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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December&nbsp;22, 2006</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration Statement No.&nbsp;333-</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE<BR>
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(<I>Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter</I>)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>68-0629883</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(<I>State of Incorporation</I>)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(<I>IRS Employer Identification No.</I>)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>14950 Heathrow Forest Parkway, Suite&nbsp;111</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Houston, Texas</B>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>77032</B></TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(<I>Address of Principal Executive Offices</I>)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(<I>Zip Code</I>)</TD>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(<I>Full title of Plan</I>)

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>Joan A.W. Schnepp<BR>
14950 Heathrow Forest Parkway, Suite&nbsp;111<BR>
Houston, Texas 77032<BR>
(832)&nbsp;327-8000</B><BR>
(<I>Name, address and telephone number of agent for service</I>)

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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">Copy to:<BR>
<B>Barry Davis<BR>
Thompson &#038; Knight LLP<BR>
333 Clay Street, Suite&nbsp;3300<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002<BR>
(713)&nbsp;654-8111</B><U> </U>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Title of securities to be</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Amount to be</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Proposed maximum offering</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">registered</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">registered (1)</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">price per share (2)</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">aggregate offering price (2)</TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Units
Representing Limited
Partnership Interests
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    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">1,000,000 common
units
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">20.36</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">20,360,000</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,179</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement shall also cover any additional common units that become issuable under the plan by
reason of any dividend, split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected
without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
registrant&#146;s outstanding common units.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee in accordance with
paragraphs (c)&nbsp;and (h)&nbsp;of Rule&nbsp;457 under the Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of the
average of the high and low prices of the common units as reported in the NASDAQ Global Market
on December&nbsp;20, 2006.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemptions from Registration Claimed</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">INDEX TO EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h42296exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities
Act&#148;), and the instructional note to Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8, the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of
Form S-8 has been omitted from the filing of this registration statement. The documents containing
the information specified in Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participating employees as
specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by
reference herein pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part&nbsp;II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><U><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the &#147;Commission&#148;) are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>the prospectus filed on October&nbsp;25, 2006 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act relating to the registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.
333-134750) which contains audited financial statements of the registrant for the
latest period for which such statements have been filed;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed November&nbsp;14, 2006 and our current
reports on Form 8-K filed October&nbsp;25, 2006, October&nbsp;31, 2006 and November&nbsp;22, 2006; and</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>the description of our common units contained in our registration statement
on Form 8-A filed on September&nbsp;12, 2006, and any subsequent amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating that description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents we file pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;2.02 or Item&nbsp;7.01 on any current report on
Form 8-K) subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement indicating that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of
filing of those documents. Any statement contained in this registration statement or in any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the
extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes that
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this
registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. </B><U><B>Description of Securities.</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. </B><U><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. </B><U><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;17-108 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware
limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other persons from and against
all claims and demands whatsoever. Under our limited partnership agreement and subject to specified
limitations, we will indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, from and against
all losses, claims, damages or similar events any director, officer, member, partner, fiduciary or
trustee of our partnership or any of our affiliates or serving in such capacity for any other
entity at the request of our partnership or any of our affiliates. Additionally, we will indemnify
to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against all losses, claims, damages or similar
events any person designated by our general partner.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any indemnification under our limited partnership agreement will only be out of our assets. We
are authorized to purchase insurance against liabilities asserted against and expenses incurred by
persons from our activities, regardless of whether we would have the power to indemnify the person
against liabilities under our limited partnership agreement.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. </B><U><B>Exemptions from Registration Claimed.</B></U>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the
registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-134750)
and included as Appendix&nbsp;A to the prospectus).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to
registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-134750)).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Thompson &#038; Knight LLP (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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    <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">24.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page contained in Part II of this registration statement).</TD>
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    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
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<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith.</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. </B><U><B>Undertakings.</B></U>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>

<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">

<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(i)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(ii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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 a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 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 style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="4%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(iii)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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;</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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
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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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>SIGNATURES</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 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 the
22<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">nd</SUP> day of December, 2006.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="45%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="10%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<!-- End Table Head -->
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left"><B>EAGLE ROCK ENERGY
PARTNERS, L.P.</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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>
    <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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Eagle Rock Energy GP, L.P., its general partner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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>
    <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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Eagle Rock Energy G&#038;P, LLC, its general partner</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD 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>
    <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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:<BR>
Name:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">/s/ Alex A. Bucher
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Alex A. Bucher
</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">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Title:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Each person whose signature appears below appoints Alex A. Bucker and Joan A. W. Schnepp, and
each of them, any of whom may act without joinder of the other, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him 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 to file the same with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them or their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the
22<SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">nd</SUP> day of December, 2006.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="28%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="50%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="16%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Alex A. Bucher</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Alex
A. Bucher
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer, and<br>
Director<br>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Joan A. W. Schnepp</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Joan
A. W. Schnepp
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Executive Vice President, Secretary and<br>
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;22, 2006</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Richard W. FitzGerald</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Richard
W. FitzGerald
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,<br>
and Treasurer<br>
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;22, 2006</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Kenneth A. Hersh</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Kenneth
A. Hersh
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;22, 2006</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">William J. Quinn</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;William
J. Quinn
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;22, 2006</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">John A. Weinzierl</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;John
A. Weinzierl
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;22, 2006</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Philip B. Smith</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;Philip
B. Smith
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;22, 2006</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="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ <FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">William K. White</FONT>
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>&nbsp;William
K. White
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">December&nbsp;22, 2006</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the
registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
</DIV>
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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="89%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></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">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.2 to registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-134750)
and included as Appendix&nbsp;A to the prospectus).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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">Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to
registrant&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;S-1 (File No.&nbsp;333-134750)).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Thompson &#038; Knight LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Deloitte &#038; Touche LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <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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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 22, 2006
Registration Statement No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
EAGLE ROCK ENERGY PARTNERS, L.P.
(
Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter
)
Delaware
68-0629883
(
State of Incorporation
)
(
IRS Employer Identification No.
)
14950 Heathrow Forest Parkway, Suite 111
Houston, Texas
77032
(
Address of Principal Executive Offices
)
(
Zip Code
)
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan
(
Full title of Plan
)
Joan A.W. Schnepp
14950 Heathrow Forest Parkway, Suite 111
Houston, Texas 77032
(832) 327-8000
(
Name, address and telephone number of agent for service
)
Copy to:
Barry Davis
Thompson & Knight LLP
333 Clay Street, Suite 3300
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 654-8111
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be
Amount to be
Proposed maximum offering
Proposed maximum
Amount of
registered
registered (1)
price per share (2)
aggregate offering price (2)
registration fee
Common Units
Representing Limited
Partnership Interests
1,000,000 common
units
$
20.36
$
20,360,000
$
2,179
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement shall also cover any additional common units that become issuable under the plan by
reason of any dividend, split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected
without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of the
registrant's outstanding common units.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee in accordance with
paragraphs (c) and (h) of Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933 on the basis of the
average of the high and low prices of the common units as reported in the NASDAQ Global Market
on December 20, 2006.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
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. Exemptions from Registration Claimed
Item 8. Exhibits
Item 9. Undertakings
SIGNATURES
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
In accordance with Rule 428 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), and the instructional note to Part I of Form S-8, the information specified in Part I of
Form S-8 has been omitted from the filing of this registration statement. The documents containing
the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to participating employees as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act. Such documents and the documents incorporated by
reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part II hereof, taken together, constitute a prospectus that
meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") are incorporated by reference in this registration statement:
•
the prospectus filed on October 25, 2006 pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act relating to the registration statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No.
333-134750) which contains audited financial statements of the registrant for the
latest period for which such statements have been filed;
•
our quarterly report on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 2006 and our current
reports on Form 8-K filed October 25, 2006, October 31, 2006 and November 22, 2006; and
•
the description of our common units contained in our registration statement
on Form 8-A filed on September 12, 2006, and any subsequent amendment or report filed
for the purpose of updating that description.
All documents we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item 2.02 or Item 7.01 on any current report on
Form 8-K) subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, and prior to the filing
of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement indicating that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of
filing of those documents. Any statement contained in this registration statement or in any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the
extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes that
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this
registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4.
Description of Securities.
Not Applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not Applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 17-108 of the Delaware Revised Uniform Limited Partnership Act empowers a Delaware
limited partnership to indemnify and hold harmless any partner or other persons from and against
all claims and demands whatsoever. Under our limited partnership agreement and subject to specified
limitations, we will indemnify to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, from and against
all losses, claims, damages or similar events any director, officer, member, partner, fiduciary or
trustee of our partnership or any of our affiliates or serving in such capacity for any other
entity at the request of our partnership or any of our affiliates. Additionally, we will indemnify
to the fullest extent permitted by law, from and against all losses, claims, damages or similar
events any person designated by our general partner.
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Any indemnification under our limited partnership agreement will only be out of our assets. We
are authorized to purchase insurance against liabilities asserted against and expenses incurred by
persons from our activities, regardless of whether we would have the power to indemnify the person
against liabilities under our limited partnership agreement.
Item 7.
Exemptions from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the
registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-134750)
and included as Appendix A to the prospectus).
4.2
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-134750)).
5.1*
Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Thompson & Knight LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page contained in Part II of this registration statement).
*
Filed herewith.
Item 9.
Undertakings.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii)
To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the
information set forth in the registration statement. 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 a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 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 (1)(i) and (1)(ii) do not apply if the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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(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.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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
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, as amended, 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 the
22
nd
day of December, 2006.
EAGLE ROCK ENERGY
PARTNERS, L.P.
By:
Eagle Rock Energy GP, L.P., its general partner
By:
Eagle Rock Energy G&P, LLC, its general partner
By:
Name:
/s/ Alex A. Bucher
Alex A. Bucher
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below appoints Alex A. Bucker and Joan A. W. Schnepp, and
each of them, any of whom may act without joinder of the other, as his true and lawful
attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of substitution and re-substitution, for him 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 to file the same with all exhibits
thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission, granting unto said
attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them or their or his substitute and substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration
statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the
22
nd
day of December, 2006.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
Alex A. Bucher
Alex
A. Bucher
President, Chief Executive Officer, and
Director
December 22, 2006
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/
Joan A. W. Schnepp
Joan
A. W. Schnepp
Executive Vice President, Secretary and
Director
December 22, 2006
/s/
Richard W. FitzGerald
Richard
W. FitzGerald
Sr. Vice President, Chief Financial Officer,
and Treasurer
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)
December 22, 2006
/s/
Kenneth A. Hersh
Kenneth
A. Hersh
Director
December 22, 2006
/s/
William J. Quinn
William
J. Quinn
Director
December 22, 2006
/s/
John A. Weinzierl
John
A. Weinzierl
Director
December 22, 2006
/s/
Philip B. Smith
Philip
B. Smith
Director
December 22, 2006
/s/
William K. White
William
K. White
Director
December 22, 2006
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the
registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Agreement of Limited Partnership of Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-134750)
and included as Appendix A to the prospectus).
4.2
Eagle Rock Energy Partners, L.P. Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 to
registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-134750)).
5.1*
Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP.
23.1*
Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Thompson & Knight LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page contained in Part II of this registration statement).
*
Filed herewith