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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on ______ ___, 2005</B>



<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</DIV>



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<P align="center" style="font-size: 14pt"><B>UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>

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


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

<P align="center" style="font-size: 24pt"><B>RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION</B>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)</DIV>


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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
(State or other jurisdiction of<BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>34-1312571</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
Identification No.)</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>Fort Worth, Texas</B><BR>
<B>777 Main Street, Suite&nbsp;800</b><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>76102</B><BR>
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<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan</B><BR>
(Full title of the plan)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>John H. Pinkerton<BR>
President<BR>
Range Resources Corporation<BR>
777 Main Street, Suite&nbsp;800<BR>
Fort Worth, Texas 76102</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>(817)&nbsp;870-2601</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)



<P align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">with a copy to:<BR>
<B>Rodney Moore<BR>
Vinson &#038; Elkins L.L.P.<BR>
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite&nbsp;3700<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>
(214)&nbsp;220-7700</B>



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


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    <TD nowrap align="left">Title of securities</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center">Amount to be</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">Maximum offering</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="center" colspan="3">maximum aggregate</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">to be registered</TD>
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">3,680,362 shares
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">24.73</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">91,015,352.26</TD>
    <TD nowrap valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">10,712.51</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(1)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416, there are also being registered such additional shares of Common Stock
as may become issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the 2005 Equity-Based
Compensation Plan.</TD>
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    <TD width="1%" nowrap align="left">(2)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). The price for the 3,680,362
shares issuable under the Company&#146;s 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan and the first
amendment thereto was based on a price of $24.73, the average of the high and low prices
reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June&nbsp;7, 2005.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is being filed, in accordance with General Instruction E to
Form S-8, to register the offer and sale of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the
Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity Based Compensation Plan and the First Amendment to the
Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (as amended, the &#147;2005 Plan&#148;). The
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to any and all awards under
the 2005 Plan (subject to any adjustment due to recapitalization or reorganization permitted under
the 2005 Plan) is a number equal to (i)&nbsp;9,250,000 (the number of shares approved under the Amended
and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan of Range Resources Corporation (the &#147;1999 Plan&#148;)), less (ii)
6,319,638 (the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the 1999 Plan prior to May&nbsp;18, 2005
(1,408,924) and the number of shares issuable pursuant to awards under the 1999 Plan outstanding as
of May&nbsp;18, 2005 (4,910,714)), plus (iii)&nbsp;750,000 (the number of additional shares of Common Stock
approved for issuance under the 2005 Plan by the first amendment thereto), plus (iv)&nbsp;the number of
shares of Common Stock that currently are subject to awards under the 1999 Plan outstanding as of
May&nbsp;18, 2005 (4,910,714), which  subsequently are terminated or lapse without
such shares being issued pursuant to such awards. As of June&nbsp;7, 2005, 3,680,362 shares are
available for awards granted under the 2005 Plan and are included in this Registration Statement.
To the extent any of the awards outstanding under the 1999 Plan (to which the 4,910,714 shares referred to
in (iv)&nbsp;above are subject) hereafter terminate or lapse (resulting in an equivalent number of shares equal to the number of shares subject to such terminated or lapsed awards becoming
available for issuance under the 2005 Plan), the Registrant will file an additional Form S-8
covering the offer and sale of such shares.

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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents:


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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(a)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2004, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;).</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(b)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>All other reports filed by the Registrant since December&nbsp;31, 2004 with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including the
Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2005,
as amended.</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left">(c)&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>The description of the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock contained in the Registration
Statement on Form&nbsp;10, dated June&nbsp;18, 1980, and filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any subsequent amendment(s) or report(s)
filed for the purpose of updating such description.</TD>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall
also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of
filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Upon the written
or oral request of any person to whom a copy of this Registration Statement has been delivered, the
Registrant will provide without charge to such person a copy of any and all documents (excluding
exhibits thereto unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such
documents) that have been incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement but not
delivered herewith. Requests for such documents should be directed to Range Resources Corporation,
777 Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, Attention: Secretary, telephone (817)&nbsp;870-2601.

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



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

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


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



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company&#146;s restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws each provide that
the Company shall indemnify each director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company against all
liabilities and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to
which he may be made a party by reason of his being or having been a director, officer, employee,
or agent of the Company, to the full extent permitted by Delaware General Corporation Law.
Pursuant to Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company generally has the
power to indemnify its present and former directors and officers against expenses and liabilities
incurred by them in connection with any suit to which they are, or are threatened to be made, a
party by reason of their serving in those positions so long as they acted in good faith and in a
manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and
with respect to any criminal section, so long as they had no reasonable cause to believe their
conduct was unlawful.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;With respect to suits by or in the right of the Company, however, indemnification is generally
limited to attorney&#146;s fees and other expenses and is not available if the person is adjudged to be
liable to the Company, unless the court determines that indemnification is appropriate. The
statute expressly provides that the power to indemnify authorized thereby is not exclusive of any
rights granted under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or
otherwise. The Company also has the power to purchase and maintain insurance for its directors and
officers.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The preceding discussion of the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in
its entirety by the Company&#146;s certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law.


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and officers. Pursuant
to such agreements, the Company will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify such
persons against all expenses, judgments, fines and penalties incurred in connection with the
defense or settlement of any actions brought against them by reason of the fact that they were
directors or officers of the Company or assumed certain responsibilities at the direction of the
Company.

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

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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>



<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the
Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.7 to our Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;001-12209) as filed with the SEC
on May&nbsp;18, 2005)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">First Amendment to the Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.8 to our Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.
001-12209) as filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;18, 2005)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Vinson &#038; Elkins L.L.P.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Ernst &#038; Young LLP</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Vinson &#038; Elkins L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit&nbsp;5.1 hereto)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a)&nbsp;The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;1.&nbsp;To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(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;



<P align="left" style="margin-left:3%; font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;

<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt"><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 by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.



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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;3.&nbsp;To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.


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


<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&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
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.


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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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 Fort Worth, State of Texas, on June&nbsp;8, 2005.


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    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left">RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION<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/ Roger S. Manny
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Roger S. Manny&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Chief Financial Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
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<P align="left" style="font-size: 10pt">&nbsp;&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 date indicated. Each person
whose signature appears below authorizes and appoints each of John H. Pinkerton and Roger S. Manny,
and each of them severally, acting alone and without the other, as his attorney-in-fact to execute
in the name of such person and to file any amendments to this Registration Statement necessary or
advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the registration of the securities which are the subject of this
Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in the Registration Statement as
such attorney-in-fact may deem appropriate.

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    <TD width="12%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Capacity</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000">Date</TD>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ John H. Pinkerton<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
John H. Pinkerton</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
President, Chief Executive<br>
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Roger S. Manny<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Roger S. Manny</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Chief Financial Officer<br>
(Principal Financial Officer and<br>
Principal Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Robert E. Aikman<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Robert E. Aikman</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Charles L. Blackburn<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Charles L. Blackburn</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Chairman of the Board of Directors
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Anthony V. Dub<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Anthony V. Dub</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ V. Richard Eales<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
V. Richard Eales</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Allen Finkelson<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Allen Finkelson</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Jonathan S. Linker<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Jonathan S. Linker</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Kevin S. McCarthy<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Kevin S. McCarthy</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom" style="padding-top: 1em">
    <TD align="center" valign="top">/s/ Jeffrey L. Ventura<BR>
<HR size="1" noshade color="#000000">
Jeffrey L. Ventura</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">
Executive Vice President-Chief<br>
Operating Officer and Director
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">June 8, 2005</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.7 to our Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.&nbsp;001-12209) as filed with the SEC
on May&nbsp;18, 2005)</TD>
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<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">First Amendment to the Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;10.8 to our Form&nbsp;8-K (File No.
001-12209) as filed with the SEC on May&nbsp;18, 2005)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Vinson &#038; Elkins L.L.P.</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2*
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on ______ ___, 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
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
34-1312571
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Fort Worth, Texas
777 Main Street, Suite 800
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
76102
(Zip code)
2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan
(Full title of the plan)
John H. Pinkerton
President
Range Resources Corporation
777 Main Street, Suite 800
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(Name and address of agent for service)
(817) 870-2601
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
with a copy to:
Rodney Moore
Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
2001 Ross Avenue, Suite 3700
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 220-7700
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed
Proposed
Title of securities
Amount to be
Maximum offering
maximum aggregate
Amount of
to be registered
registered (1)
price per share (2)
offering price (2)
registration fee
Common Stock, $0.01 par
value per share
3,680,362 shares
$
24.73
$
91,015,352.26
$
10,712.51
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416, there are also being registered such additional shares of Common Stock
as may become issuable pursuant to the antidilution provisions of the 2005 Equity-Based
Compensation Plan.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). The price for the 3,680,362
shares issuable under the Company's 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan and the first
amendment thereto was based on a price of $24.73, the average of the high and low prices
reported on the New York Stock Exchange on June 7, 2005.
This Registration Statement is being filed, in accordance with General Instruction E to
Form S-8, to register the offer and sale of shares of Common Stock that may be issued under the
Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity Based Compensation Plan and the First Amendment to the
Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (as amended, the "2005 Plan"). The
maximum number of shares of Common Stock that may be issued pursuant to any and all awards under
the 2005 Plan (subject to any adjustment due to recapitalization or reorganization permitted under
the 2005 Plan) is a number equal to (i) 9,250,000 (the number of shares approved under the Amended
and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan of Range Resources Corporation (the "1999 Plan")), less (ii)
6,319,638 (the number of shares of Common Stock issued under the 1999 Plan prior to May 18, 2005
(1,408,924) and the number of shares issuable pursuant to awards under the 1999 Plan outstanding as
of May 18, 2005 (4,910,714)), plus (iii) 750,000 (the number of additional shares of Common Stock
approved for issuance under the 2005 Plan by the first amendment thereto), plus (iv) the number of
shares of Common Stock that currently are subject to awards under the 1999 Plan outstanding as of
May 18, 2005 (4,910,714), which  subsequently are terminated or lapse without
such shares being issued pursuant to such awards. As of June 7, 2005, 3,680,362 shares are
available for awards granted under the 2005 Plan and are included in this Registration Statement.
To the extent any of the awards outstanding under the 1999 Plan (to which the 4,910,714 shares referred to
in (iv) above are subject) hereafter terminate or lapse (resulting in an equivalent number of shares equal to the number of shares subject to such terminated or lapsed awards becoming
available for issuance under the 2005 Plan), the Registrant will file an additional Form S-8
covering the offer and sale of such shares.
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this Registration Statement the following
documents:
(a)
The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K, as amended, for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 2004, filed pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Exchange Act").
(b)
All other reports filed by the Registrant since December 31, 2004 with the
Commission pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, including the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the fiscal quarter ended March 31, 2005,
as amended.
(c)
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock contained in the Registration
Statement on Form 10, dated June 18, 1980, and filed with the Commission pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act, including any subsequent amendment(s) or report(s)
filed for the purpose of updating such description.
All documents subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment that indicates that all
securities offered have been sold or that deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall
also be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the dates of
filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this
Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently
filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or
supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as
so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. Upon the written
or oral request of any person to whom a copy of this Registration Statement has been delivered, the
Registrant will provide without charge to such person a copy of any and all documents (excluding
exhibits thereto unless such exhibits are specifically incorporated by reference into such
documents) that have been incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement but not
delivered herewith. Requests for such documents should be directed to Range Resources Corporation,
777 Main Street, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, Attention: Secretary, telephone (817) 870-2601.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
The Company's restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and bylaws each provide that
the Company shall indemnify each director, officer, employee, or agent of the Company against all
liabilities and expenses reasonably incurred in connection with any action, suit or proceeding to
which he may be made a party by reason of his being or having been a director, officer, employee,
or agent of the Company, to the full extent permitted by Delaware General Corporation Law.
Pursuant to Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Company generally has the
power to indemnify its present and former directors and officers against expenses and liabilities
incurred by them in connection with any suit to which they are, or are threatened to be made, a
party by reason of their serving in those positions so long as they acted in good faith and in a
manner they reasonably believed to be in, or not opposed to, the best interests of the Company, and
with respect to any criminal section, so long as they had no reasonable cause to believe their
conduct was unlawful.
With respect to suits by or in the right of the Company, however, indemnification is generally
limited to attorney's fees and other expenses and is not available if the person is adjudged to be
liable to the Company, unless the court determines that indemnification is appropriate. The
statute expressly provides that the power to indemnify authorized thereby is not exclusive of any
rights granted under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or
otherwise. The Company also has the power to purchase and maintain insurance for its directors and
officers.
The preceding discussion of the Company's certificate of incorporation and bylaws and Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law is not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in
its entirety by the Company's certificate of incorporation, bylaws and Section 145 of the Delaware
General Corporation Law.
The Company has entered into indemnity agreements with its directors and officers. Pursuant
to such agreements, the Company will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify such
persons against all expenses, judgments, fines and penalties incurred in connection with the
defense or settlement of any actions brought against them by reason of the fact that they were
directors or officers of the Company or assumed certain responsibilities at the direction of the
Company.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by reference to another filing of the
Registrant with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit Number
Description
4.1
Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Form 8-K (File No. 001-12209) as filed with the SEC
on May 18, 2005)
4.2
First Amendment to the Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to our Form 8-K (File No.
001-12209) as filed with the SEC on May 18, 2005)
5.1
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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23.3
Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereto)
Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
1. To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this Registration Statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in the Registration Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in the Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in the Registration Statement;
provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the information
required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic
reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that
are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.
2. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such
post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
3. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities
being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an
employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is
incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement shall be deemed to be a new Registration
Statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that
time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in
the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all 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 Fort Worth, State of Texas, on June 8, 2005.
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Roger S. Manny
Roger S. Manny
Chief Financial Officer
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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 date indicated. Each person
whose signature appears below authorizes and appoints each of John H. Pinkerton and Roger S. Manny,
and each of them severally, acting alone and without the other, as his attorney-in-fact to execute
in the name of such person and to file any amendments to this Registration Statement necessary or
advisable to enable the Registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules,
regulations and requirements of the registration of the securities which are the subject of this
Registration Statement, which amendments may make such changes in the Registration Statement as
such attorney-in-fact may deem appropriate.
Signature
Capacity
Date
/s/ John H. Pinkerton
John H. Pinkerton
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
June 8, 2005
/s/ Roger S. Manny
Roger S. Manny
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
June 8, 2005
/s/ Robert E. Aikman
Robert E. Aikman
Director
June 8, 2005
/s/ Charles L. Blackburn
Charles L. Blackburn
Chairman of the Board of Directors
June 8, 2005
/s/ Anthony V. Dub
Anthony V. Dub
Director
June 8, 2005
/s/ V. Richard Eales
V. Richard Eales
Director
June 8, 2005
/s/ Allen Finkelson
Allen Finkelson
Director
June 8, 2005
/s/ Jonathan S. Linker
Jonathan S. Linker
Director
June 8, 2005
/s/ Kevin S. McCarthy
Kevin S. McCarthy
Director
June 8, 2005
/s/ Jeffrey L. Ventura
Jeffrey L. Ventura
Executive Vice President-Chief
Operating Officer and Director
June 8, 2005
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to our Form 8-K (File No. 001-12209) as filed with the SEC
on May 18, 2005)
4.2
First Amendment to the Range Resources Corporation 2005 Equity-Based Compensation Plan
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to our Form 8-K (File No.
001-12209) as filed with the SEC on May 18, 2005)
5.1*
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2*
Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
23.3*
Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included in the signature pages hereto)
*
Filed herewith
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