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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington,&nbsp;D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Under </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>the
Securities Act of 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Seventy Seven Energy Inc. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Oklahoma</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>777 N.W. 63rd Street</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Oklahoma City, Oklahoma</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address of principal executive offices)</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>(Zip Code)</B></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Seventy Seven Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>David Treadwell </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Seventy
Seven Energy Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>777 N.W. 63<SUP STYLE="font-size:85%; vertical-align:top">rd</SUP> Street </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(405) 608-7777 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">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 &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and
&#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be<BR>registered (1)(2)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Proposed<BR>maximum<BR>offering price<BR>per share (3)</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering&nbsp;price</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount&nbsp;of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>registration&nbsp;fee (3)</B></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">2,700,000</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$5.74</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" STYLE="BORDER-LEFT:1px solid #000000; BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$15,498,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$1,801</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Registrant is registering an additional 2,700,000 shares of common stock under the Seventy Seven Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan, referred to as the Plan, pursuant to this Registration Statement.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to as the Securities Act, this Registration Statement shall also include such additional indeterminate number of shares of common stock of
Registrant that may be issuable to prevent dilution as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions under the Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, whereby the per share price was determined by reference to the average of the high and
low prices of the common stock of Registrant reported on the New York Stock Exchange for June&nbsp;8, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Seventy Seven Energy Inc. (&#147;SSE,&#148; &#147;we,&#148; &#147;us&#148; or &#147;our&#148;) is filing this Registration Statement with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) for the purpose of registering 2,700,000 additional shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, reserved for issuance under the Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form S-8, the contents of SSE&#146;s earlier Registration Statement relating to the Plan, Registration No.&nbsp;333-197135 filed with the Commission on June&nbsp;30, 2014, is hereby incorporated by reference, except to the extent otherwise
updated or modified by this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule
428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses
or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Form, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. SSE will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act. Upon request, SSE will furnish to the Commission
or its staff a copy or copies of all the documents included in such file. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, previously filed with the Commission by the Registrant, or its predecessor Chesapeake Oilfield Operating, L.L.C.
(&#147;COO&#148;), pursuant to the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) (other than any report or portion thereof furnished or deemed furnished under any Current Report on Form 8-K) are
incorporated herein by reference. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">i.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2014, filed on March&nbsp;2, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">ii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March&nbsp;31, 2015, filed on May&nbsp;5, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">iii.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than any portion thereof furnished or deemed furnished), filed on April&nbsp;3, 2015,&nbsp;May&nbsp;14, 2015 and June&nbsp;3, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">iv.</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No.&nbsp;001-36354) initially filed by COO on March&nbsp;17, 2014, under the Exchange Act
relating to the Common Stock of SSE, as amended by Amendment No.&nbsp;1 on June&nbsp;9, 2014, Amendment No.&nbsp;2 on June&nbsp;13, 2014 and Amendment No.&nbsp;3 on June&nbsp;16, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (other than any report or portion thereof furnished or deemed furnished under any Current Report on Form 8-K), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and made a part hereof from their respective dates of filing (such documents, and the document enumerated
above, being hereinafter referred to as &#147;Incorporated Documents&#148;). </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in
an amendment hereto or in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed amendment to this Registration
Statement or in any subsequently Incorporated Document modified or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;1031 of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act allows SSE to indemnify its officers and
directors who were or are parties or are threatened to be made parties to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding against (a)&nbsp;expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding brought by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of SSE, or of any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise at SSE&#146;s request, other than an action by or in the right of SSE, provided to be entitled to indemnification, the individual must have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to SSE&#146;s best interest, and with respect to any criminal action, the person seeking indemnification had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful, and (b)&nbsp;expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of any action or suit by or in the right of SSE brought by reason of the person seeking indemnification being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of us, or any other
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at SSE&#146;s request, provided the actions were in good faith and were reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to SSE&#146;s best interest, except that no indemnification shall
be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the individual shall have been adjudged liable to us, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action was decided has determined that the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court deems proper. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SSE&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that SSE will
indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of SSE or, while a director or officer of us, is or was serving at
SSE&#146;s request as a director, officer, manager, partner, member, member representative or other designated legal representative of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise,
including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and losses suffered and expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. SSE&#146;s certificate of
incorporation also provides that SSE will pay the expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition, subject to such person providing SSE with specified undertakings. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, SSE&#146;s certificate of incorporation provides that SSE shall be required to indemnify or make advances to a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if the proceeding (or part thereof) was
authorized by SSE&#146;s board of directors. These rights are not exclusive of any other right that any person may have or may acquire under any statute, provision of SSE&#146;s certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement, vote of shareholders
or disinterested directors or otherwise. No amendment, modification or repeal of those provisions will in any way adversely affect any right or protection under those provisions of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the
time of such amendment, modification or repeal. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">SSE&#146;s certificate of incorporation also permits it to secure and maintain insurance
on behalf of any of SSE&#146;s directors, officers, employees or agents and each person who is, or was, serving at SSE&#146;s request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company, trust or other enterprise for any liability asserted against and incurred by such person in any such capacity. SSE maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance providing coverage to SSE&#146;s directors and officers.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As a matter of practice, we may also enter into contractual arrangements that obligate us to indemnify officers and directors to the
maximum extent permitted under applicable law. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen Certificate for shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 10).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of McAfee &amp; Taft as to the legality of the securities being registered.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Seventy Seven Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan.</TD></TR>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Filed herewith. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement: </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 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 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in this
Registration Statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) 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 this Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however</I>, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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 the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial<I> bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant
hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;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
herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial <I>bona fide</I> offering thereof. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) Insofar
as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act 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 Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant 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 Registrant 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on this 9th day of June, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ CARY D. BAETZ</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David Treadwell and Jeff Zanotti, and
each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the 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 or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/ JERRY L. WINCHESTER</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jerry L. Winchester</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), President and Director</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/ CARY D. BAETZ</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Cary D. Baetz</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) and Treasurer</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/ BOB G. ALEXANDER</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Bob G. Alexander</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Edward J. DiPaolo</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Tucker Link</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Marran H. Ogilvie</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Director</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Ronnie Irani</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Specimen Certificate for shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 10).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of McAfee &amp; Taft as to the legality of the securities being registered.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of McAfee &amp; Taft (included in Exhibit 5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Seventy Seven Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan.</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 9, 2015
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
the
Securities Act of 1933
Seventy Seven Energy Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Oklahoma
45-3338422
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
777 N.W. 63rd Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
73116
(Address of principal executive offices)
(Zip Code)
Seventy Seven Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
David Treadwell
Seventy
Seven Energy Inc.
777 N.W. 63
rd
Street
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73116
(405) 608-7777
(Name,
address and 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, 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
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered (1)(2)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share (3)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price
Amount of
registration fee (3)
Common Stock, $0.01 Par Value per share
2,700,000
$5.74
$15,498,000
$1,801
(1)
Registrant is registering an additional 2,700,000 shares of common stock under the Seventy Seven Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan, referred to as the Plan, pursuant to this Registration Statement.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, referred to as the Securities Act, this Registration Statement shall also include such additional indeterminate number of shares of common stock of
Registrant that may be issuable to prevent dilution as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions under the Plan.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act, whereby the per share price was determined by reference to the average of the high and
low prices of the common stock of Registrant reported on the New York Stock Exchange for June 8, 2015.
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
Seventy Seven Energy Inc. ("SSE," "we," "us" or "our") is filing this Registration Statement with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") for the purpose of registering 2,700,000 additional shares of our common stock, par value $0.01 per share, reserved for issuance under the Plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E
to Form S-8, the contents of SSE's earlier Registration Statement relating to the Plan, Registration No. 333-197135 filed with the Commission on June 30, 2014, is hereby incorporated by reference, except to the extent otherwise
updated or modified by this Registration Statement.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule
428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. In accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act and the requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed the Commission either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses
or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Form, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act. SSE will maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428 under the Securities Act. Upon request, SSE will furnish to the Commission
or its staff a copy or copies of all the documents included in such file.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, previously filed with the Commission by the Registrant, or its predecessor Chesapeake Oilfield Operating, L.L.C.
("COO"), pursuant to the Securities Act and the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") (other than any report or portion thereof furnished or deemed furnished under any Current Report on Form 8-K) are
incorporated herein by reference.
i.
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2014, filed on March 2, 2015.
ii.
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2015, filed on May 5, 2015.
iii.
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K (other than any portion thereof furnished or deemed furnished), filed on April 3, 2015, May 14, 2015 and June 3, 2015.
iv.
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration Statement on Form 10 (Commission File No. 001-36354) initially filed by COO on March 17, 2014, under the Exchange Act
relating to the Common Stock of SSE, as amended by Amendment No. 1 on June 9, 2014, Amendment No. 2 on June 13, 2014 and Amendment No. 3 on June 16, 2014.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange
Act (other than any report or portion thereof furnished or deemed furnished under any Current Report on Form 8-K), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered have been
sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and made a part hereof from their respective dates of filing (such documents, and the document enumerated
above, being hereinafter referred to as "Incorporated Documents").
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in
an amendment hereto or in an Incorporated Document shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed amendment to this Registration
Statement or in any subsequently Incorporated Document modified or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
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Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification
of Directors and Officers.
Section 1031 of the Oklahoma General Corporation Act allows SSE to indemnify its officers and
directors who were or are parties or are threatened to be made parties to any threatened, pending, or completed action, suit or proceeding against (a) expenses, including attorneys' fees, judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by them in connection with any such action, suit or proceeding brought by reason of such person being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of SSE, or of any other corporation, partnership, joint
venture, trust or other enterprise at SSE's request, other than an action by or in the right of SSE, provided to be entitled to indemnification, the individual must have acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not
opposed to SSE's best interest, and with respect to any criminal action, the person seeking indemnification had no reasonable cause to believe that the conduct was unlawful, and (b) expenses, including attorneys' fees, actually and
reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of any action or suit by or in the right of SSE brought by reason of the person seeking indemnification being or having been a director, officer, employee or agent of us, or any other
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise at SSE's request, provided the actions were in good faith and were reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to SSE's best interest, except that no indemnification shall
be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which the individual shall have been adjudged liable to us, unless and only to the extent that the court in which such action was decided has determined that the person is fairly and reasonably
entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the court deems proper.
SSE's certificate of incorporation provides that SSE will
indemnify, to the fullest extent permitted by applicable law as it presently exists or may be amended, any person who was or is made or is threatened to be made a party or is otherwise involved in any action, suit or proceeding, whether civil,
criminal, administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that such person or a person for whom such person is the legal representative, is or was a director or officer of SSE or, while a director or officer of us, is or was serving at
SSE's request as a director, officer, manager, partner, member, member representative or other designated legal representative of another corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, limited liability company, trust or other enterprise,
including service with respect to employee benefit plans, against all liability and losses suffered and expenses (including attorneys' fees) incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding. SSE's certificate of
incorporation also provides that SSE will pay the expenses incurred by a director or officer in defending any such proceeding in advance of its final disposition, subject to such person providing SSE with specified undertakings. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, SSE's certificate of incorporation provides that SSE shall be required to indemnify or make advances to a person in connection with a proceeding (or part thereof) initiated by such person only if the proceeding (or part thereof) was
authorized by SSE's board of directors. These rights are not exclusive of any other right that any person may have or may acquire under any statute, provision of SSE's certificate of incorporation, bylaws, agreement, vote of shareholders
or disinterested directors or otherwise. No amendment, modification or repeal of those provisions will in any way adversely affect any right or protection under those provisions of any person in respect of any act or omission occurring prior to the
time of such amendment, modification or repeal.
SSE's certificate of incorporation also permits it to secure and maintain insurance
on behalf of any of SSE's directors, officers, employees or agents and each person who is, or was, serving at SSE's request as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, limited liability
company, trust or other enterprise for any liability asserted against and incurred by such person in any such capacity. SSE maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance providing coverage to SSE's directors and officers.
As a matter of practice, we may also enter into contractual arrangements that obligate us to indemnify officers and directors to the
maximum extent permitted under applicable law.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Specimen Certificate for shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 10).
5.1*
Opinion of McAfee & Taft as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2*
Consent of McAfee & Taft (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1*
Seventy Seven Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan.
*
Filed herewith.
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;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this 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 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 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in this
Registration Statement; and
(iii) 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 this Registration Statement;
provided, however
, that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act 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 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) The undersigned Registrant
hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to 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
herein, 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 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 Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than
the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant 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 Registrant 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 Securities 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, 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 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, on this 9th day of June, 2015.
SEVENTY SEVEN ENERGY INC.
By:
/s/ CARY D. BAETZ
Name:
Cary D. Baetz
Title:
Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints David Treadwell and Jeff Zanotti, and
each of them, his or her true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments (including
pre-effective and post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the 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 or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either of them, or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/
S
/ JERRY L. WINCHESTER
Jerry L. Winchester
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer), President and Director
June 3, 2015
/
S
/ CARY D. BAETZ
Cary D. Baetz
Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Principal Accounting Officer) and Treasurer
June 3, 2015
/
S
/ BOB G. ALEXANDER
Bob G. Alexander
Director
June 3, 2015
/
S
/ EDWARD J. DIPAOLO
Edward J. DiPaolo
Director
June 3, 2015
/
S
/ TUCKER LINK
Tucker Link
Director
June 3, 2015
/
S
/ MARRAN H. OGILVIE
Marran H. Ogilvie
Director
June 3, 2015
/
S
/ RONNIE IRANI
Ronnie Irani
Director
June 3, 2015
/
S
/ ALVIN BERNARD KRONGARD
Alvin Bernard Krongard
Director
June 3, 2015
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
Specimen Certificate for shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share, of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Form 10).
5.1*
Opinion of McAfee & Taft as to the legality of the securities being registered.
23.1*
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.2*
Consent of McAfee & Taft (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on signature page).
99.1*
Seventy Seven Energy Inc. Amended and Restated 2014 Incentive Plan.
*
Filed herewith.
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