As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 1, 2008
Registration No. 033-52151
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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PENNSYLVANIA |
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25-0464690 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of |
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(I.R.S. Employer |
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incorporation or organization) |
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Identification No.) |
225 North Shore Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15212-5861
(Address, including zip code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
1994 EQUITABLE RESOURCES, INC. LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Lewis B. Gardner
Vice President and General Counsel
225 North Shore Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15212
412-553-7760
(Name and address, including zip code and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Jeffrey G. Aromatorio, Esquire
Reed Smith LLP
435 Sixth Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219
412-288-3364
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act (Check one):
Large Accelerated Filer x Accelerated Filer o
Non-accelerated Filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 033-52151) is being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission to terminate the offering and to remove from registration the shares of common stock that were registered but which remain unsold as of the date of this amendment.
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SIGNATURE
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 this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Pittsburgh, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on the 30th day of June, 2008.
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Equitable Resources, Inc. |
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/s/ Philip P. Conti |
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Philip P. Conti |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 30th day of June, 2008.
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/s/ Murry S. Gerber |
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Chairman and Chief Executive Officer |
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Murry S. Gerber |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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/s/ Philip P. Conti |
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Senior Vice President and Chief Financial |
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Philip P. Conti |
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Officer (Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ Theresa Z. Bone |
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Vice President and Corporate Controller |
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Theresa Z. Bone |
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(Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Director |
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Vicky A. Bailey |
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Director |
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Phyllis A. Domm |
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Barbara S. Jeremiah |
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George L. Miles, Jr. |
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/s/ David L. Porges |
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President, Chief Operating Officer and |
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David L. Porges |
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Director |
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James E. Rohr |
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David S. Shapira |
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Lee T. Todd, Jr. |
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James W. Whalen |
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/s/ Philip P. Conti |
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Philip P. Conti |
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Attorney-in-Fact |
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