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 <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;18, 2014 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration 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, 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&nbsp;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:22pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP. </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>46-4710769</B></TD></TR>
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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>
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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>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2100 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas 77010 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(713) 588-8300 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, or registrants&#146; of principal executive offices) </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Memorial
Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long Term 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>Kyle N. Roane </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Memorial
Resource Development Corp. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2100 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Houston, Texas 77010 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(713) 588-8300 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address, including zip code, 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; 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.&nbsp;See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;). </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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<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="FONT-FAMILY:WINGDINGS">&#168;</FONT></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" 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>Title of securities</B></P>
<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&nbsp;(1)</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&nbsp;(2)</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&nbsp;(2)</B></P></TD>
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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>
<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">19,250,000&nbsp;shares&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$23.20</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">$446,600,000</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$57,522</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416(a)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Memorial Resource Development
Corp.&#146;s (the&nbsp;&#147;Company&#146;s&#148; or the &#147;Registrant&#146;s&#148;) common stock, $0.01 par value per share (&#147;Common Stock&#148;), that become issuable under the Company&#146;s 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules&nbsp;457(c)&nbsp;and 457(h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act.&nbsp;The maximum offering price per share and the maximum aggregate
offering price are based on a price of $23.20 per share, which is the average of the high and low sales prices of shares of Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on June&nbsp;17, 2014. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company will send or give to all participants in the Memorial Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (the
&#147;Plan&#148;) the document(s)&nbsp;containing information required by Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8, as specified in Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;SEC&#148;) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with the note to Part I of Form S-8 and Rule 428 of the Securities Act, the Registrant has not filed such document(s)&nbsp;with the SEC, but such documents (along with the documents
incorporated by reference into this Form&nbsp;S-8 Registration Statement (the &#147;Registration Statement&#148;) pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof) shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;of
the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART&nbsp;I </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION&nbsp;10(a)&nbsp;PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form&nbsp;S-8 will be sent or given to Plan participants as specified by
Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1)&nbsp;of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART&nbsp;II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;3.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent that information is
deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Company with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a part
hereof: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Company&#146;s prospectus filed pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act filed with the SEC on
June&nbsp;16, 2014, relating to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-195062), originally filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;4, 2014; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;001-36490) filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;16, 2014; </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;8-A (File No.&nbsp;001-36490)
filed with the SEC on June&nbsp;12, 2014 (including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description); and </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) All other reports filed pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act since June&nbsp;13, 2014. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, all documents
subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such documents.&nbsp;Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.&nbsp;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>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Description of Securities. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <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 ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <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 ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>Delaware General Corporation Law </I></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is
a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of
derivative actions (i.e., actions by or in the right of the corporation), except that indemnification extends only to expenses, including attorneys&#146; fees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and the statute
requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>The
Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws </I></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company&#146;s amended and
restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that limit the liability of the directors and officers for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Consequently, pursuant to
Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company&#146;s directors will not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except liability: (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders; (ii)&nbsp;for any act or omission not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law; (iii)&nbsp;under Section&nbsp;174 of the DGCL regarding
unlawful dividends and stock purchases; or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any amendment to, or repeal of, these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission
or claim that occurred or arose prior to that amendment or repeal. If the DGCL is amended to provide for further limitations on the personal liability of directors or officers of corporations, then the personal liability of the Company&#146;s
directors and officers will be further limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, the Company intends to enter
into indemnification agreements with its current directors and officers containing provisions that are in some respects broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL. These indemnification agreements will require the
Company, among other things, to indemnify the directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors and to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they
could be indemnified. The Company also intends to enter into indemnification agreements with future directors and officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The Company
intends to maintain liability insurance policies that indemnify directors and officers against various liabilities, including certain liabilities under arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act that may be incurred by them in their
capacity as such. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exemption from Registration Claimed. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <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 ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to
another filing of the Company with the SEC, each of the following exhibits that is listed in the Exhibits Index below is filed herewith. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>EXHIBITS INDEX </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:39.50pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Memorial Resource Development Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Memorial Resource Development Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June&nbsp;16, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Voting Agreement among Memorial Resource Development Corp., MRD Holdco LLC and certain former management members of WildHorse Resources, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company&#146;s
Form S-1 (File No. 333-195062) filed on May 27, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form&nbsp;of Registration Rights Agreement among Memorial Resource Development Corp. and certain stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.
333-195062) filed on May&nbsp;27, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5#</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Memorial Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.6*#</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1*</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Netherland, Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.3*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages&nbsp;of this Registration Statement)</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="2%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">*</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">filed herewith </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">compensatory plan, contract or arrangement </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:18pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD WIDTH="8%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><B>Item&nbsp;9.</B></TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Undertakings. </B></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">(a)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes: </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; 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; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) To include any
prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3)&nbsp;of the Securities Act; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(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. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed </P>

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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 SEC pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;424(b)&nbsp;if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration
statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%; 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 the Registration Statement or any material change to such information in the Registration Statement; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however,</I> that
paragraphs (a)(1)(i)&nbsp;and (a)(1)(ii)&nbsp;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 SEC by the Registrant pursuant to
Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; 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 bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; 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:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a)&nbsp;or Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual
report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d)&nbsp;of the Exchange Act) 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. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; 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 SEC such
indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.&nbsp;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 the Registrant is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and agrees to 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&nbsp;S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on June&nbsp;18, 2014. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" COLSPAN="3">MEMORIAL&nbsp;RESOURCE&nbsp;DEVELOPMENT&nbsp;CORP.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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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/ John A. Weinzierl</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">John A. Weinzierl</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Each person whose signature appears below appoints John A. Weinzierl and Kyle N. Roane, and each of
them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as 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 name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to
Rule&nbsp;462(b)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any 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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Title</B></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Date</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Tony R. Weber</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chairman</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June 18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Tony R. Weber</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ John A. Weinzierl</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June 18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">John A. Weinzierl</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><I></I>(<I>Principal Executive Officer)</I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Andrew J. Cozby</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June 18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Andrew J. Cozby</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><I></I>(<I>Principal Financial Officer</I>)<I></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Dennis G. Venghaus</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Chief Accounting Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June 18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Dennis G. Venghaus</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"><I></I>(<I>Principal Accounting Officer</I>)<I></I></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Scott A. Gieselman</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June 18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June&nbsp;18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">June 18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">June 18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"><FONT STYLE="font-size:8pt">&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">June 18, 2014</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:39.50pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Description</B></P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Memorial Resource Development Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of Memorial Resource Development Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June&nbsp;16, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Voting Agreement among Memorial Resource Development Corp., MRD Holdco LLC and certain former management members of WildHorse Resources, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company&#146;s
Form S-1 (File No. 333-195062) filed on May 27, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form&nbsp;of Registration Rights Agreement among Memorial Resource Development Corp. and certain stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.
333-195062) filed on May&nbsp;27, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5#</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Memorial Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Form&nbsp;8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.6*#</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Restricted Stock Agreement</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Netherland, Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.3*</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer &amp; Feld LLP (contained in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1)</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages&nbsp;of this Registration Statement)</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 18, 2014
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
46-4710769
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77010
(713) 588-8300
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, or registrants' of principal executive offices)
Memorial
Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Kyle N. Roane
Memorial
Resource Development Corp.
1301 McKinney Street, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77010
(713) 588-8300
(Name,
address, including zip code, 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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
Large accelerated filer
¨
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
x
Smaller Reporting Company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered (1)
Proposed
maximum
offering price
per share (2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
19,250,000 shares
$23.20
$446,600,000
$57,522
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement shall also cover any additional shares of Memorial Resource Development
Corp.'s (the "Company's" or the "Registrant's") common stock, $0.01 par value per share ("Common Stock"), that become issuable under the Company's 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan by reason of any
stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration that results in an increase in the number of the Registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act. The maximum offering price per share and the maximum aggregate
offering price are based on a price of $23.20 per share, which is the average of the high and low sales prices of shares of Common Stock on the NASDAQ Global Market on June 17, 2014.
INTRODUCTION
The Company will send or give to all participants in the Memorial Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") the document(s) containing information required by Part I of Form S-8, as specified in Rule 428(b)(1) promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC") under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with the note to Part I of Form S-8 and Rule 428 of the Securities Act, the Registrant has not filed such document(s) with the SEC, but such documents (along with the documents
incorporated by reference into this Form S-8 Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof) shall constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of
the Securities Act.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to Plan participants as specified by
Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Except to the extent that information is
deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, the following documents have been filed by the Company with the SEC and are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement and will be deemed to be a part
hereof:
(a) The Company's prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act filed with the SEC on
June 16, 2014, relating to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-195062), originally filed with the SEC on April 4, 2014;
(b) The Company's Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed with the SEC on June 16, 2014;
(c) The description of the Common Stock contained in the Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 001-36490)
filed with the SEC on June 12, 2014 (including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description); and
(d) All other reports filed pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since June 13, 2014.
Except to the extent that information is deemed furnished and not filed pursuant to securities laws and regulations, all documents
subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all
securities then remaining unsold shall also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein 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 other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies 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.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Delaware General Corporation Law
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") provides that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is
a party, or is threatened to be made a party, to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation, by reason of the
fact that he is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation, as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he acted in good faith and in a manner he
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. A similar standard is applicable in the case of
derivative actions (i.e., actions by or in the right of the corporation), except that indemnification extends only to expenses, including attorneys' fees, incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of such action and the statute
requires court approval before there can be any indemnification where the person seeking indemnification has been found liable to the corporation.
The
Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated Bylaws
The Company's amended and
restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws contain provisions that limit the liability of the directors and officers for monetary damages to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL. Consequently, pursuant to
Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, the Company's directors will not be personally liable to the Company or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except liability: (i) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the Company or its stockholders; (ii) for any act or omission not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or knowing violation of law; (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL regarding
unlawful dividends and stock purchases; or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.
Any amendment to, or repeal of, these provisions will not eliminate or reduce the effect of these provisions in respect of any act, omission
or claim that occurred or arose prior to that amendment or repeal. If the DGCL is amended to provide for further limitations on the personal liability of directors or officers of corporations, then the personal liability of the Company's
directors and officers will be further limited to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.
In addition, the Company intends to enter
into indemnification agreements with its current directors and officers containing provisions that are in some respects broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL. These indemnification agreements will require the
Company, among other things, to indemnify the directors against certain liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors and to advance their expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they
could be indemnified. The Company also intends to enter into indemnification agreements with future directors and officers.
The Company
intends to maintain liability insurance policies that indemnify directors and officers against various liabilities, including certain liabilities under arising under the Securities Act and the Exchange Act that may be incurred by them in their
capacity as such.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to
another filing of the Company with the SEC, each of the following exhibits that is listed in the Exhibits Index below is filed herewith.
EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Memorial Resource Development Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Memorial Resource Development Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)
4.3
Form of Voting Agreement among Memorial Resource Development Corp., MRD Holdco LLC and certain former management members of WildHorse Resources, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's
Form S-1 (File No. 333-195062) filed on May 27, 2014)
4.4
Form of Registration Rights Agreement among Memorial Resource Development Corp. and certain stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Form S-1 (File No.
333-195062) filed on May 27, 2014)
4.5#
Memorial Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)
4.6*#
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
5.1*
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm
23.2*
Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.3*
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this Registration Statement)
*
filed herewith
#
compensatory plan, contract or arrangement
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 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. 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 SEC pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration
statement; and
(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;
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 SEC by the Registrant pursuant to
Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the 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 purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 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 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 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 SEC 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 the Registrant is against public policy as
expressed in the Securities Act and agrees to be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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 the City of Houston, State of Texas, on June 18, 2014.
MEMORIAL RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT CORP.
By:
/s/ John A. Weinzierl
John A. Weinzierl
Chief Executive Officer
Each person whose signature appears below appoints John A. Weinzierl and Kyle N. Roane, and each of
them, any of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as 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 name, place and stead, in any and all capacities,
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to
Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the SEC, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or would do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any 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 by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Tony R. Weber
Chairman
June 18, 2014
Tony R. Weber
/s/ John A. Weinzierl
Chief Executive Officer and Director
June 18, 2014
John A. Weinzierl
(
Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Andrew J. Cozby
Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
June 18, 2014
Andrew J. Cozby
(
Principal Financial Officer
)
/s/ Dennis G. Venghaus
Chief Accounting Officer
June 18, 2014
Dennis G. Venghaus
(
Principal Accounting Officer
)
/s/ Scott A. Gieselman
Director
June 18, 2014
Scott A. Gieselman
/s/ Kenneth A. Hersh
Director
June 18, 2014
Kenneth A. Hersh
/s/ Robert A. Innamorati
Director
June 18, 2014
Robert A. Innamorati
/s/ Carol L. O'Neill
Director
June 18, 2014
Carol L. O'Neill
/s/ Pat Wood, III
Director
June 18, 2014
Pat Wood, III
EXHIBITS INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Memorial Resource Development Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Memorial Resource Development Corp. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)
4.3
Form of Voting Agreement among Memorial Resource Development Corp., MRD Holdco LLC and certain former management members of WildHorse Resources, LLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's
Form S-1 (File No. 333-195062) filed on May 27, 2014)
4.4
Form of Registration Rights Agreement among Memorial Resource Development Corp. and certain stockholders (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 to Amendment No. 2 to the Company's Form S-1 (File No.
333-195062) filed on May 27, 2014)
4.5#
Memorial Resource Development Corp. 2014 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Form 8-K (File No. 001-36490) filed on June 16, 2014)
4.6*#
Form of Restricted Stock Agreement
5.1*
Opinion of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP as to the legality of the securities being registered
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm
23.2*
Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.3*
Consent of Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP (contained in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1*
Power of Attorney (included on the signature pages of this Registration Statement)
*
filed herewith
#
compensatory plan, contract or arrangement