As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 5, 2020
Registration Statement No. 033-54084
Registration Statement No. 333-39299
Registration Statement No. 333-108162
Registration Statement No. 333-143203
Registration Statement No. 333-158922
Registration Statement No. 333-177825
Registration Statement No. 333-191878
Registration Statement No. 033-32692
Registration Statement No. 333-118977
Registration Statement No. 333-118976
Registration Statement No. 333-124964
Registration Statement No. 333-143204
Registration Statement No. 333-205728
Registration Statement No. 333-204592
Registration Statement No. 333-216458
Registration Statement No. 333-217605
Registration Statement No. 333-231195
Registration Statement No. 333-238129
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 033-54084
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-39299
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-108162
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-143203
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-158922
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-177825
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-191878
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 033-32692
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-118977
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-118976
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-124964
POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-143204
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-205728
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-204592
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-216458
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-217605
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-231195
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-238129
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NOBLE ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware | 73-0785597 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) | |
1001 Noble Energy Way Houston, Texas |
77070 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) |
Noble Energy, Inc. 1992 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan
1988 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors of Noble Energy, Inc.
Noble Energy, Inc. Thrift and Profit Sharing Plan
Amended and Restated Patina Oil & Gas Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Select
Employees as adopted May 1, 1996 and amended as of September 30, 1997
and further amended as of August 1, 2001
Patina Oil & Gas Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan
Patina Oil & Gas Corporation Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan
Patina Oil & Gas Corporation 1996 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors
2005 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors of Noble Energy, Inc.
2015 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors of Noble Energy, Inc.
Rosetta Resources Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Rosetta Resources Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Rosetta Resources Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan
Noble Energy, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan
Noble Energy, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (Amended and Restated Effective April 23, 2019)
Noble Energy, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Mary A. Francis
Corporate Secretary and Chief Governance Officer
c/o Chevron Corporation
6001 Bollinger Canyon Road
San Ramon, California 94583 (Name and address of agent for service)
(925) 842-1000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer, smaller reporting company, and emerging growth company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:
Large accelerated filer | ☑ | Accelerated filer | ☐ | |||
Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☐ | |||
Emerging Growth Company | ☐ |
If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ☐
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
Noble Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the Registrant), is filing these post-effective amendments (these Post-Effective Amendments) to the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 (the Registration Statements), which have been previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC), to deregister any and all shares of the Registrants common stock, par value $0.01 per share (Common Stock), registered but unsold or otherwise unissued under each such Registration Statement as of the date hereof (note that the share numbers listed below do not take into account corporate actions, such as stock splits, taken in the interim):
1. | Registration Statement No. 033-54084, filed with the SEC on November 2, 1992, registering 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Noble Energy, Inc. 1992 Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, as amended and restated (the 1992 Plan); |
2. | Registration Statement No. 333-39299, filed with the SEC on October 31, 1997, registering 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 1992 Plan; |
3. | Registration Statement No. 333-108162, filed with the SEC on August 22, 2003, registering 5,250,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 1992 Plan; |
4. | Registration Statement No. 333-143203, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2007, registering 3,500,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 1992 Plan; |
5. | Registration Statement No. 333-158922, filed with the SEC on April 30, 2009, registering 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 1992 Plan; |
6. | Registration Statement No. 333-177825, filed with the SEC on November 8, 2011, registering 7,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 1992 Plan; |
7. | Registration Statement No. 333-191878, filed with the SEC on October 24, 2013, registering 9,600,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 1992 Plan; |
8. | Registration Statement No. 33-32692, filed with the SEC on December 22, 1989, registering shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 1988 Nonqualified Stock Option Plan for Nonemployee Directors of Noble Energy, Inc. (the 1988 Plan); |
9. | Registration Statement No. 333-118977, filed with the SEC on September 14, 2004, registering 500,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 1988 Plan; |
10. | Registration Statement No. 333-118976, filed with the SEC on September 14, 2004, registering 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Thrift Plan; |
11. | Registration Statement No. 333-124964, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2005, registering 2,346,218 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the following plans: (i) Amended and Restated Patina Oil & Gas Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for Select Employees as adopted May 1, 1996 and amended as of September 30, 1997 and further amended as of August 1, 2001; (ii) Patina Oil & Gas Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Option Plan; (iii) Patina Oil & Gas Corporation Profit Sharing & 401(k) Plan; and (iv) Patina Oil & Gas Corporation 1996 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors; |
12. | Registration Statement No. 333-143204, filed with the SEC on May 23, 2007, registering 800,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 2005 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors of Noble Energy, Inc.; |
13. | Registration Statement No. 333-205728, filed with the SEC on July 17, 2015, registering 708,996 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the 2015 Stock Plan for Non-Employee Directors of Noble Energy, Inc.; |
14. | Registration Statement No. 333-204592, filed with the SEC on July 21, 2015, registering 906,284 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the following plans: (i) Rosetta Resources Inc. Amended and Restated 2005 Long-Term Incentive Plan; (ii) Rosetta Resources Inc. 2013 Long-Term Incentive Plan; and (iii) Rosetta Resources Inc. 2015 Long-Term Incentive Plan; |
15. | Registration Statement No. 333-216458, filed with the SEC on April 25, 2017, registering 1,750,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Clayton Williams Energy, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
16. | Registration Statement No. 333-217605, filed with the SEC on May 3, 2017, registering 29,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Noble Energy, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan; |
17. | Registration Statement No. 333-231195, filed with the SEC on May 3, 2019, registering 15,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Noble Energy, Inc. 2017 Long-Term Incentive Plan (amended and restated effective April 23, 2019); and |
18. | Registration Statement No. 333-238129, filed with the SEC on May 8, 2020, registering 14,800,000 shares of Common Stock issuable pursuant to the Noble Energy, Inc. 2020 Long-Term Incentive Plan. |
On October 5, 2020, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of July 20, 2020, among Chevron Corporation, a Delaware corporation (Chevron), Chelsea Merger Sub Inc., a Delaware corporation and a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron (Merger Subsidiary), and the Registrant (the Merger Agreement), Merger Subsidiary merged with and into the Registrant (the Merger), with the Registrant continuing as the surviving entity and as a direct, wholly-owned subsidiary of Chevron. These Post-Effective Amendments are being filed as a result of the Merger.
The Registrant, by filing these Post-Effective Amendments, hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statements and removes from registration any and all shares of Common Stock registered but unsold or otherwise unissued under the Registration Statements as of the date hereof. This filing is made in accordance with an undertaking made by the Registrant in Part II of each Registration Statement to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any securities that had been registered for issuance but remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused these Post-Effective Amendments to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Ramon, State of California, on October 5, 2020.
NOBLE ENERGY, INC. | ||
By: | /s/ Kari H. Endries | |
Kari H. Endries Vice President and Secretary |
No other person is required to sign these Post-Effective Amendments to the Registration Statements in reliance on Rule 478 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.