FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BASIC ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Utah 00-1748413
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identifi-
incorporation or organization) cation Number)
555 Anton Boulevard Suite 1200, Costa Mesa California 92626
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
2003 Advisor Compensation Plan
(Full Title of the plan)
James W. France
555 Anton Boulevard, Suite 1200, Costa Mesa, CA 92629
(Name and address of agent for service)
(949) 489-2400
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Proposed
securities Proposed maximum
to be Amount to be maximum offering aggregate offering Amount of
registered registered price per share price registration fee
Common Stock(1) 3,000,000 $4.40 $13,200,000 $1067.88(2) (3)
(1) Includes reoffers.
(2) Estimated solely for purposes of determining the registration fee.
(3) The registration fee is based upon the average of the bid and ask prices
of the Common Stock on February 11, 2003, as reported on the OTC Bulletin
Board , and adjusted for a 1-for-100 reverse stock split effected on
February 14, 2003. See Rule 457(c).
PROSPECTUS
BASIC ENERGY, INC.
Up to 3,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
Offered or Reoffered by Means of this Prospectus
Selling shareholders will offer their shares through the OTC Bulletin
Board or through NASDAQ, or a national securities exchange if the common stock
is then listed on NASDAQ or an exchange or they may sell in off-market
transactions. Selling shareholders, if control persons, are required to sell
their shares in accordance with the volume limitations of Rule 144 under the
Securities Act of 1933, which restricts sales in any three-month period to the
greater of 1% of the total outstanding common stock or the average weekly
trading volume of the Company's common stock during the four calendar weeks
immediately preceding such sale.
The distribution of the Shares by the selling shareholders may be
effected from time to time by underwriters who may be selected by the selling
stockholders and one or more other broker-dealers in one or more transactions.
It is expected that persons effecting transactions will be paid the normal and
customary commissions for market transactions.
AVAILABLE INFORMATION
Basic Energy, Inc. (the "Company") is subject to the informational
requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange
Act"), and in accordance therewith files reports and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Copies of the Company's
annual report on Form 10- KSB for the year ended June 30, 2002, and its
quarterly reports on Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended September 30, 2002 and
December 31, 2002, and its Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 28, 2003
and February 10, 2003, together with all subsequently filed reports and other
information filed by the Company with the Commission, can be inspected and
copied at the public reference facilities maintained by the Commission at 450
Fifth Street, N.W., Room 1024, Washington, D.C. 20549, and at its Regional
Offices located at 7 World Trade Center, New York, New York 10048, and at
Northwestern Atrium Center, 500 West Madison Street, Suite 1400, Chicago,
Illinois 60661. Copies of such material can be obtained at prescribed rates from
the Public Reference Section of the Commission, Washington, D.C. 20549, during
regular business hours, or from the Commission web site at http://www.sec.gov.
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SELLING STOCKHOLDERS
Information with respect to selling shareholders shall be supplemented at
such time as the identity as shareholders selling "control" or "restricted"
securities become known.
The shares described above have been issued under the Advisor
Compensation Plan. The services rendered under the Advisor Compensation Plan
were not in connection with the offer or sale of securities in a capital raising
transaction.
INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO THE COMPANY
This Prospectus is accompanied by the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-KSB for the year ended June 30, 2002 and the Company's Quarterly Reports on
Form 10-QSB for the quarters ended September 30, 2002, and December 31, 2002,
and its Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January 28, 2003 and February 10,
2003, or the latest Annual Report on Form 10-KSB, its Quarterly Reports on Form
10-QSB or Current Reports on Form 8-K filed subsequent thereto. These Annual and
Quarterly Reports as well as all other reports filed by the Company pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 are
hereby incorporated by reference in this Prospectus and may be obtained, without
charge, upon the oral or written request of any person to the Company at 555
Anton Boulevard, Suite 1200, Costa Mesa, California 92626, telephone (949)
489-2400.
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PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant incorporates the following documents by reference in the
registration statement:
(a) The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB filed for the year
ended June 30, 2002, the Company's Quarterly Reports on Form
10-QSB for the quarters ended September 30, 2002 and December
31, 2002 and its Current Reports on Form 8-K dated January
28, 2003 and February 10, 2003.
All other documents filed in the future by Registrant after the date of
this Registration Statement, under Section 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by
reference and to be a part hereof from the date of the filing of such documents
but prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration
Statement which deregisters the securities covered hereunder which remain
unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities
A description of the Registrant's Securities is incorporated by
reference to its Registration Statement on
Form 10-SB, File No. 0-27849.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Mr. Jehu Hand, an officer and shareholder of Hand & Hand, a
professional corporation, may receive shares issued hereunder. This firm will
render a legal opinion on the shares offered hereby.
Item 6. Indemnification of Officers and Directors
The Utah General Corporation Law provides for indemnification of
directors and officers against certain liabilities. Officers and directors of
the Company are indemnified generally against expenses actually and reasonably
incurred in connection with proceedings, whether civil or criminal, provided
that it is determined that they acted in good faith, were not found guilty, and,
in any criminal matter, had reasonable cause to believe that their conduct was
not unlawful.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
The Company expects to issue shares for advisory services rendered to a
limited number of persons. These sales will be made in reliance of the exemption
from the registration requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
contained in Section 4(2) thereof covering transactions not involving any public
offering or not involving any "offer" or "sale."
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Item 8. Exhibits
4. Instruments defining the rights of security holders.
4(1) Board Resolutions describing the Advisor Compensation Plan.
5. Opinion of Hand & Hand, consent included.
23.1 Consent of Hand & Hand (included in the firm's opinion filed as Exhibit).
23.2 Consent of Accountants.
Item 9. Undertakings
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the
registration statement (or the most recent
post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in
the registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect
to the plan of distribution not previously
disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the
registration statement, including (but not limited
to) any addition or election of a managing
underwriter.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and
the offering of such securities offered 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) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where
applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934)
that is incorporated by reference in the 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) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant 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 registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such
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director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel that 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.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Costa Mesa,
California, on February 14, 2003.
BASIC ENERGY, INC.
By: /s/ James W. France
James W. France
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities indicated on February 14, 2003.
/s/ Chester L. Noblett, Jr. Chairman of the Board of Directors
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/s/ James W. France President and Director (Principal
Executive, Financial and Accounting
Officer
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