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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September&nbsp;13, 2005. Registration No. 333-_______
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
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<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>HORIZON OFFSHORE, INC.</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><BR>
<I>(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)</I>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>76-0487309</B><BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>2500 CityWest Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;2200, Houston, Texas 77042</B><BR>
<I>(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)</I>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>Horizon Offshore, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
<I>(Full title of the plan)</I>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>David W. Sharp<BR>
Chief Executive Officer<BR>
Horizon Offshore, Inc.<BR>
2500 CityWest Boulevard, Suite&nbsp;2200<BR>
Houston, Texas 77042<BR>
(713)&nbsp;361-2600</B><BR>
<I>(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,<BR>
including area code, of agent for service)</I>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">Copy to:<BR>
<B>William B. Masters<BR>
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere &#038; Denegre, L.L.P.<BR>
8555 United Plaza Blvd.<BR>
Baton Rouge, LA 70809-7000</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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value per share)
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">70,000,000 shares
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$0.51 <SUP style="font-size: 85%; vertical-align: text-top">(2)</SUP>
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    <TD>Upon a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction in the future and during the
effectiveness of this Registration Statement involving common stock of the registrant, the
number of securities registered shall be automatically increased to cover the additional
securities in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the average of the high and low sale price
per share of the registrant&#146;s common stock on September&nbsp;9, 2005.</TD>
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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: 18pt">Not Applicable.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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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. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents, which have been filed by Horizon Offshore, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;) with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;), are incorporated herein by reference:
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The Company&#146;s latest annual report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2004;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;All other reports filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report referred to in (a);
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;The description of the Company&#146;s Common Stock included in its Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed January&nbsp;22, 1998 (incorporating by reference the description of the Common Stock
included in the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.&nbsp;333-43965, originally filed
on January&nbsp;9, 1998);
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto that indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall, except to the extent
otherwise provided by Regulation&nbsp;S-K or any other rule promulgated by the Commission, be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other document subsequently filed or 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</B>
</DIV>


<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. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


<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. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s Certificate of Incorporation (the &#147;Certificate&#148;) contains provisions eliminating
the personal liability of the directors to the Company and its stockholders for monetary damages
for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law. By virtue of these provisions, under current Delaware law a director of
the Company will not be personally liable for monetary damages for a breach of his or her fiduciary
duty except for liability for (a)&nbsp;a breach of his or her duty of loyalty to the Company or to its
stockholders, (b)&nbsp;acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (c)&nbsp;dividends or stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under
Delaware law and (d)&nbsp;any transaction from which he or she receives an improper personal benefit.
In addition, the Certificate provides that if a Delaware law is amended to authorize the further
elimination or limitation of the liability of a director, then the liability of the directors shall
be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as amended. These
provisions pertain only to breaches of duty by directors as directors and not in any other
corporate capacity, such as officers, and limit liability only for breaches of fiduciary duties
under Delaware law and not for violations of other laws such as the federal securities laws.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s bylaws require the Company to indemnify its directors and officers against
certain expenses and costs, judgments, settlements and fines incurred in the defense of any claim,
including any claim brought by or in the right of the Company, to which they were made parties by
reason of being or having been directors and officers, subject to certain conditions and
limitations.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In addition, each of the Company&#146;s directors has entered into an indemnity agreement with the
Company, pursuant to which the Company has agreed under certain circumstances to purchase and
maintain directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance. The agreements also provide that the
Company will indemnify the directors against any costs and expenses, judgments, settlements and
fines incurred in connection with any claim involving a director by reason of his position as
director that are in excess of the coverage provided by such insurance, provided that the director
meets certain standards of conduct. Under the indemnity agreements, the Company is not required to
purchase and maintain directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance if it is not reasonably
available or, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, there is insufficient benefit
to the Company from the insurance.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The registrant hereby undertakes:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made and to the extent required
by the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities
Act of 1933;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 a 20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished by the registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this registration statement.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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 <I>bona fide </I>offering thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b)&nbsp;The 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
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;(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
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 proceedings) 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 of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B>The Registrant. </B>Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 September&nbsp;13,
2005.
</DIV>

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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">HORIZON OFFSHORE, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ David W. Sharp
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">David W. Sharp&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">President and
Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<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;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints David W. Sharp and Ronald D. Mogel, or either one of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of 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 Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or 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, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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    <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/ David W. Sharp
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David W. Sharp
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
<I>(Principal Executive Officer)</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;13, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ronald D. Mogel
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ronald D. Mogel
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer
and Vice President
<I>(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)</I>
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;13, 2005</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ John T. Mills
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
John T. Mills
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Chairman of the Board
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;13, 2005</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Raymond L. Steele
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Raymond L. Steele
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;13, 2005</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Ken R. Lesuer
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Ken R. LeSuer
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;13, 2005</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Charles O. Buckner
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Charles O. Buckner
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">September&nbsp;13, 2005</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &#038; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P.</TD>
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    <TD><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">23.1</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carr&#232;re &#038; Den&#232;gre, L.L.P. (included in its</TD>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 13, 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
HORIZON OFFSHORE, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
76-0487309
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2500 CityWest Boulevard, Suite 2200, Houston, Texas 77042
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
Horizon Offshore, Inc. 2005 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
David W. Sharp
Chief Executive Officer
Horizon Offshore, Inc.
2500 CityWest Boulevard, Suite 2200
Houston, Texas 77042
(713) 361-2600
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
William B. Masters
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.
8555 United Plaza Blvd.
Baton Rouge, LA 70809-7000
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price
aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered
per share
offering price
registration fee
Common Stock ($0.001 par
value per share)
70,000,000 shares
$0.51
(2)
$35,700,000
(2)
$
4,201.89
(1)
Upon a stock split, stock dividend or similar transaction in the future and during the
effectiveness of this Registration Statement involving common stock of the registrant, the
number of securities registered shall be automatically increased to cover the additional
securities in accordance with Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and (h) under the Securities Act of 1933, based on the average of the high and low sale price
per share of the registrant's common stock on September 9, 2005.
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Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
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PART I
Not Applicable.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have been filed by Horizon Offshore, Inc. (the "Company") with
the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"), are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Company's latest annual report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2004;
(b) All other reports filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 since the end of the fiscal year covered by the annual
report referred to in (a);
(c) The description of the Company's Common Stock included in its Registration Statement on
Form 8-A filed January 22, 1998 (incorporating by reference the description of the Common Stock
included in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No. 333-43965, originally filed
on January 9, 1998);
All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of this Registration Statement and prior to
the filing of a post-effective amendment hereto that indicates that all securities offered have
been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall, except to the extent
otherwise provided by Regulation S-K or any other rule promulgated by the Commission, be deemed to
be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of
filing of such documents. Any statements contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded to the extent that a
statement contained herein or in any other document subsequently filed or incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be
deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate") contains provisions eliminating
the personal liability of the directors to the Company and its stockholders for monetary damages
for breaches of their fiduciary duties as directors to the fullest extent permitted by the Delaware
General Corporation Law. By virtue of these provisions, under current Delaware law a director of
the Company will not be personally liable for monetary damages for a breach of his or her fiduciary
duty except for liability for (a) a breach of his or her duty of loyalty to the Company or to its
stockholders, (b) acts or omissions not in good faith or that involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (c) dividends or stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under
Delaware law and (d) any transaction from which he or she receives an improper personal benefit.
In addition, the Certificate provides that if a Delaware law is amended to authorize the further
elimination or limitation of the liability of a director, then the liability of the directors shall
be eliminated or limited to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law, as amended. These
provisions pertain only to breaches of duty by directors as directors and not in any other
corporate capacity, such as officers, and limit liability only for breaches of fiduciary duties
under Delaware law and not for violations of other laws such as the federal securities laws.
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The Company's bylaws require the Company to indemnify its directors and officers against
certain expenses and costs, judgments, settlements and fines incurred in the defense of any claim,
including any claim brought by or in the right of the Company, to which they were made parties by
reason of being or having been directors and officers, subject to certain conditions and
limitations.
In addition, each of the Company's directors has entered into an indemnity agreement with the
Company, pursuant to which the Company has agreed under certain circumstances to purchase and
maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance. The agreements also provide that the
Company will indemnify the directors against any costs and expenses, judgments, settlements and
fines incurred in connection with any claim involving a director by reason of his position as
director that are in excess of the coverage provided by such insurance, provided that the director
meets certain standards of conduct. Under the indemnity agreements, the Company is not required to
purchase and maintain directors' and officers' liability insurance if it is not reasonably
available or, in the reasonable judgment of the Board of Directors, there is insufficient benefit
to the Company from the insurance.
Item 7. Exemption From Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.3
Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. (included in its
opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
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Powers of Attorney (included in the signature page hereof).
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made and to the extent required
by the Securities Act of 1933 and the rules and regulations promulgated thereunder, 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 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 a 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
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(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material
change to such information in this registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished by the registrant pursuant to Section
13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this 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.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The 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
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.
(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
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the 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 proceedings) 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 of whether such
indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will
be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 September 13,
2005.
HORIZON OFFSHORE, INC.
By:
/s/ David W. Sharp
David W. Sharp
President and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and
appoints David W. Sharp and Ronald D. Mogel, or either one of them, his true and lawful
attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of 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 Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto
such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and
thing requisite and ratifying and confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and agent or his
substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ David W. Sharp
David W. Sharp
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
September 13, 2005
/s/ Ronald D. Mogel
Ronald D. Mogel
Chief Financial Officer
and Vice President
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
September 13, 2005
/s/ John T. Mills
John T. Mills
Chairman of the Board
September 13, 2005
/s/ Raymond L. Steele
Raymond L. Steele
Director
September 13, 2005
/s/ Ken R. Lesuer
Ken R. LeSuer
Director
September 13, 2005
/s/ Charles O. Buckner
Charles O. Buckner
Director
September 13, 2005
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Exhibit Index
5
Opinion of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2
Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP.
23.3
Consent of Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrère & Denègre, L.L.P. (included in its
opinion filed as Exhibit 5).
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Powers of Attorney (included in the signature page hereof).