SEC Form 3

FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* SWYKA NICHOLAS LEW JR (Last) (First) (Middle) 103 NORTHPARK BLVD, SUITE 300 (Street) COVINGTON LA 70433 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 02/14/2012	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES INC /LA [ HOS ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 4)	2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4)	3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
COMMON STOCK	170(1)	I	held by family limited partnership

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares

Explanation of Responses:

1. Represents shares held in a family limited partnership over which the reporting person holds voting power.

	Paul M. Ordogne, POA for Nicholas Lew Swyka, Jr.	02/16/2012
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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SPECIAL POWER OF ATTORNEY
      The undersigned, Nicholas Lew Swyka, Jr., of 3023 Del Monde, Harris County, Houston,
Texas, 77019 does hereby appoint, reserving full power of substitution and revocation: Todd M.
Hornbeck, James O. Harp, Jr., Timothy P. McCarthy and Paul M. Ordogne, each a resident of
Louisiana, to act jointly or severally at their discretion, one with full authority to act for the
others, as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact, upon the following terms and conditions:
      1.	Special Powers.  The attorney-in-fact may act in the name, place and stead of the
undersigned, and on behalf of the undersigned do and execute all or any of the following acts,
deeds, and things, to-wit:
            (a)	Execute for and on behalf of the undersigned, in the undersigned's
capacity as an executive officer, director and/or 10% or more beneficial owner of shares of
common stock of Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (the "Company"), Forms 3, 4, and 5, as
applicable, in accordance with Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), and the rules thereunder, and a Form ID and any other documents
necessary or appropriate to obtain codes or passwords to enable the undersigned reporting person
to make electronic filings with the SEC.
            (b)	Do and perform any and all acts for and on behalf of the undersigned
which may be necessary or desirable to complete and execute any such Form 3, 4, or 5, complete
and execute any amendment or amendments thereto, and file such form and any amendments
with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission and any stock exchange, association
or similar authority.
            (c)	Take any other action of any type whatsoever in connection with the
foregoing which, in the opinion of such attorney-in-fact, may be of benefit to, in the best interest
of, or legally required by, the undersigned, it being understood that the documents executed by
such attorney-in-fact on behalf of the undersigned pursuant to this Special Power of Attorney
shall be in such form and shall contain such terms and conditions as such attorney-in-fact may
approve in such attorney-in-fact's discretion.
            (d)	The undersigned hereby grants to such attorney-in-fact full power and
authority to do and perform any and every act and thing whatsoever requisite, necessary, or
proper to be done in the exercise of any of the rights and powers herein granted, as fully to all
intents and purposes as the undersigned might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying
and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact shall lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue of
this power of attorney and the rights and powers herein granted.  The undersigned acknowledges
that the foregoing attorney-in-fact, in serving in such capacity at the request of the undersigned,
is not assuming, nor is the Company assuming, any of the undersigned's responsibilities to
comply with Section 16 of the Exchange Act, or any other provision of the federal or state
securities laws, rules and regulations.
      2.	Effective Period.  This Special Power of Attorney, and the powers expressed
herein, shall be effective from February 07, 2012, and shall remain in full force and effect until
the undersigned is no longer required to file Forms 3, 4, and 5 with respect to the undersigned's
holdings of and transactions in securities issued by the Company, unless earlier revoked by the
undersigned in accordance with the provisions contained herein.
      3.	Construction.  This instrument is a special power of attorney, granting to the
attorney-in-fact only the specific powers expressed herein.
      4.	Revocation.  This Special Power of Attorney may be voluntarily revoked by the
undersigned only by a written revocation delivered to the Company at its principal place of
business.  The undersigned agrees that any third party who receives a copy of this power of
attorney may act under it.  Revocation of this power of attorney is not effective as to a third
party until the third party receives actual notice of the revocation.  The undersigned agrees to
indemnify the third party for any claims that arise against the third party because of reliance on
this power of attorney.
      5.	Disability of Principal.  This Special Power of Attorney shall not terminate upon
the undersigned's disability or incompetency.
      6.	Bond.  The attorney-in-fact shall not be obligated to furnish bond or other
security.
      7.	Reliance.  This Special Power of Attorney shall be conclusive proof that the rights,
power, and authority granted to the attorney-in-fact are in full force and effect and may be relied
upon by any person who acts in good faith under this power of attorney. The undersigned's death
shall not revoke or terminate this agency as to the attorney-in-fact or any other person who
without actual knowledge of the undersigned's death acts in good faith under this power of
attorney.  An affidavit executed by the attorney-in-fact, stating that he did not have at the time
of doing an act pursuant to this power of attorney actual knowledge of the revocation or
termination of this power of attorney, is in the absence of fraud, conclusive proof of the validity
of the attorney-in-fact's act.
      8.	Incapacity of Attorney-in-Fact.  In the event any attorney-in-fact serving becomes
unable to discharge his fiduciary duties hereunder by reason of accident, physical or mental
deterioration, or other similar cause as certified by two independent, licensed physicians, each
affirming that he has examined the attorney-in-fact and that he has concluded based on his
examination that the attorney-in-fact is unable to discharge his duties hereunder, that attorney-in-
fact shall thereupon cease to be the attorney-in-fact as if he had resigned on the date of that
certification.
      9.	Governing Law.  This power of attorney shall be governed by the laws of the
State of Louisiana in all respects.  Should any provision hereof be held invalid, that invalidity
shall not affect the other provisions which shall remain in full force and effect.
      10.	Copies.  This instrument may be filed of record in any jurisdiction as may be
deemed appropriate by the attorney-in-fact, and copies of this instrument certified as "true"
copies by the Clerk of any county or parish in which this instrument is filed shall be treated as
original copies for all purposes.
      11.	Captions.  The captions used in this instrument have been inserted for
administrative convenience only and do not constitute matters to be construed in interpreting this
power of attorney.
      SIGNED the 10th  day of February, 2012.
      						/s/ Nicholas Lew Swyka, Jr.
						Nicholas Lew Swyka, Jr.
STATE OF LOUISIANA

PARISH OF ST. TAMMANY
      BEFORE ME, the undersigned, a Notary Public in and for said State, on this day
personally appeared Nicholas Lew Swyka, Jr., known to me to be at least eighteen (18) years of
age and the person whose name is subscribed to the foregoing instrument, and acknowledged to
me that he executed the same for the purposes and consideration therein expressed.
      GIVEN UNDER MY HAND AND SEAL OF OFFICE this 10th day of February, 2012.

      						/s/ Samuel A. Giberga

						Attorney at Law and Notary Public
      						Samuel A. Giberga
      						Bar Roll No.  19594
      						My commission expires at death.

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