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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;19, 2005
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No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>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: 18pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Delaware
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">76-0451843</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">1333 West Loop South, Suite&nbsp;1700</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">Houston, Texas
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">77027</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION<BR>
2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN<BR>
(Full title of the plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">William C. Lemmer<BR>
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary<BR>
Cooper Cameron Corporation<BR>
1333 West Loop South, Suite&nbsp;1700<BR>
Houston, Texas 77027<BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">(713)&nbsp;513-3300<BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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<TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par value $.01 per share</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 0px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,013,525 </TD>
    <TD nowrap style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">(3)</TD>
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    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">71.189</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 0px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">143,340,831</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 0px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">16,872</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares
registered hereby shall also be deemed to include such indeterminate number of additional
shares of common stock that may be issued upon exercise of options solely as a result of
provisions to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and 457 (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average high and low trading prices
of the Common Stock on September&nbsp;14, 2005, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Each share of Common Stock offered hereby includes one purchase right issuable under the
Cooper Cameron Corporation Rights Plan, which is exercisable upon the occurrence of certain
specified events.</TD>
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<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#001">ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">ITEM 8. EXHIBITS</A></TD></TR>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#006"> SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h28827exv5w1.htm">Opinion and Consent of William C. Lemmer</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">The following documents, which we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
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    <TD>Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2004.</TD>
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    <TD>Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March&nbsp;31, 2005 and June&nbsp;30, 2005.</TD>
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    <TD>The description of our common stock, preferred stock and preferred stock
purchase rights contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A, filed on July&nbsp;27,
1995, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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    <TD>Cooper Cameron&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July
7, 2005; July&nbsp;21, 2005; July&nbsp;26, 2005, August&nbsp;26, 2005, August&nbsp;31, 2005, September&nbsp;1,
2005 and September&nbsp;8, 2005.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">All reports subsequently filed by the Company and the Plan pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13, 14 and 15 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained herein 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 which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any such 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: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The opinion as to the legality of the securities registered hereunder is being given by
William C. Lemmer, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company. Mr.&nbsp;Lemmer is
eligible to participate in the Cooper Cameron Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Statutory Indemnification</I></B>. Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a
corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In a suit brought to obtain a judgment in the corporation&#146;s favor, whether by the corporation
itself or derivatively by a stockholder, the corporation may only indemnify for expenses, including
attorney&#146;s fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of
the case, and the corporation may not indemnify for amounts paid in satisfaction of a judgment or
in settlement of the claim. In any such action, no indemnification may be paid in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such persons shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation
except as otherwise approved by the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which the claim was
brought. In any other type of proceeding, the indemnification may extend to judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such other
proceedings, as well as to expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The statute does not permit indemnification unless the person seeking indemnification has
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the corporation and, in the case of criminal actions or proceedings, the person had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. There are additional limitations applicable
to criminal actions and to actions brought by or in the name of the corporation. The determination
as to whether a person seeking indemnification has met the required standard of conduct is to be
made (i)&nbsp;by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested members of the board of directors; or (ii)
by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, if such a quorum does not exist or if the
disinterested directors so direct; or (iii)&nbsp;by the stockholders.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The amended certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the registrant require us to indemnify
our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, and to implement
provisions pursuant to contractual indemnity agreements we have entered into with our directors and
executive officers. Our amended certificate of incorporation limits the personal liability of a
director to us or our stockholders to damages for breach of the director&#146;s fiduciary duty. We have
purchased insurance on behalf of our directors and officers against certain liabilities that may be
asserted by such persons in their capacities as directors or officers, or that may arise out of
their status as directors or officers, including liabilities under the federal and state securities
laws.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our certificate of incorporation limits the personal liability of a director us or our
stockholders for monetary damages for the breach of the directors&#146; fiduciary duty.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<B><I>Contractual Indemnification. </I></B>We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our
directors, executive officers and certain other designated officers under which we have agreed to
indemnify and advance expenses to each indemnitee as provided in the indemnification agreements to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In general, each indemnitee is entitled to the rights of indemnification if by reason of the
indemnitee&#146;s corporate status he is or is threatened to be made a party to or a participant in any
threatened, pending or completed proceeding. Subject to certain conditions, we must indemnify the
indemnitee against all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with any proceeding if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best
interests, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to believe
his conduct was unlawful.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In the case of a proceeding by us, no indemnification against expenses will be made in respect
of any claim as to which the indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to us or if
applicable law prohibits the indemnification. Nonetheless, if applicable law permits
indemnification against expenses, indemnification will be made if and to the extent that the court
in which the relative proceeding is pending shall so determine.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If an indemnitee is not wholly successful in defense of a proceeding, but is successful on the
merits or otherwise as to one or more but not less than all claims, we will indemnify the
indemnitee
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with
each such claim as to which the indemnitee was successful on the merits or otherwise. An
indemnitee will be successful on the merits or otherwise if, among other things, (i)&nbsp;the claim was
terminated by withdrawal or dismissal with or without prejudice; (ii)&nbsp;a claim was terminated
without any express finding of liability or guilt against the indemnitee with or without prejudice;
or (iii)&nbsp;120&nbsp;days expires after the making of a claim or threat without the institution of the
claim or threat, or settlement of a claim as to which the indemnitee pays less than $200,000.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;In no event is an indemnitee entitled to indemnification with respect to a claim to the extent
applicable law prohibits the indemnification, or an admission is made by the indemnitee in writing
to us, or final nonappealable determination is made in a proceeding that the standard for conduct
for indemnification under the indemnification agreement has not been met.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indemnitees also are entitled to indemnification if they are required to appear as a witness
in any proceeding.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We must advance all reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of an indemnitee in
connection with a proceeding within ten days after our receipt of a statement from the indemnitee
requesting the advance, whether before or after the final disposition of the proceeding. The
indemnitee must repay amounts advanced only if and to the extent it is ultimately determined by a
final nonappealable adjudication or arbitration decision that the indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified against the expenses.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The indemnification agreement also contains detailed procedures for determination of
entitlement to indemnification and remedies for an indemnitee if it is determined that an
indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;If indemnification provided for in the indemnification agreement is held by a court to be
unavailable to an indemnitee for any reason other than the indemnitee did not act in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, or with respect
to a criminal proceeding, that the indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful, we are required to contribute to the amount of expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and
amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnitee, in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnitee and the relative
fault of the indemnitee versus the other defendants or participants in connection with the action
or inaction that resulted in the expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in
settlement, as well as any other relevant equity considerations.
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<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="1%" nowrap align="left">4.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cooper Cameron Corporation, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2002 of Cooper Cameron Corporation filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;26, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cooper Cameron Corporation, dated June
30, 1995, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Cooper Cameron
Corporation (Commission File No.&nbsp;33-94948), and incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.3</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cooper Cameron
Corporation, dated May&nbsp;19, 1998, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-8 of Cooper Cameron Corporation (Commission File No.&nbsp;333-53545), and incorporated herein by
reference.</TD>
</TR>

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<TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.4</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Form of Rights Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;1, 1995, between Cooper Cameron Corporation and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Cooper Cameron Corporation (Commission File No.
33-94948), and incorporated herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.5</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>First Amendment to Rights Agreement between Cooper Cameron Corporation and First Chicago
Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, dated November&nbsp;1, 1997, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 1997, and incorporated
herein by reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">4.6</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Cooper Cameron Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan filed as Appendix&nbsp;B to the Cooper
Cameron Corporation Proxy Statement, dated March&nbsp;21, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">*5.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Opinion and Consent of William C. Lemmer, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">*23.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Consent of William C. Lemmer (contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">*23.2</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">*24.1</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD> Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left">
<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left" colspan="3">*Filed herewith</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:</TD>
</TR>

</TABLE>
</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="7%" 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 10(a) (3)&nbsp;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="7%" 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 and 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;</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="7%" 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>

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<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt; font-size: 10pt; margin-left: 3%"><I>provided, however, </I>that paragraphs (a) (1) (i)&nbsp;and (a) (1) (ii)&nbsp;do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.</DIV>


<DIV style="margin-top: 6pt">
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(3)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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.</TD>
</TR>

<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="3%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(4)</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>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 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.</TD>
</TR>

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</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 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 of 1933 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 of 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.
</DIV>
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</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, 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 19th day of September,
2005.
</DIV>
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    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left">(Registrant)</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">&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" colspan="3">/s/ Franklin Myers
</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 1px">
    <TD valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" valign="top" align="left" style="border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By:
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Franklin Myers</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">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President and</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">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer</TD>
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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;Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Sheldon R. Erikson and William C. Lemmer and each of
them (with full power to act alone), as attorney and agents for the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 any and all amendments and
exhibits to this Registration Statement and any and all applications, instruments and other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration of
the securities covered hereby, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things whatsoever requisite or desirable.
</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 indicated on September&nbsp;19, 2005:
</DIV>
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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="46%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Signature</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Title</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Sheldon R. Erikson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">Sheldon R. Erikson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director, Chairman, President &#038;
Chief Executive Officer (principal
executive officer)</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">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Franklin Myers
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">Franklin Myers
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Senior Vice President &#038; Chief
Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Charles M. Sledge
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">Charles M. Sledge
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President &#038; Controller
(principal accounting officer)</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">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Nathan M. Avery
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">Nathan M. Avery
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</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">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ C. Baker Cunningham
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">C. Baker Cunningham
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</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">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Peter J. Fluor
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">Peter J. Fluor
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</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">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Lamar Norsworthy
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">Lamar Norsworthy
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</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">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Michael E. Patrick
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">Michael E. Patrick
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</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">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ David Ross
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">David Ross
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</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">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;/s/ Bruce W. Wilkinson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</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">Bruce W. Wilkinson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cooper Cameron Corporation, filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;3.3 to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for 2002 of Cooper Cameron
Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March&nbsp;26,
2003, and incorporated herein by reference.</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">&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">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cooper Cameron
Corporation, dated June&nbsp;30, 1995, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of Cooper Cameron Corporation (Commission File No.
33-94948), and incorporated herein by reference.</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">&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">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Cooper Cameron Corporation, dated May&nbsp;19, 1998, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.3 to the
Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of Cooper Cameron Corporation (Commission
File No.&nbsp;333-53545), and incorporated herein by reference.</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">&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">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Rights Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;1, 1995, between Cooper Cameron
Corporation and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent,
filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.1 of the Registration Statement on Form&nbsp;S-8 of Cooper
Cameron Corporation (Commission File No.&nbsp;33-94948), and incorporated herein by
reference.</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">&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">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment to Rights Agreement between Cooper Cameron Corporation and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, dated November&nbsp;1,
1997, filed as Exhibit&nbsp;4.2 to the Annual Report on Form&nbsp;10-K for the fiscal
year ended December&nbsp;31, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.</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">&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">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Cooper Cameron Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan filed as Appendix&nbsp;B to
the Cooper Cameron Corporation Proxy Statement, dated March&nbsp;21, 2005, and
incorporated herein by reference.</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">&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">*5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion and Consent of William C. Lemmer, Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of the Company.</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">&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">*23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of William C. Lemmer (contained in his opinion filed as
Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto).</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">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">*24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
registration statement).</TD>
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Table of Contents
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 19, 2005
Registration
No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
76-0451843
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1333 West Loop South, Suite 1700
Houston, Texas
77027
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
(Zip Code)
COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION
2005 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
William C. Lemmer
Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
Cooper Cameron Corporation
1333 West Loop South, Suite 1700
Houston, Texas 77027
(Name and address of agent for service)
(713) 513-3300
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Maximum
Maximum
Amount
Offering
Aggregate
Amount of
to be
Price Per
Offering
Registration
Title of Securities to be Registered
Registered(1)
Share(2)
Price(2)
Fee
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
2,013,525
(3)
$
71.189
$
143,340,831
$
16,872
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares
registered hereby shall also be deemed to include such indeterminate number of additional
shares of common stock that may be issued upon exercise of options solely as a result of
provisions to prevent dilution resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or similar
transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purposes of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c)
and 457 (h) under the Securities Act, on the basis of the average high and low trading prices
of the Common Stock on September 14, 2005, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange Composite Transactions.
(3)
Each share of Common Stock offered hereby includes one purchase right issuable under the
Cooper Cameron Corporation Rights Plan, which is exercisable upon the occurrence of certain
specified events.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART II
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS
SIGNATURES
Opinion and Consent of William C. Lemmer
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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PART II
ITEM 3. INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE.
The following documents, which we have filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission are
incorporated herein by reference and made a part hereof:
(a)
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2004.
(b)
Quarterly Reports on Form 10-Q for the quarters ended March 31, 2005 and June 30, 2005.
(c)
The description of our common stock, preferred stock and preferred stock
purchase rights contained in the registration statement on Form 8-A, filed on July 27,
1995, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
(d)
Cooper Cameron's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on July
7, 2005; July 21, 2005; July 26, 2005, August 26, 2005, August 31, 2005, September 1,
2005 and September 8, 2005.
All reports subsequently filed by the Company and the Plan pursuant to Sections 13, 14 and 15 (d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which
indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated herein by reference in this Registration
Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement
contained herein 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 which
also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.
Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this
Registration Statement, except as so modified or superseded.
ITEM 5. INTERESTS OF NAMED EXPERTS AND COUNSEL.
The opinion as to the legality of the securities registered hereunder is being given by
William C. Lemmer, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company. Mr. Lemmer is
eligible to participate in the Cooper Cameron Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan.
ITEM 6. INDEMNIFICATION OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS.
Statutory Indemnification
. Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a
corporation to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to
any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative or investigative, by reason of the fact that he is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of the corporation or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a
director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or
other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in
settlement actually and reasonably incurred by him in connection with such action.
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In a suit brought to obtain a judgment in the corporation's favor, whether by the corporation
itself or derivatively by a stockholder, the corporation may only indemnify for expenses, including
attorney's fees, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of
the case, and the corporation may not indemnify for amounts paid in satisfaction of a judgment or
in settlement of the claim. In any such action, no indemnification may be paid in respect of any
claim, issue or matter as to which such persons shall have been adjudged liable to the corporation
except as otherwise approved by the Delaware Court of Chancery or the court in which the claim was
brought. In any other type of proceeding, the indemnification may extend to judgments, fines and
amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred in connection with such other
proceedings, as well as to expenses (including attorneys' fees).
The statute does not permit indemnification unless the person seeking indemnification has
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best
interests of the corporation and, in the case of criminal actions or proceedings, the person had no
reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. There are additional limitations applicable
to criminal actions and to actions brought by or in the name of the corporation. The determination
as to whether a person seeking indemnification has met the required standard of conduct is to be
made (i) by a majority vote of a quorum of disinterested members of the board of directors; or (ii)
by independent legal counsel in a written opinion, if such a quorum does not exist or if the
disinterested directors so direct; or (iii) by the stockholders.
The amended certificate of incorporation and bylaws of the registrant require us to indemnify
our directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law, and to implement
provisions pursuant to contractual indemnity agreements we have entered into with our directors and
executive officers. Our amended certificate of incorporation limits the personal liability of a
director to us or our stockholders to damages for breach of the director's fiduciary duty. We have
purchased insurance on behalf of our directors and officers against certain liabilities that may be
asserted by such persons in their capacities as directors or officers, or that may arise out of
their status as directors or officers, including liabilities under the federal and state securities
laws.
Our certificate of incorporation limits the personal liability of a director us or our
stockholders for monetary damages for the breach of the directors' fiduciary duty.
Contractual Indemnification.
We have entered into indemnification agreements with each of our
directors, executive officers and certain other designated officers under which we have agreed to
indemnify and advance expenses to each indemnitee as provided in the indemnification agreements to
the fullest extent permitted by applicable law.
In general, each indemnitee is entitled to the rights of indemnification if by reason of the
indemnitee's corporate status he is or is threatened to be made a party to or a participant in any
threatened, pending or completed proceeding. Subject to certain conditions, we must indemnify the
indemnitee against all expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in settlement
actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with any proceeding if he
acted in good faith and in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best
interests, and, with respect to any criminal proceeding, if he had no reasonable cause to believe
his conduct was unlawful.
In the case of a proceeding by us, no indemnification against expenses will be made in respect
of any claim as to which the indemnitee shall have been adjudged to be liable to us or if
applicable law prohibits the indemnification. Nonetheless, if applicable law permits
indemnification against expenses, indemnification will be made if and to the extent that the court
in which the relative proceeding is pending shall so determine.
If an indemnitee is not wholly successful in defense of a proceeding, but is successful on the
merits or otherwise as to one or more but not less than all claims, we will indemnify the
indemnitee
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against all expenses actually and reasonably incurred by him or on his behalf in connection with
each such claim as to which the indemnitee was successful on the merits or otherwise. An
indemnitee will be successful on the merits or otherwise if, among other things, (i) the claim was
terminated by withdrawal or dismissal with or without prejudice; (ii) a claim was terminated
without any express finding of liability or guilt against the indemnitee with or without prejudice;
or (iii) 120 days expires after the making of a claim or threat without the institution of the
claim or threat, or settlement of a claim as to which the indemnitee pays less than $200,000.
In no event is an indemnitee entitled to indemnification with respect to a claim to the extent
applicable law prohibits the indemnification, or an admission is made by the indemnitee in writing
to us, or final nonappealable determination is made in a proceeding that the standard for conduct
for indemnification under the indemnification agreement has not been met.
Indemnitees also are entitled to indemnification if they are required to appear as a witness
in any proceeding.
We must advance all reasonable expenses incurred by or on behalf of an indemnitee in
connection with a proceeding within ten days after our receipt of a statement from the indemnitee
requesting the advance, whether before or after the final disposition of the proceeding. The
indemnitee must repay amounts advanced only if and to the extent it is ultimately determined by a
final nonappealable adjudication or arbitration decision that the indemnitee is not entitled to be
indemnified against the expenses.
The indemnification agreement also contains detailed procedures for determination of
entitlement to indemnification and remedies for an indemnitee if it is determined that an
indemnitee is not entitled to indemnification.
If indemnification provided for in the indemnification agreement is held by a court to be
unavailable to an indemnitee for any reason other than the indemnitee did not act in good faith and
in a manner he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to our best interests, or with respect
to a criminal proceeding, that the indemnitee had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful, we are required to contribute to the amount of expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and
amounts paid in settlement, actually and reasonably incurred by the indemnitee, in such proportion
as is appropriate to reflect the relative benefits received by the indemnitee and the relative
fault of the indemnitee versus the other defendants or participants in connection with the action
or inaction that resulted in the expenses, judgments, penalties, fines and amounts paid in
settlement, as well as any other relevant equity considerations.
ITEM 8. EXHIBITS.
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cooper Cameron Corporation, filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the
Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2002 of Cooper Cameron Corporation filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 26, 2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cooper Cameron Corporation, dated June
30, 1995, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Cooper Cameron
Corporation (Commission File No. 33-94948), and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3
Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cooper Cameron
Corporation, dated May 19, 1998, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form
S-8 of Cooper Cameron Corporation (Commission File No. 333-53545), and incorporated herein by
reference.
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4.4
Form of Rights Agreement, dated as of May 1, 1995, between Cooper Cameron Corporation and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, filed as Exhibit 4.1 of the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Cooper Cameron Corporation (Commission File No.
33-94948), and incorporated herein by reference.
4.5
First Amendment to Rights Agreement between Cooper Cameron Corporation and First Chicago
Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, dated November 1, 1997, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to
the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1997, and incorporated
herein by reference.
4.6
Cooper Cameron Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan filed as Appendix B to the Cooper
Cameron Corporation Proxy Statement, dated March 21, 2005, and incorporated herein by
reference.
*5.1
Opinion and Consent of William C. Lemmer, Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary of the Company.
*23.1
Consent of William C. Lemmer (contained in his opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
*23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
*24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this registration statement).
*Filed herewith
ITEM 9. UNDERTAKINGS.
(a)
The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1)
To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i)
To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a) (3) of the
Securities Act 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 and 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;
(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;
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provided, however,
that paragraphs (a) (1) (i) and (a) (1) (ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant
pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 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.
(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.
(4)
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 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 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 of 1933 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 of 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.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 19th day of September,
2005.
COOPER CAMERON CORPORATION
(Registrant)
/s/ Franklin Myers
By:
Franklin Myers
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Sheldon R. Erikson and William C. Lemmer and each of
them (with full power to act alone), as attorney and agents for the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 any and all amendments and
exhibits to this Registration Statement and any and all applications, instruments and other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration of
the securities covered hereby, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things whatsoever requisite or desirable.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 19, 2005:
Signature
Title
/s/ Sheldon R. Erikson
Sheldon R. Erikson
Director, Chairman, President &
Chief Executive Officer (principal
executive officer)
/s/ Franklin Myers
Franklin Myers
Senior Vice President & Chief
Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
/s/ Charles M. Sledge
Charles M. Sledge
Vice President & Controller
(principal accounting officer)
/s/ Nathan M. Avery
Nathan M. Avery
Director
/s/ C. Baker Cunningham
C. Baker Cunningham
Director
/s/ Peter J. Fluor
Peter J. Fluor
Director
/s/ Lamar Norsworthy
Lamar Norsworthy
Director
/s/ Michael E. Patrick
Michael E. Patrick
Director
/s/ David Ross
David Ross
Director
/s/ Bruce W. Wilkinson
Bruce W. Wilkinson
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Cooper Cameron Corporation, filed as
Exhibit 3.3 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for 2002 of Cooper Cameron
Corporation filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 26,
2003, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.2
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cooper Cameron
Corporation, dated June 30, 1995, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 of Cooper Cameron Corporation (Commission File No.
33-94948), and incorporated herein by reference.
4.3
Certificate of Amendment to the Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Cooper Cameron Corporation, dated May 19, 1998, filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Cooper Cameron Corporation (Commission
File No. 333-53545), and incorporated herein by reference.
4.4
Form of Rights Agreement, dated as of May 1, 1995, between Cooper Cameron
Corporation and First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent,
filed as Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Cooper
Cameron Corporation (Commission File No. 33-94948), and incorporated herein by
reference.
4.5
First Amendment to Rights Agreement between Cooper Cameron Corporation and
First Chicago Trust Company of New York, as Rights Agent, dated November 1,
1997, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1997, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.6
Cooper Cameron Corporation 2005 Equity Incentive Plan filed as Appendix B to
the Cooper Cameron Corporation Proxy Statement, dated March 21, 2005, and
incorporated herein by reference.
*5.1
Opinion and Consent of William C. Lemmer, Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary of the Company.
*23.1
Consent of William C. Lemmer (contained in his opinion filed as
Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
*23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
*24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page of this
registration statement).
*Filed herewith