture that contains the terms of the debt securities (which will include a supplemental
indenture). If we issue debt securities, indentures and forms of debt securities containing the terms of debt securities being offered will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports
we would subsequently file with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
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Warrants
We may issue warrants for the purchase of our common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and/or debt securities in one or more series, from time to time. We may issue warrants independently or together with our common stock, preferred
stock, depositary shares and/or debt securities, and the warrants may be attached to or separate from those securities.
If we issue
warrants, they will be evidenced by warrant agreements or warrant certificates issued under one or more warrant agreements, which are contracts between us and an agent for the holders of the warrants. We urge you to read the prospectus supplement
related to any series of warrants we may offer, as well as the complete warrant agreement and warrant certificate that contain the terms of the warrants. If we issue warrants, forms of warrant agreements and warrant certificates relating to warrants
for the purchase of common stock, preferred stock, depositary shares and debt securities will be incorporated by reference into the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part from reports we would subsequently file with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
LEGAL MATTERS
The validity of the common stock being offered from time to time under this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Jones & Keller, P.C.,
Denver, Colorado. Reid A. Godbolt, a member of Jones & Keller, P.C., beneficially owns 12,753 shares of our common stock held of record by a limited liability company he owns jointly with his spouse.
EXPERTS
The consolidated financial statements incorporated by reference in this prospectus and elsewhere in the registration statement have been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon the report of Grant Thornton LLP, independent registered
public accountants, upon the authority of said firm as experts in giving said report.
TRANSFER AGENT AND
REGISTRAR
Our Transfer Agent and Registrar is Wells Fargo Shareowner Services, 161 N. Concord Exchange Street, South St. Paul,
Minnesota 55075.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE
Where You Can Find More Information
We file
annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Commission. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information we file with the Commission at the Commission’s Public Reference Room at 100 F
Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the Commission at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the operation of the Public Reference Room. Our Commission filings are also available to the public from commercial document retrieval
services and at the Internet site maintained by the Commission at
www.sec.gov
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We have filed with the Commission a registration
statement on Form S-3 relating to the securities covered by this prospectus and any prospectus supplement. This prospectus is a part of the registration statement and does not contain all the information in the registration statement. Whenever a
reference is made in this prospectus or any prospectus supplement to a contract or other document, the reference is only a summary and you should refer to the exhibits that are a part of the registration statement for a copy of the
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contract or other document. You may review a copy of the registration statement at the Commission’s public reference room in Washington, D.C., as well
as through the Commission’s Internet site.
The Commission allows us to “incorporate by reference” into this prospectus the
information we file with it, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information incorporated by reference is considered to be part of this prospectus, and information we file later with
the Commission will automatically update and supersede such information. The following documents filed with the Commission are hereby incorporated by reference into this prospectus:
(a) Our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB/A for the Year Ended December 31, 2007, filed on April 3, 2008, which contains audited financial
statements for the most recent fiscal year for which such statements have been filed;
(b) Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-QSB for the
quarter ended March 31, 2008, filed on May 13, 2008;
(c) Our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 5, 2008;
(d) Our Current Report on Form 8-K, filed on June 11, 2008;
(e) Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2008, filed on August 11, 2008; and
(f) Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 2008, filed on November 12, 2008;
In
addition, all documents which we file with the Commission under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (including any Form 8-K in which the information is filed but not furnished) will be deemed to be
incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any prospectus supplements.
This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we
filed with the Commission. Upon written or oral request, we will provide, without charge, to each person, including beneficial owners of our securities, to whom a copy of this prospectus is delivered, a copy of any or all of the information
incorporated by reference in this prospectus (other than exhibits to such documents, unless the exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference in such documents). Your requests for copies should be directed to the Secretary, GeoResources, Inc.,
110 Cypress Station Drive, Suite 220, Houston, Texas 77090; telephone (281) 537-9920.
DISCLOSURE OF
COMMISSION POSITION ON INDEMNIFICATION
FOR SECURITIES ACT LIABILITIES
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
registrant pursuant to the above, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
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ITEM 14.
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OTHER EXPENSES OF ISSUANCE AND DISTRIBUTION, ESTIMATED
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The following is a statement of the estimated costs and expenses, other than underwriting compensation, incurred or expected to be incurred by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of an assumed amount of $100,000,000 of
securities being registered pursuant to this registration statement. The assumed amount has been used to demonstrate the costs and expenses of an offering of the entire assumed amount of securities being registered and does not represent an estimate
of the amount of securities that may be offered because such amount is unknown at this time. All of the amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee. The amounts also assume no listing of any additional class of securities on
Nasdaq that would require the payment of an additional listing fee.
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Securities and Exchange Commission Fee
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$
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3,930
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Printing Expense—Registration Statement and Prospectus
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$
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5,000
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Transfer Agent and Registrar
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$
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500
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Legal Fees
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$
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20,000
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Accountants’ Fees
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$
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5,000
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Miscellaneous Fees and Expenses
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$
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1,000
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Total
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$
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35,430
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ITEM 15.
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INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
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Article
109 of Title Seven of the Colorado Revised Statutes enables a Colorado corporation to indemnify its officers, directors, employees and agents against liabilities, damages, costs and expenses for which they are liable if: (i) in their Official
Capacities (as defined by this statute), they acted in good faith and had no reasonable basis to believe their conduct was not in the best interest of the company; (ii) in all other cases, their conduct was at least not opposed to the
company’s best interests; and (iii) in the case of any criminal proceeding, they had no reasonable cause to believe their conduct was unlawful.
Our Articles of Incorporation limit the liability of directors to the fullest extent provided by Colorado law.
Our Bylaws provide indemnification to officers, directors, employees and agents to the fullest extent provided by Colorado law.
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5.1
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Opinion of Jones & Keller, P.C. *
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23.1
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Consent of Grant Thornton LLP *
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23.2
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Consent of Jones & Keller, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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24.1
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page of initial filing on Form S-3 (File No.: 333-155681))
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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;
(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 end 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 a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the
effective registration statement; and
(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
(A) the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the registration statement
is on Form S-8, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement; and
(B) the undertakings set forth in
paragraphs (1)(i), (1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the registration statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed
with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement or is contained in a form of prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is a part of the registration statement.
(C)
Provided further, however,
that paragraphs (1)(i),
(1)(ii) and (1)(iii) above do not apply if the registration statement is for an offering of asset-backed securities on Form S-1 or Form S-3, and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment is provided pursuant to
Item 1100(c) of Regulation AB.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, 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.
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(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) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities
Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be
part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii),
or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first
used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such
date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the
initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or
prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
(5) That,
for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the
undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used or referred to by
the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing
material information about the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) 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.
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to deliver or cause to be delivered with the prospectus, to
each person to whom the prospectus is sent or given, the latest annual report to security holders that is incorporated by reference in the prospectus and furnished pursuant to and meeting the requirements of Rule 14a-3 or Rule 14c-3 under the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and, where interim financial information required to be presented by Article 3 of Regulation S-X are not set forth in the prospectus, to deliver, or cause to be delivered to each person to whom the prospectus is sent
or given, the latest quarterly report that is specifically incorporated by reference in the prospectus to provide such interim financial information.
The
undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, the
information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form of prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h) under the
Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of this registration statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the
purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus 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.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities
arising under the Securities Act of 1933 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 Securities and
Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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-3 and has duly caused this
registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Houston, Texas, on January 23, 2009.
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GEORESOURCES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Frank A. Lodzinski
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Frank A. Lodzinski
Chief Executive
Officer
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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.
Dated: January 23, 2009
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/s/ Frank A. Lodzinski
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Frank A. Lodzinski, Principal Executive Officer
and
Chairman of the Board
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Scott R. Stevens, Director
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*
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Collis P. Chandler, III, Director
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Michael A. Vlasic, Director
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*
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Christopher W. Hunt, Director
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Nick L. Voller, Director
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*
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/s/ Howard E. Ehler
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Jay F. Joliat, Director
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Howard E. Ehler, Principal Financial Officer
and
Principal Accounting Officer
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* By:
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/s/ Frank A. Lodzinski
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Frank A. Lodzinski, Attorney-in-Fact
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER
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DESCRIPTION
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5.1
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Opinion of Jones & Keller, P.C. *
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23.1
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Consent of Grant Thornton LLP *
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23.2
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Consent of Jones & Keller, P.C. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
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24.1
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Power of Attorney (included on signature page of initial filing on Form S-3 (File No.: 333-155681))
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