Form 8-A

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

FORM 8-A

FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES

PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE

SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

VAALCO ENERGY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 

Delaware   76-0274813
(State of Incorporation or Organization)   (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

4600 Post Oak Place, Suite 309

Houston, Texas

   77027
(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: N/A.

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

a) Each Class is to be Registered

Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share   New York Stock Exchange

Securities to be registered under Section 12(g) of the Act:

None

(Title of class)

Item 1. Description of the Registrant’s Securities to be Registered.

The description of the Registrant’s Common Stock, $0.10 par value per share (“Common Stock”), set forth in the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form 10 (Registration No. 0-20928), as originally filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on December 3, 1992, as amended by a Form 8 filed by the Registrant with the SEC on January 7, 1993 and a Form 8 filed by the Registrant with the SEC on January 25, 1993, is incorporated herein by reference.

The Registrant’s Common Stock currently trades on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol “EGY”. The Registrant has applied to have its Common Stock listed on the New York Stock Exchange.

Item 2. Exhibits.

The following documents are filed as exhibits hereto:

 

Exhibit
Number		   

Description

4.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Reg. No. 333-59095 dated July 15, 1998)
4.2    Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Reg. No. 333-59095 dated July 15, 1998)
4.3    Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Reg. No. 333-59095 dated July 15, 1998)
4.4    Amendment to Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Reg. No. 333-59095 dated July 15, 1998)
4.5    Specimen Stock Certificate of the Registrant’s Common Stock (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-67858, dated August 17, 2001)

 

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SIGNATURES

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.

 

Dated: October 2, 2006     VAALCO ENERGY, INC.
      By:   /s/ W. Russell Scheirman, II
       

W. Russell Scheirman, II

President and Chief Financial Officer

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit
Number		   

Description

4.1    Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.1 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Reg. No. 333-59095 dated July 15, 1998)
4.2    Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.2 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Reg. No. 333-59095 dated July 15, 1998)
4.3    Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.3 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Reg. No. 333-59095 dated July 15, 1998)
4.4    Amendment to Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.4 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-3, Reg. No. 333-59095 dated July 15, 1998)
4.5    Specimen Stock Certificate of the Registrant’s Common Stock (Incorporated by reference from Exhibit 4.5 of the Registrant’s Registration Statement on Form S-8, Reg. No. 333-67858, dated August 17, 2001)

 

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