UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 72-1375844 | |
| (State of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
| 103 Northpark Blvd. | ||
| Suite 300 | ||
| Covington, LA | 70433 | |
| (Address of principal executive offices) | (Zip Code) |
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), check the following box. x
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. ¨
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates (if applicable): 333-108943
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
| Title of Each Class to be so Registered |
Name of Each Exchange on Which Each Class is to be Registered | |
| Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, and rights to purchase Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock |
New York Stock Exchange |
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Item 1. Description of Securities to be Registered
General
The following description of our capital stock is only a summary. For more complete information, you should refer to our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and stockholder rights plan, which we have filed with the Commission and incorporated by reference as exhibits to this Form 8-A. In addition, you should refer to the general corporation laws of Delaware, which also govern our structure, management and activities.
Common Stock
General. The holders of common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters submitted to a vote of our stockholders. Stockholders are not permitted to cumulate their votes. With certain exceptions, which are described below, a majority of the votes entitled to be cast and represented in person or by proxy at a meeting of stockholders is required to approve any matter on which stockholders vote. The affirmative vote of holders of at least 80% of the shares entitled to vote is required to approve certain amendments to our certificate of incorporation and bylaws. See “Anti-Takeover Effects of Certificate, Bylaws and Stockholder Rights Plan.” The affirmative vote of holders of at least 662/3% of the shares entitled to vote is required to approve or authorize:
| • | a merger or consolidation with any other corporation; |
| • | the sale, lease, exchange or other disposition of all or substantially all of our assets; |
| • | a liquidation of our company; or |
| • | any amendments to our certificate of incorporation other than those indicated in this paragraph. |
The holders of common stock are entitled to receive ratably such dividends as may be declared from time to time by our board of directors out of funds legally available for the payment of dividends, subject to preferences that may be applicable to any outstanding preferred stock. The indenture governing our senior notes and our revolving credit facility limit our ability to declare or pay dividends and, in some circumstances, prohibit the declaration or payment of dividends and other restricted payments. If we liquidate, dissolve or otherwise wind up our business, the holders of common stock are entitled to share ratably in all assets remaining after payment of liabilities and satisfaction of prior distribution rights of preferred stock, if any is then outstanding. The holders of common stock have no preemptive or conversion rights or other subscription rights, and there are no redemption or sinking fund provisions applicable to the common stock. All of the outstanding shares of common stock are fully paid and nonassessable.
Voting Agreements. Under the terms of a stockholders’ agreement among SCF-IV, L.P., Todd M. Hornbeck, Troy A. Hornbeck, Cari Investment Company and the company, Todd and Troy Hornbeck and Cari Investment Company have agreed to vote their shares in favor of SCF-IV, L.P.’s designee to our board, so long as SCF-IV, L.P. owns at least 5% of our outstanding common stock. Under this agreement, SCF-IV, L.P. also agrees to vote its shares in favor of two designees of Todd and Troy Hornbeck and two designees of Cari Investment Company to the board of directors. Pursuant to a voting arrangement entered into between SCF-IV, L.P. and us, SCF is restricted from voting 269,346 of its shares.
Jones Act Restrictions on Ownership by Non-U.S. Citizens. Under Section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act of 1920, also known as the Jones Act, the privilege of transporting merchandise or passengers for hire in the coastwise trade in U.S. domestic waters is restricted to only those vessels that are owned and managed by U.S. citizens and are built in and registered under the laws of the United States. A corporation is not considered a U.S. citizen unless, among other things, at least 75% of the ownership of voting interests with respect to its equity stock is held by U.S. citizens.
If we should fail to comply with such requirements, our vessels would lose their eligibility to engage in coastwise trade within U.S. domestic waters. To facilitate compliance, our certificate of incorporation:
| • | limits ownership by Non-U.S. citizens of any class of our capital stock (including our common stock) to 20%, so that foreign ownership will not exceed the 25% permitted; |
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| • | permits withholding of dividends and suspension of voting rights with respect to any shares held by non-U.S. citizens that exceed 20% |
| • | permits a stock certification system with two types of certificates to aid tracking of ownership; |
| • | permits our board of directors to redeem any shares held by non-U.S. citizens that exceed 20%; and |
| • | permits our board of directors to make such determinations to ascertain ownership and implement such measures as reasonably may be necessary. |
Anti-Takeover Effects of Certificate, Bylaws and Stockholder Rights Plan
General. Our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and stockholder rights plan contain provisions that are designed in part to make it more difficult and time-consuming for a person to obtain control of our company. The provisions of our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and stockholder rights plan reduce the vulnerability of our company to an unsolicited takeover proposal. These provisions may also have an adverse effect on the ability of stockholders to influence the governance of our company. In addition, our certificate of incorporation contains provisions that enable our board to limit the amount of our common stock that may be owned by persons who are not U.S. citizens. See “Common Stock – Jones Act Restrictions on Ownership by Non-U.S. Citizens” above. This may adversely affect the liquidity of our common stock in certain situations. You should read our certificate of incorporation, bylaws and stockholder rights plan in their entirety for a complete description of the rights of holders of our common stock.
Board of Directors. Our certificate of incorporation and bylaws divide the members of our board of directors into three classes serving three-year staggered terms. The classification of directors makes it more difficult for our stockholders to change the composition of our board: at least two annual meetings of stockholders may be required for the stockholders to change a majority of the directors, whether or not a majority of our stockholders favors such a change. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of the shares entitled to vote is required to alter or repeal the provision related to the classification of our board.
Our stockholders may only remove directors from office for cause by the affirmative vote of stockholders holding at least 80% of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors. Our stockholders may not remove directors without cause. Vacancies in a directorship may be filled only by the vote of a majority of the remaining directors, although if a director was removed by the stockholders, the vacancy may be filled at the meeting at which the removal took place by the affirmative vote of stockholders holding at least 80% of the shares entitled to vote. The number of directors may be fixed by resolution of the board, but must be no less than four nor more than nine unless otherwise determined by holders of 80% of the shares entitled to vote at an election of directors or by unanimous consent of the board.
Contractual Restrictions on Transfer by Certain Stockholders. Todd M. Hornbeck, Troy A. Hornbeck and Cari Investment Company have agreed, beginning after we become a reporting company under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, to give us notice of and an opportunity to make a competing offer regarding a decision by any of them to sell or consider accepting an offer to sell to a single person or entity shares of common stock representing 5% or more of our common stock, other than in compliance with Rule 144 or to an affiliate or family member of the holder. SCF-IV, L.P. has also agreed to give us notice of and an opportunity to make a competing offer regarding a decision by it to sell or consider accepting an offer to sell to a single person or entity shares of common stock representing 5% or more of our common stock. SCF-IV, L.P. is further prohibited from transferring any of its shares of our common stock to any person or entity that is a competitor of ours. In addition, certain purchasers that participated in our 2003 private placement agreed to a similar restriction prohibiting the transfer of any of their shares of our common stock to any person or entity that is a competitor of ours.
Supermajority Voting. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 662/3% of our outstanding voting stock is required to amend or repeal our certificate of incorporation, except with respect to the classification of the board, which
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requires the affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of our outstanding voting stock. The affirmative vote of the holders of at least 80% of our outstanding voting stock is required to amend, alter, change or repeal the provisions in our bylaws governing the following matters:
| • | the composition of the board of directors, including the classification of the board; |
| • | the removal of directors and the procedure for electing the successor to a removed director; |
| • | the date and time of the annual meeting; |
| • | advance notice of stockholder nominations and stockholder business; and |
| • | the procedure for calling a special meeting of stockholders. |
No Stockholder Action by Written Consent. Under Delaware law, unless a corporation’s certificate of incorporation specifies otherwise, any action that could be taken at an annual or special meeting of stockholders may be taken without a meeting and without notice to or a vote of other stockholders if a consent in writing is signed by holders of outstanding stock having voting power sufficient to take such action at a meeting at which all outstanding shares were present and voted. Our certificate of incorporation provides that stockholder action may be taken only at an annual or special meeting of stockholders. As a result, our stockholders may not act upon any matter except at a duly called meeting.
Advance Notice of Stockholder Nominations and Stockholder Business. Our stockholders may nominate a person for election as a director or bring other business before a stockholder meeting only if written notice of an intent to do so is given at a specified time in advance of the meeting.
Stockholder Rights Plan. Our board implemented a stockholder rights plan on June 18, 2003, a copy of which has been filed with the Commission, and declared a dividend of one right for each outstanding share of our common stock to stockholders of record on June 18, 2003. One right will also attach to each share issued after June 18, 2003. The rights will only become exercisable, and transferable apart from our common stock, 10 business days following a public announcement that a person or group has acquired beneficial ownership of, or has commenced a tender or exchange offer for, 10% or more of our common stock. The discussion that follows sets forth the operation of the rights. The rights plan was amended in March 2004 to, among other changes, conform its terms to the 1-for-2.5 reverse stock split of our common stock effected on March 5, 2004.
Each right will initially entitle the holder to purchase one one-hundredth of one share of our Series A Preferred Stock at a price of $187.50, subject to adjustment. If a person becomes an “acquiring person” as defined below, each holder of a right who is not an acquiring person will have the right to receive upon exercise of each right and payment of the purchase price one one-hundredth of one share of our Series A Preferred Stock (or, in certain circumstances, cash, property, our common stock or other of our securities). Similarly, if after an event triggering the exercise of the rights we are acquired in a merger or other business combination, or 50% or more of our assets or earning power are sold or transferred, each holder of a right (other than holders whose rights have been voided) will have the right to receive, upon exercise of the right and payment of the purchase price, that number of shares of common stock of the company acquiring us having a then current market price equal to twice the exercise price for one one-hundredth of a share of Series A Preferred Stock.
Under the rights plan, an acquiring person is a person or group that has acquired or has announced an offer to acquire 10% or more of our common stock. The following are excluded from the definition of acquiring person:
| • | the company; |
| • | any subsidiary of the company; |
| • | any employee benefit plan or employee stock plan of the company, any subsidiary of the company or any person appointed or holding our common stock pursuant to the terms of any such plans; or |
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| • | any person whose ownership of 10% or more of our common stock then outstanding results solely from being a beneficial owner of 10% or more of our common stock at the effective date of the rights plan or having participated in our 2003 private placement, results from any transaction approved by at least 80% of the members of our entire board of directors or results from a reduction in the number of our issued and outstanding shares of common stock pursuant to a transaction approved by our board of directors. A person excluded for these reasons will become an acquiring person if it acquires any additional shares of our common stock, unless such additional acquisition does not increase its percentage ownership of our common stock. |
We may redeem the rights in whole, but not in part, at a redemption price of $.001 per right at any time before the rights become exercisable. The rights expire on June 17, 2013. Pursuant to the stockholder rights plan, all shares of our Series A Preferred Stock are reserved for issuance upon exercise of the rights.
The rights have certain anti-takeover effects. The rights will cause substantial dilution to a person or group who attempts to acquire us without the approval of our board of directors. As a result, the overall effect of the rights may be to render more difficult or discourage any attempt to acquire us even if such acquisition may be favorable to the interests of our stockholders.
Because our board of directors can redeem the rights or approve certain offers, the rights should not interfere with any merger or other business combination approved by our board of directors.
The description and terms of the rights are set forth in a rights plan between the company and Mellon Investor Services LLC, which serves as the rights agent.
Item 2. Exhibits
The following exhibits are incorporated by reference as indicated below and have been duly filed with the New York Stock Exchange:
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 3.1 | Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 5, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2003). | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 20, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated September 19, 2003, Registration No. 333-108943). | |
| 3.3 | Third Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2003). | |
| 4.1 | Rights Agreement dated as of June 18, 2003 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A the Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B the form of Right Certificate and as Exhibit C the form of Summary of Rights to Purchase Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 2, 2003). | |
| *4.2 | Specimen Certificate for the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 dated March 10, 2004, Registration No. 333-108943). | |
* Filed herewith.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
| Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. |
| /s/ Todd M. Hornbeck |
| Todd M. Hornbeck, President and Chief Executive Officer |
Date: March 25, 2004
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
| Exhibit Number |
Description of Exhibit | |
| 3.1 | Second Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Company filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on March 5, 2004 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2003). | |
| 3.2 | Certificate of Designation of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware on June 20, 2003 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.6 to the Company’s Registration Statement on Form S-1 dated September 19, 2003, Registration No. 333-108943). | |
| 3.3 | Third Restated Bylaws (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company’s Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2003). | |
| 4.1 | Rights Agreement dated as of June 18, 2003 between the Company and Mellon Investor Services LLC as Rights Agent, which includes as Exhibit A the Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock, as Exhibit B the form of Right Certificate and as Exhibit C the form of Summary of Rights to Purchase Stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 2, 2003). | |
| *4.2 | Specimen Certificate for the Company’s common stock, $0.01 par value (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Amendment No. 1 to Form S-1 dated March 10, 2004, Registration No. 333-108943). | |
* Filed herewith.
Exhibit 4.2
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SHARES | ||
| HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. | ||||
| THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN NEW YORK, NY OR RIDGEFIELD PARK, NJ | SEE REVERSE FOR CERTAIN DEFINITIONS AND LEGENDS | |||
| INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE | ||||
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FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE PER SHARE, OF
HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.
a corporation organized under the laws of the State of Delaware, transferable on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in person or by duly authorized attorney upon surrender of this Certificate properly endorsed. This Certificate and shares represented hereby are subject to all the terms, conditions and limitations of the certificate of incorporation and the by-laws of the Corporation and amendments thereto, copies of which are on file with the Corporation and the Transfer Agent, to all of which the holder, by acceptance hereof, assents.
WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and facsimile signatures of its duly authorized officers.
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| [HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC. SEAL] | ||||
| VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY | PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | |||
| COUNTERSIGNED AND REGISTERED: MELLON INVESTOR SERVICES LLC TRANSFER AGENT AND REGISTRAR
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RESTRICTIONS ON TRANSFERABILITY
Article Twelve of the Corporation’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that any transfer of shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, or any interest therein, to an “Alien” (as defined in such Article) which would result in the percentage of outstanding shares owned or controlled by Aliens being in excess of a specified percentage will be void and ineffective. The Corporation will furnish a copy of said Article Twelve to the holder of this certificate without charge upon written request to the Corporation at its principal place of business or registered office.
In no event will the shares represented by this certificate be transferred upon the books of the Corporation unless the certificate of citizenship (on the reverse side hereof) or a counterpart thereof is properly completed.
HORNBECK OFFSHORE SERVICES, INC.
THE CORPORATION IS AUTHORIZED TO ISSUE SHARES OF TWO CLASSES, COMMON STOCK AND PREFERRED STOCK. THE CORPORATION WILL FURNISH WITHOUT CHARGE TO EACH SHAREHOLDER WHO SO REQUESTS A STATEMENT OF THE POWERS, DESIGNATIONS, PREFERENCES AND RELATIVE, PARTICIPATING, OPTIONAL OR OTHER SPECIAL RIGHTS OF EACH CLASS OF STOCK OR SERIES THEREOF AND THE QUALIFICATIONS, LIMITATIONS OR RESTRICTIONS OF SUCH PREFERENCES AND/OR RIGHTS.
RIGHTS AGREEMENT
This certificate also evidences and entitles the holder hereof to certain rights as set forth in a Rights Agreement between Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. (the “Corporation”) and Mellon Investor Services LLC (the “Rights Agent”), dated as of June 18, 2003, as it may from time to time be supplemented or amended (the “Rights Agreement”), the terms of which are incorporated herein by reference and a copy of which is on file at the Company’s principal executive offices. Under certain circumstances, as set forth in the Rights Agreement, such Rights may be redeemed, may be exchanged, may expire or may be evidenced by separate certificates and will no longer be evidenced by this certificate. The Company will mail to the registered holder of this certificate a copy of the Rights Agreement without charge after receipt of a written request therefor. As described in the Rights Agreement, Rights issued to any Person who becomes an Acquiring Person (as defined in the Rights Agreement) whether currently held by or on behalf of such Person or by any subsequent holder will become null and void and may not be transferred to any Person.
CERTIFICATE OF CITIZENSHIP OF TRANSFEREE
Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc.
The undersigned hereby certifies to Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. that:
| The undersigned |
¨ IS | ¨ IS NOT an “Alien”. | ||
| The undersigned |
¨ DOES | ¨ DOES NOT hold his shares of Common Stock of the Corporation, or any of them, for or on behalf of an “Alien”. |
NOTE: If a portion of such shares are held for or on behalf of an “Alien”, complete the following:
shares ARE NOT held for or on behalf of an “Alien”. shares ARE held for or on behalf of an “Alien”.
The undersigned hereby agrees that, on request of the Corporation, the undersigned will furnish proof in support of this certification.
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Definition of an “Alien”: (1) any person (including an individual, a partnership, a corporation, a limited liability company or an association) who is not a United States citizen within the meaning of Section 2 of the Shipping Act of 1916, as amended or as it may hereafter be amended; (2) any foreign government of the representative thereof; (3) any corporation, the chief executive officer by any title or chairman of the board of directors of which is an Alien, or of which more than a minority of its directors necessary to constitute a quorum are Aliens; (4) any corporation organized under the laws of any foreign government; (5) any corporation of which 25% or greater interest is owned beneficially or of record, or may be voted by an Alien or Aliens, or which by any other means whatsoever is controlled by or in which control is permitted to be exercised by an Alien or Aliens; (6) any partnership, limited liability company or association which is controlled by an Alien or Aliens or; (7) any person (including an individual, partnership, corporation, limited liability company or association) who acts as a representative of or fiduciary for any person described in clauses (1) through (6) above.
NOTICE: This certificate constitutes a basis for the Corporation’s representation to the United States Government that the share owner is a citizen within the meaning of the Shipping Act of 1916, as amended, and the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended. Any person making a statement herein which he knows to be false may be proceeded against under Title 18 United States Code Section 1001 which section provides for a fine or up to five years imprisonment or both.
The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full according to applicable laws or regulations:
| TEN COM |
— | as tenants in common | UNIF GIFT MIN ACT — | Custodian | ||||||
| TEN ENT |
— | as tenants by the entireties | (Cust) (Minor) | |||||||
| JT TEN |
— | as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants in common | under Uniform Gifts to Minors Act (State) |
Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.
For Value Received, hereby sell, assign and transfer unto
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