-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, OJsg0O/9OO+DfsdZEYeq0pbeWg+0b/bEsC3NZhoB9FayIlkEMxWNU4hF/J+LZnk6 CZokhMYIXJnMNhrE+tCbog== 0000927356-97-000089.txt : 19970203 0000927356-97-000089.hdr.sgml : 19970203 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000927356-97-000089 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-8 PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 4 FILED AS OF DATE: 19970131 EFFECTIVENESS DATE: 19970131 SROS: NASD FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: MARKWEST HYDROCARBON INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0001019756 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: NATURAL GAS DISTRIBUTION [4924] IRS NUMBER: 841352233 STATE OF INCORPORATION: DE FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-8 SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-20833 FILM NUMBER: 97515460 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5613 DTC PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80111 BUSINESS PHONE: 3032908700 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: 5613 DTC PARKWAY STREET 2: SUITE 400 CITY: ENGLEWOOD STATE: CO ZIP: 80111 S-8 1 FORM S-8 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 1997 Registration No. 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ______________ FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ______________ MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 84-1352233 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 5613 DTC Parkway, Suite 400 Englewood, Colorado 80111 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC. 1996 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN AND MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC. 1996 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN (Full title of the plans) Copy to: Brian T. O'Neill George A. Hagerty, Esq. MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. Dorsey & Whitney LLP 5613 DTC Parkway, suite 400 Republic Plaza Bldg., Suite 4400 Englewood, Colorado 80111 370 17th Street (Name and address of agent for service) Denver, Colorado 80202 (303) 290-8700 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) _______________ CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
======================================================================================================== Proposed maximum Proposed maximum Amount of Title of securities to be Amount to be offering price per aggregate offering registration registered registered share(1) price (1) fee - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Common Stock, $.01 par value...... 670,000 $14.625 $9,798,750.00 $2,969.32 ========================================================================================================
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h)(1), based upon the average of the high and low prices of the Common Stock as reported by the Nasdaq National Market on January 29, 1997. PART II. INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. --------------------------------------- The following documents, which have been filed by MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement, as of their respective dates: (1) The Company's final Prospectus, dated October 9, 1996, filed in connection with the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-09513); (2) The description of the Company's Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, dated September 12, 1996 (File No. 0-21353), and any amendment or report filed to update such description filed subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to the termination of the offering of the Common Stock offered hereby; and (3) The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended September 30, 1996. All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the respective dates of filing of such documents. Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers. ----------------------------------------- Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "Delaware Law") authorizes a court to award, or a corporation's Board of Directors to grant, indemnity to directors and officers in terms sufficiently broad to permit such indemnification under certain circumstances for liabilities (including reimbursement for expenses incurred) arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). Article IX of the Company's Certificate of Incorporation and Article VIII of the Company's Bylaws provide for indemnification of the Company's directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by Delaware Law. The Company's Certificate of Incorporation also provides that directors of the Company shall be under no liability to the Company for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director of the Company, except for those specific breaches and acts or omissions with respect to which Delaware Law expressly provides that a corporation's certificate of incorporation shall not eliminate or limit such personal liability of directors. Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware Law provides that a corporation's certificate of incorporation may not limit the liability of directors for (i) breaches of their duty of loyalty to the corporation and its stockholders, (ii) acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) unlawful dividends or unlawful stock repurchases under Section 174 of the Delaware Law, or (iv) transactions from which a director derives an improper personal benefit. Item 8. Exhibits. -------- 4.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, dated August 2, 1996, as amended on September 13, 1996 (File No. 333-09513)) 4.2 Amended Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, dated August 2, 1996, as amended on September 13, 1996 (File No. 333-09513)) 4.3 Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, dated August 2, 1996, as amended on September 13, 1996 (File No. 333-09513)) 5.1 Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP 23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP 23.2 Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above) 24.1 Powers of Attorney of Officers and Directors of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. Item 9. Undertakings. ------------ A. Post-Effective Amendments. ------------------------- The Company hereby undertakes: (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: (a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; (b) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this 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% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective Registration Statement. (c) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; provided, however, that subparagraphs (a) and (b) above will not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those subparagraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Company pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to -2- the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. B. Subsequent Documents Incorporated by Reference. ---------------------------------------------- The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Company's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that is incorporated by reference in this 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. C. Claims for Indemnification. -------------------------- Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company 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 Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or other controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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. -3- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver, State of Colorado, on January 30, 1997. MARKWEST HYDROCARBON, INC. By: /s/ Brian T. O'Neill --------------------------------------- Brian T. O'Neill Senior Vice President and Chief Operating Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on January 30, 1997. SIGNATURE TITLE --------- ----- /s/ John M. Fox President, - ------------------------------- Chief Executive Officer and Director John M. Fox (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Brian T. O'Neill Senior Vice President, - ------------------------------- Chief Operating Officer and Director Brian T. O'Neill /s/ Rita E. Harvey Director of Finance - ------------------------------- and Treasurer Rita E. Harvey (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) * Director - ------------------------------- Arthur J. Denney * Director ------------------------------ Norman H. Foster * - ------------------------------- Director Barry W. Spector * - ------------------------------- Director * - ------------------------------- Director David R. Whitney *By /s/ Brian T. O'Neill --------------------------- Brian T. O'Neill Attorney-in-fact -4- EXHIBIT INDEX -------------
Exhibit Number Exhibit Page - ------ ------- ---- 4.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, dated August 2, 1996, as amended on September 13, 1996 (File No. 333-09513)) 4.2 Amended Bylaws of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, dated August 2, 1996, as amended on September 13, 1996 (File No. 333-09513)) 4.3 Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, dated August 2, 1996, as amended on September 13, 1996 (File No. 333-09513)) 5.1 Opinion of Dorsey & Whitney LLP 23.1 Consent of Price Waterhouse LLP 23.2 Consent of Dorsey & Whitney LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1 above) 24.1 Powers of Attorney of Officers and Directors of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.
EX-5.1 2 OPINION OF DORSEY & WHITNEY Exhibit 5.1 ----------- DORSEY & WHITNEY LLP REPUBLIC PLAZA BUILDING, SUITE 4400 370 SEVENTEENTH STREET DENVER, COLORADO 80202-5644 TELEPHONE: (303) 629-3400 FAX: (303) 629-3450 MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. 5613 DTC Parkway, Suite 400 Englewood, Colorado 80111 Re: Registration Statement on Form S-8 Ladies and Gentlemen: We have acted as counsel to MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), in connection with a Registration Statement on Form S-8 relating to the sale by the Company from time to time of up to 670,000 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value, of the Company (the "Shares"), initially issuable upon the exercise of stock options granted pursuant to the Company's 1996 Stock Incentive Plan and 1996 Non-Employee Director Stock Option Plan (collectively, the "Plans"). We have examined such documents and have reviewed such questions of law as we have considered necessary and appropriate for the purposes of the opinion set forth below. In rendering our opinion set forth below, we have assumed the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, the genuineness of all signatures and the conformity to authentic originals of all documents submitted to us as copies. As to questions of fact material to our opinions, we have relied upon certificates of officers of the Company and of public officials. Based on the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been duly authorized and, upon issuance, delivery and payment therefor in accordance with the terms of the Plans under which such Shares are issued, will be validly issued, fully paid and nonassessable. Our opinion expressed above is limited to the laws of the State of Delaware. We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as an exhibit to the Registration Statement. Dated: January 31, 1997 Very truly yours, /s/ Dorsey & Whitney LLP GAH EX-23.1 3 CONSENT OF PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Exhibit 23.1 ------------ CONSENT OF PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP ------------------------------- We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 of our reports dated August 2, 1996 appearing on pages F-2 and F-4, respectively, of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc.'s Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-09513). /s/ Price Waterhouse LLP PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP Denver, Colorado January 30, 1997 EX-24.1 4 POWERS OF ATTORNEY Exhibit 24.1 ------------ POWERS OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints John M. Fox and Brian T. O'Neill, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any Registration Statement on Form S-8 of MarkWest Hydrocarbon, Inc. ("MarkWest") to be filed under the Securities Act of 1933 for the registration of shares of Common Stock of MarkWest, and any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) thereto, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ John M. Fox President, Chief Executive January 30, 1997 - ------------------------- Officer and Director John M. Fox (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Brian T. O'Neill Senior Vice President, Chief January 30, 1997 - ------------------------- Operating Officer and Director Brian T. O'Neill /s/ Arthur J. Denney Director January 30, 1997 - ------------------------- Arthur J. Denney /s/ Norman H. Foster Director January 30, 1997 ------------------------ Norman H. Foster /s/ Barry W. Spector Director January 30, 1997 - ------------------------- Barry W. Spector /s/ David R. Whitney Director January 30, 1997 - ------------------------- David R. Whitney -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----