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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 27, 2005</B>



<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>REGISTRATION NO. 333-________</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 18pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>TODCO</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>DELAWARE</B><BR>
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION<BR>
OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>76-0544217</B><BR>
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)</TD>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>2000 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH, SUITE 800<BR>
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042</B><BR>
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>TODCO 2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>RANDALL A. STAFFORD<BR>
VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL<BR>
TODCO<BR>
2000 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH, SUITE 800<BR>
HOUSTON, TX 77042<BR>
(713)&nbsp;278-6000</B><BR>
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>


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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>PROPOSED MAXIMUM</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>PROPOSED MAXIMUM</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>TITLE OF SECURITIES</B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>AMOUNT TO BE</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>OFFERING PRICE PER</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>AGGREGATE OFFERING</B></TD>
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    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>AMOUNT OF</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>TO BE REGISTERED </B></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>REGISTERED</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>SHARE (2)</B></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="2"><B>PRICE (2)</B></TD>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Class&nbsp;A Common
Stock (par value
$.01 per share) (1)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">4,000,000 Shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">21.47</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">85,880,000</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 1px solid #000000; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">10,108.08</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Preferred stock
purchase rights (3)</DIV></TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&#151;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&#151;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&#151;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&#151;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">1.</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, shares issuable upon any split in
shares, dividend in shares or similar transaction with respect to these shares are also being
registered hereunder.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">2.</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%">Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average
of the high and low price of the Registrant&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common stock as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange on May&nbsp;25, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD width="96%">Each share of our Class&nbsp;A common stock includes an associated preferred stock purchase
right. Rights initially will trade together with the Class&nbsp;A common stock. Value attributed to such
rights, if any is reflected in the market price of the Registrant&#146;s Common stock.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000"> PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001"> Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#002"> PART II</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008"> Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#009"> Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#011">Index to Exhibit</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h25892exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Randall A. Stafford</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h25892exv23w2.htm">Consent of Ernst & Young LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>PART I</B>



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the employee benefit plan information required by Item&nbsp;1 of Form
S-8 and the statement of availability of registrant information and any other information required
by Item&nbsp;2 of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 and the
requirements of Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. The
registrant shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule&nbsp;428.
Upon request, the registrant shall furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all
of the documents included in such file.

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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement incorporates herein by reference the following documents, which
have been filed with the Commission by TODCO, a Delaware corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;):


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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">1.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004,
filed March&nbsp;15, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">2.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Company&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2005
filed May&nbsp;5, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">3.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Company&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January&nbsp;21, 2005, February&nbsp;11,
2005, February&nbsp;15, 2005 (only the information contained in Item&nbsp;2.06), February&nbsp;24,
2005, March&nbsp;2, 2005, March&nbsp;24, 2005, May&nbsp;13, 2005 and May&nbsp;17, 2005;</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">4.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Company&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed April&nbsp;8, 2005; and</TD>
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    <TD width="4%" nowrap align="left">5.&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Company&#146;s Class&nbsp;A common stock, par value $.01 per share
(&#147;Class&nbsp;A common stock&#148;) and preferred stock purchase rights contained in the Company&#146;s
registration statement on Form 8-A, filed February&nbsp;5, 2004, pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;).</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information in those documents that is deemed by
the Commission to be furnished not filed) subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in any amendment hereto or in a
document 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
subsequently-filed supplement to this Registration Statement or in any document that also is
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.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B>


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TODCO is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section&nbsp;145 (&#147;Section&nbsp;145&#148;) of
Title 8 of the Delaware Code gives a corporation power to 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 the person 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 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 the person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
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 the person&#146;s
conduct was unlawful.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 also gives a corporation power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person
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)
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification
shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery
or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that,
despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person
is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper. Section&nbsp;145 further provides that, to the extent that a
present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any such action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 also authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who 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 any liability asserted
against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, arising out of his status as such, whether or
not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section&nbsp;145.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;TODCO&#146;s Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated
Bylaws provide for the indemnification of and advancement of expenses to officers and directors to
the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law and include related provisions
meant to facilitate the indemnitees&#146; receipt of such benefits. These provisions cover, among other
things, (1)&nbsp;specification of the method of determining entitlement to indemnification and the
selection of independent counsel that will in some cases make this determination, (2)&nbsp;specification
of time periods by which some payments or determinations must be made and actions must be taken and
(3)&nbsp;the establishment of specified presumptions in favor of an indemnitee. The benefits of some of
these provisions are available to an indemnitee only if there has been a change in control. TODCO
also expects to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers
that will provide for similar benefits.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All of TODCO&#146;s directors and officers will be covered by insurance policies maintained by
TODCO against certain liabilities for actions taken in their capacities as such, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable

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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD><I>The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement or
incorporated by reference:</I></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD nowrap align="left">Exhibit</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Number</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Description</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-101921)).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-101921)).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Rights Agreement between TODCO and The Bank of New York (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration
No.&nbsp;333- 101921)).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Certificate of Designations of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;A to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-101921)).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-101921)).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">TODCO 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Appendix&nbsp;B to the
Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed April&nbsp;8, 2005).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.7*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Director Annual Deferred Stock Unit Recipient Award Letter (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;13,
2005).</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is a party to several debt instruments under which the total amount of
securities authorized does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Pursuant to paragraph 4(iii) (A)&nbsp;of Item 601(b) of
Regulation&nbsp;S-K, the Company agrees to furnish a copy of such instruments to the Commission
upon request.

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    <TD width="94%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Randall A. Stafford, Vice President and General Counsel.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Randall A. Stafford, Vice President and General Counsel (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left"><I>*</I></TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="96%"><I>Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.</I></TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(i)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(ii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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% change in the maximum
aggregate offering price set forth in the &#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the
effective registration statement; and</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(iii)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">Provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
above 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
Securities and Exchange Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.



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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>That, for the purposes 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.</TD>
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    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(3)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered that remain unsold at the termination of the offering.</TD>
</TR>

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(b)&nbsp;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 13(a) or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;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 therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the 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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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Houston, Texas, on the 26th day May, 2005.

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    <TD width="25%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">TODCO<BR>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Jan Rask</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Jan Rask</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="center"><I>President and Chief Executive Officer</I></TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May&nbsp;26, 2005.

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Jan Rask
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer and Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Jan Rask
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ T. Scott O&#146;Keefe
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">T. Scott O&#146;Keefe
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Dale W. Wilhelm
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President and Controller</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Dale W. Wilhelm
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD colspan="1" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Thomas N. Amonett</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-101921)).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-101921)).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Rights Agreement between TODCO and The Bank of New York (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration
No.&nbsp;333- 101921)).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Certificate of Designations of Series&nbsp;A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;A to Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Company&#146;s Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-101921)).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5*
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 to the Company&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-101921)).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">TODCO 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Appendix&nbsp;B to the
Company&#146;s Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule&nbsp;14A filed April&nbsp;8, 2005).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Director Deferred Stock Unit Recipient Award Letter (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit&nbsp;10.1 to the Company&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated May&nbsp;13, 2005).</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company is a party to several debt instruments under which the total amount of
securities authorized does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Pursuant to paragraph 4(iii) (A)&nbsp;of Item 601(b) of
Regulation&nbsp;S-K, the Company agrees to furnish a copy of such instruments to the Commission
upon request.

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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 27, 2005
REGISTRATION NO. 333-________
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TODCO
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION
OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
76-0544217
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
2000 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH, SUITE 800
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042
(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
TODCO 2005 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(FULL TITLE OF THE PLAN)
RANDALL A. STAFFORD
VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL COUNSEL
TODCO
2000 WEST SAM HOUSTON PARKWAY SOUTH, SUITE 800
HOUSTON, TX 77042
(713) 278-6000
(NAME, ADDRESS AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
PROPOSED MAXIMUM
PROPOSED MAXIMUM
TITLE OF SECURITIES
AMOUNT TO BE
OFFERING PRICE PER
AGGREGATE OFFERING
AMOUNT OF
TO BE REGISTERED
REGISTERED
SHARE (2)
PRICE (2)
REGISTRATION FEE
Class A Common
Stock (par value
$.01 per share) (1)
4,000,000 Shares
$
21.47
$
85,880,000
$
10,108.08
Preferred stock
purchase rights (3)
—
—
—
—
1.
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, shares issuable upon any split in
shares, dividend in shares or similar transaction with respect to these shares are also being
registered hereunder.
2.
Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the amount of the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on the basis of the average
of the high and low price of the Registrant's Class A common stock as reported on the New York
Stock Exchange on May 25, 2005.
3.
Each share of our Class A common stock includes an associated preferred stock purchase
right. Rights initially will trade together with the Class A common stock. Value attributed to such
rights, if any is reflected in the market price of the Registrant's Common stock.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
Item 1. Plan Information
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
Item 4. Description of Securities
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
Index to Exhibit
Opinion of Randall A. Stafford
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
Powers of Attorney
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
The document(s) containing the employee benefit plan information required by Item 1 of Form
S-8 and the statement of availability of registrant information and any other information required
by Item 2 of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428 under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rule 428 and the
requirements of Part I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. The
registrant shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428.
Upon request, the registrant shall furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all
of the documents included in such file.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
This registration statement incorporates herein by reference the following documents, which
have been filed with the Commission by TODCO, a Delaware corporation (the "Company"):
1.
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004,
filed March 15, 2005;
2.
The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005
filed May 5, 2005;
3.
The Company's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed January 21, 2005, February 11,
2005, February 15, 2005 (only the information contained in Item 2.06), February 24,
2005, March 2, 2005, March 24, 2005, May 13, 2005 and May 17, 2005;
4.
The Company's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed April 8, 2005; and
5.
The description of the Company's Class A common stock, par value $.01 per share
("Class A common stock") and preferred stock purchase rights contained in the Company's
registration statement on Form 8-A, filed February 5, 2004, pursuant to the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").
All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c),
14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act (excluding any information in those documents that is deemed by
the Commission to be furnished not filed) subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and
prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates
that all securities offered hereby have been sold, or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement
and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in any amendment hereto or in a
document 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
subsequently-filed supplement to this Registration Statement or in any document that also is
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.
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Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not Applicable
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
TODCO is incorporated under the laws of the State of Delaware. Section 145 ("Section 145") of
Title 8 of the Delaware Code gives a corporation power to 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 the person 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 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 the person in connection with
such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
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 the person's
conduct was unlawful.
Section 145 also gives a corporation power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the
right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person
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)
actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to
be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification
shall be made in respect of any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been
adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery
or the court in which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that,
despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person
is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper. Section 145 further provides that, to the extent that a
present or former director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or
otherwise in defense of any such action, suit or proceeding, or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys' fees)
actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
Section 145 also authorizes a corporation to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who 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 any liability asserted
against him and incurred by him in any such capacity, arising out of his status as such, whether or
not the corporation would otherwise have the power to indemnify him under Section 145.
TODCO's Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Amended and Restated
Bylaws provide for the indemnification of and advancement of expenses to officers and directors to
the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law and include related provisions
meant to facilitate the indemnitees' receipt of such benefits. These provisions cover, among other
things, (1) specification of the method of determining entitlement to indemnification and the
selection of independent counsel that will in some cases make this determination, (2) specification
of time periods by which some payments or determinations must be made and actions must be taken and
(3) the establishment of specified presumptions in favor of an indemnitee. The benefits of some of
these provisions are available to an indemnitee only if there has been a change in control. TODCO
also expects to enter into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive officers
that will provide for similar benefits.
All of TODCO's directors and officers will be covered by insurance policies maintained by
TODCO against certain liabilities for actions taken in their capacities as such, including
liabilities under the Securities Act.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable
Item 8. Exhibits.
(a)
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement or
incorporated by reference:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1*
Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-101921)).
4.2*
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-101921)).
4.3*
Form of Rights Agreement between TODCO and The Bank of New York (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration
No. 333- 101921)).
4.4*
Form of Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-101921)).
4.5*
Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-101921)).
4.6*
TODCO 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Appendix B to the
Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 8, 2005).
4.7*
Form of Director Annual Deferred Stock Unit Recipient Award Letter (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 13,
2005).
The Company is a party to several debt instruments under which the total amount of
securities authorized does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Pursuant to paragraph 4(iii) (A) of Item 601(b) of
Regulation S-K, the Company agrees to furnish a copy of such instruments to the Commission
upon request.
5.1
Opinion of Randall A. Stafford, Vice President and General Counsel.
23.1
Consent of Randall A. Stafford, Vice President and General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
*
Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.
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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% 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 this Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement.
Provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii)
above 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
Securities and Exchange Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement.
(2)
That, for the purposes 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 that 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 this Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may
be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of
the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as
expressed in the 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 of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Houston, Texas, on the 26th day May, 2005.
TODCO
By
/s/ Jan Rask
Jan Rask
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on May 26, 2005.
Signature
Title
/s/ Jan Rask
President and Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jan Rask
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ T. Scott O'Keefe
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
T. Scott O'Keefe
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Dale W. Wilhelm
Vice President and Controller
Dale W. Wilhelm
(Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Director
Thomas N. Amonett
*
Director
Suzanne V. Baer
*
Director
R. Don Cash
*
Director
Thomas M Hamilton
*
Director
Thomas R. Hix
*
Director
J. Michael Talbert
* By:
/s/ Randall A. Strafford
Randall A. Stafford
(Attorney-in-Fact)
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Index to Exhibits
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1*
Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit
3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-101921)).
4.2*
Amended and Restated Bylaws (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-101921)).
4.3*
Form of Rights Agreement between TODCO and The Bank of New York (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration
No. 333- 101921)).
4.4*
Form of Certificate of Designations of Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to Exhibit 3.3 to the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-101921)).
4.5*
Specimen Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-101921)).
4.6*
TODCO 2005 Long Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to the Appendix B to the
Company's Definitive Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A filed April 8, 2005).
4.7*
Form of Director Deferred Stock Unit Recipient Award Letter (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 10.1 to the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated May 13, 2005).
The Company is a party to several debt instruments under which the total amount of
securities authorized does not exceed 10% of the total assets of the Company and its
subsidiaries on a consolidated basis. Pursuant to paragraph 4(iii) (A) of Item 601(b) of
Regulation S-K, the Company agrees to furnish a copy of such instruments to the Commission
upon request.
5.1
Opinion of Randall A. Stafford, Vice President and General Counsel.
23.1
Consent of Randall A. Stafford, Vice President and General Counsel (included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP.
24.1
Powers of Attorney.
*
Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.