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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>AS
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 23, 2006</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Registration No.&nbsp;333-_______
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT<BR>
UNDER<BR>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>GOODRICH PETROLEUM 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"><B>Delaware</B><BR>
((State or other jurisdiction of <BR>
incorporation or organization)
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>76-0466193</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>808 Travis Street, Suite&nbsp;1320<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002</B><BR>
(Address, including Zip Code,<BR>
of Principal Executive Offices)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION<BR>
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN</B><BR>
(Full title of the Plan)
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>David R. Looney<BR>
808 Travis Street, Suite&nbsp;1320<BR>
Houston, Texas 77002<BR>
713-780-9494</B><BR>
(Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,<BR>
including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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                    <TD valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Common Stock, $.20 par value per share
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    <TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,000,000 Shares
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<TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$26.17</TD>
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<TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$52,340,000</TD>
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<TD align="right" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$5,601</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares
of common stock registered hereby pursuant to the Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 2006
Long-Term Incentive Plan are subject to adjustment to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of
the Registrant&#146;s Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. <U>Description of Securities</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. <U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. <U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#007">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#008">Item&nbsp;9. <U>Undertakings</U>.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#009">SIGNATURES</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#010">EXHIBIT INDEX</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h40382exv4w2.htm">Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom Stock (1995 Stock Option Plan)</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h40382exv4w3.htm">Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom Stock (2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan)</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h40382exv4w4.htm">Form of Director Stock Option Agreement (with vesting schedule)</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h40382exv4w5.htm">Form of Director Stock Option Agreement (immediate vesting)</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h40382exv4w6.htm">Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h40382exv4w7.htm">Form of Nonqualified Option Agreement</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h40382exv5w1.htm">Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="h40382exv23w2.htm">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</A></TD></TR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The documents containing the information required by Part&nbsp;I of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. </B><U><B>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to Section&nbsp;12, 13(a), or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) are incorporated by reference and made a part of this registration
statement:
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2005, filed on
March&nbsp;15, 2006;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>Our amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31,
2005, filed on April&nbsp;10, 2006;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March&nbsp;31,
2006 and June&nbsp;30, 2006, filed on May&nbsp;8, 2006 and August&nbsp;9, 2006, respectively;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>Our current reports on Form 8-K filed on May&nbsp;10, 2006; and</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on
Form 8-B filed on February&nbsp;3, 1997, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents we file pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item&nbsp;9 or Item&nbsp;12 on any current report on Form
8-K) subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement indicating that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of
filing of those documents. Any statement contained in this registration statement or in any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the
extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes that
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. </B><U><B>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. </B><U><B>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</B></U><B>.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the &#147;Certificate of Incorporation&#148;) and
bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify each of its directors and officers to the full
extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware and may indemnify certain other persons as
authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the &#147;DGCL&#148;). Section&nbsp;145 of the DGCL provides
as follows:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&#148;(a)&nbsp;A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request
of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person
acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of <I>nolo contendere </I>or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person&#146;s
conduct was unlawful.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(b) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact
that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against
expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good
faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of
any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to
the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in
which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding
referred to in subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys&#146;
fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) Any indemnification under subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of this section (unless ordered
by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or
agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of
conduct set forth in subsections (a)&nbsp;and (b)&nbsp;of this section. Such determination shall be
made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such
determination, (1)&nbsp;by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2)&nbsp;by a committee of such directors
designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3)&nbsp;if
there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in
a written opinion, or (4)&nbsp;by the stockholders.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) Expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees) incurred by an officer or director in
defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding
may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to
repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to
be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses (including
attorneys&#146; fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may
be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights
to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
bylaw, agreement, vote of
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such
person&#146;s official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(g) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or
arising out of such person&#146;s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify such person against such liability under this section.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(h) For purposes of this section, references to &#145;the corporation&#146; shall include, in
addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any
constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate
existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors,
officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same
position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such
person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) For purposes of this section, references to &#145;other enterprises&#146; shall include
employee benefit plans; references to &#145;fines&#146; shall include any excise taxes assessed on a
person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to &#145;serving at the request
of the corporation&#146; shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer,
employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or
beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably
believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit
plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner &#145;not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation&#146; as referred to in this section.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(j) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as
to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(k) The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and
determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under this
section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or
otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine a corporation&#146;s obligation to
advance expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees).&#148;
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains directors&#146; and officers&#146; liability insurance.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), 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.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that indemnification shall be to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL for all of our current or former directors or officers.
</DIV>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Not applicable.
</DIV>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits.</B>
</DIV>

<DIV align="center">
<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="90%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement filed April&nbsp;17, 2006).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom
Stock (1995 Stock Option Plan)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom
Stock (2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan)
</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Director Stock Option
Agreement (with vesting schedule)</TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Director Stock Option
Agreement (immediate vesting)</TD>
</TR>


<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">

<TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.7
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Nonqualified Option Agreement</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Vinson &#038; Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the shares being registered.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Vinson &#038; Elkins L.L.P. (Included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" 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>
</TR>
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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page contained in Part II of this
Registration Statement).</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. </B><U><B>Undertakings</B></U><B>.</B>
</DIV>


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


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(a) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(i) to include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment hereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(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 SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement;
</DIV>

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


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c) to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(d) that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(e) 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
SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. If 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.
</DIV>

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


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 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
October 23, 2006.
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="48%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="35%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="15%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD valign="top" align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="3" align="left"><B>GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION</B><BR>
(Registrant)<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/ Walter G. Goodrich
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Walter G. Goodrich, Vice Chairman&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">and Chief Executive Officer&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR>
    <TD colspan="5">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
</TABLE>

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



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers and directors of
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION (the &#147;Company&#148;) hereby constitutes and appoints Robert C. Turnham
and David R. Looney, or either of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him and on his behalf and
in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file this
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any or all amendments
(including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), with all exhibits and any and all
documents required to be filed with respect thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any regulatory authority, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he himself might or could do, if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated
below on October 23, 2006.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Capacity</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Walter G. Goodrich
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Walter G. Goodrich
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ David R. Looney
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
David R. Looney
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Kirkland H. Parnell
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Kirkland H. Parnell
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Vice President<BR>
(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Patrick E. Malloy, III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Patrick E. Malloy, III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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Josiah T. Austin
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John T. Callaghan
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Geraldine A. Ferraro
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Michael J. Perdue
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Arthur A. Seeligson
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Steven A. Webster
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<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gene Washington
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Henry Goodrich
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to the Company&#146;s Proxy Statement filed April&nbsp;17, 2006).</TD>
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Stock (1995 Stock Option Plan)</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom
Stock (2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan)
</TD>
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Agreement (with vesting schedule)</TD>
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Agreement (immediate vesting)</TD>
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AS
FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON OCTOBER 23, 2006
Registration No. 333-_______
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware
((State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
76-0466193
(I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
808 Travis Street, Suite 1320
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address, including Zip Code,
of Principal Executive Offices)
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
2006 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
David R. Looney
808 Travis Street, Suite 1320
Houston, Texas 77002
713-780-9494
(Name, Address, including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed Maximum
Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of
Amount to be
Offering Price
Aggregate Offering
Amount of
Securities to be Registered
Registered (1)
Per Share (2)
Price (2)
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $.20 par value per share
2,000,000 Shares
$26.17
$52,340,000
$5,601
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the number of shares
of common stock registered hereby pursuant to the Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 2006
Long-Term Incentive Plan are subject to adjustment to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the amount of the registration fee pursuant
to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low prices of
the Registrant's Common Stock on the New York Stock Exchange on
October 4, 2006.
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PART I
PART II
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom Stock (1995 Stock Option Plan)
Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom Stock (2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan)
Form of Director Stock Option Agreement (with vesting schedule)
Form of Director Stock Option Agreement (immediate vesting)
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement
Form of Nonqualified Option Agreement
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN SECTION 10(A) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information required by Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given
to participants as specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act").
PART II
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") pursuant to Section 12, 13(a), or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the "Exchange Act") are incorporated by reference and made a part of this registration
statement:
•
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2005, filed on
March 15, 2006;
•
Our amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31,
2005, filed on April 10, 2006;
•
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31,
2006 and June 30, 2006, filed on May 8, 2006 and August 9, 2006, respectively;
•
Our current reports on Form 8-K filed on May 10, 2006; and
•
the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on
Form 8-B filed on February 3, 1997, and any amendment or report filed for the purpose of
updating such description.
All documents we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act
(excluding any information furnished pursuant to Item 9 or Item 12 on any current report on Form
8-K) subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, and prior to the filing of a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement indicating that all securities offered
hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part of this registration statement from the date of
filing of those documents. Any statement contained in this registration statement or in any
document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the
extent that a statement contained in any other subsequently filed document that also is or is
deemed to be incorporated by reference in this registration statement modifies or supersedes that
statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of
this registration statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Our Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation (the "Certificate of Incorporation") and
bylaws provide that the Company will indemnify each of its directors and officers to the full
extent permitted by the laws of the State of Delaware and may indemnify certain other persons as
authorized by the Delaware General Corporation Law (the "DGCL"). Section 145 of the DGCL provides
as follows:
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"(a) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action, suit or
proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action
by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a
director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request
of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation,
partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including
attorneys' fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably
incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person
acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed
to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or
proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's conduct was unlawful. The
termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction, or
upon a plea of
nolo contendere
or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption
that the person did not act in good faith and in a manner which the person reasonably
believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect
to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person's
conduct was unlawful.
(b) A corporation shall have power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is
threatened to be made a party to any threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or
in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact
that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is
or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent
of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against
expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in
connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good
faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the corporation and except that no indemnification shall be made in respect of
any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to
the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in
which such action or suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the
adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is
fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery or
such other court shall deem proper.
(c) To the extent that a present or former director or officer of a corporation has
been successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action, suit or proceeding
referred to in subsections (a) and (b) of this section, or in defense of any claim, issue or
matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys'
fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith.
(d) Any indemnification under subsections (a) and (b) of this section (unless ordered
by a court) shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in the specific case upon a
determination that indemnification of the present or former director, officer, employee or
agent is proper in the circumstances because the person has met the applicable standard of
conduct set forth in subsections (a) and (b) of this section. Such determination shall be
made, with respect to a person who is a director or officer at the time of such
determination, (1) by a majority vote of the directors who are not parties to such action,
suit or proceeding, even though less than a quorum, or (2) by a committee of such directors
designated by majority vote of such directors, even though less than a quorum, or (3) if
there are no such directors, or if such directors so direct, by independent legal counsel in
a written opinion, or (4) by the stockholders.
(e) Expenses (including attorney's fees) incurred by an officer or director in
defending any civil, criminal, administrative or investigative action, suit or proceeding
may be paid by the corporation in advance of the final disposition of such action, suit or
proceeding upon receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of such director or officer to
repay such amount if it shall ultimately be determined that such person is not entitled to
be indemnified by the corporation as authorized in this section. Such expenses (including
attorneys' fees) incurred by former directors and officers or other employees and agents may
be so paid upon such terms and conditions, if any, as the corporation deems appropriate.
(f) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to, the other subsections of this section shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights
to which those seeking indemnification or advancement of expenses may be entitled under any
bylaw, agreement, vote of
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stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise, both as to action in such
person's official capacity and as to action in another capacity while holding such office.
(g) A corporation shall have power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any
person who is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was
serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of
another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against any
liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or
arising out of such person's status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the
power to indemnify such person against such liability under this section.
(h) For purposes of this section, references to 'the corporation' shall include, in
addition to the resulting corporation, any constituent corporation (including any
constituent of a constituent) absorbed in a consolidation or merger which, if its separate
existence had continued, would have had power and authority to indemnify its directors,
officers, and employees or agents, so that any person who is or was a director, officer,
employee or agent of such constituent corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
such constituent corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, shall stand in the same
position under this section with respect to the resulting or surviving corporation as such
person would have with respect to such constituent corporation if its separate existence had
continued.
(i) For purposes of this section, references to 'other enterprises' shall include
employee benefit plans; references to 'fines' shall include any excise taxes assessed on a
person with respect to any employee benefit plan; and references to 'serving at the request
of the corporation' shall include any service as a director, officer, employee or agent of
the corporation which imposes duties on, or involves services by, such director, officer,
employee or agent with respect to an employee benefit plan, its participants or
beneficiaries; and a person who acted in good faith and in a manner such person reasonably
believed to be in the interest of the participants and beneficiaries of an employee benefit
plan shall be deemed to have acted in a manner 'not opposed to the best interests of the
corporation' as referred to in this section.
(j) The indemnification and advancement of expenses provided by, or granted pursuant
to, this section shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as
to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and shall inure to
the benefit of the heirs, executors and administrators of such a person.
(k) The Court of Chancery is hereby vested with exclusive jurisdiction to hear and
determine all actions for advancement of expenses or indemnification brought under this
section or under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or
otherwise. The Court of Chancery may summarily determine a corporation's obligation to
advance expenses (including attorneys' fees)."
The Company maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (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.
Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that indemnification shall be to the fullest extent
permitted by the DGCL for all of our current or former directors or officers.
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Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to the Company's Proxy Statement filed April 17, 2006).
4.2
Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom
Stock (1995 Stock Option Plan)
4.3
Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom
Stock (2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan)
4.4
Form of Director Stock Option
Agreement (with vesting schedule)
4.5
Form of Director Stock Option
Agreement (immediate vesting)
4.6
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement
4.7
Form of Nonqualified Option Agreement
5.1
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the shares being registered.
23.1
Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (Included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page contained in Part II of this
Registration Statement).
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) to file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;
(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date
of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment hereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set
forth in this registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or
decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered
would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of
the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with
the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price
represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not
previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such
information in this registration statement;
provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(i) and (a)(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 SEC by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section
15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this registration statement;
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(b) 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;
(c) 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;
(d) that, for the purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each
filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report
pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered herein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to
be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and
(e) 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
SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. If 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, Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 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
October 23, 2006.
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Walter G. Goodrich
Walter G. Goodrich, Vice Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each of the undersigned officers and directors of
GOODRICH PETROLEUM CORPORATION (the "Company") hereby constitutes and appoints Robert C. Turnham
and David R. Looney, or either of them (with full power to each of them to act alone), his true and
lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution, for him and on his behalf and
in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign, execute and file this
Registration Statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any or all amendments
(including, without limitation, post-effective amendments), with all exhibits and any and all
documents required to be filed with respect thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission or
any regulatory authority, granting unto such attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full
power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be
done in and about the premises in order to effectuate the same, as fully to all intents and
purposes as he himself might or could do, if personally present, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may
lawfully do or cause to be done.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated
below on October 23, 2006.
Signature
Capacity
/s/ Walter G. Goodrich
Walter G. Goodrich
Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief
Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ David R. Looney
David R. Looney
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Kirkland H. Parnell
Kirkland H. Parnell
Vice President
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Patrick E. Malloy, III
Patrick E. Malloy, III
Chairman of the Board of Directors
/s/ Josiah T. Austin
Josiah T. Austin
Director
/s/ John T. Callaghan
John T. Callaghan
Director
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Signature
Capacity
/s/ Geraldine A. Ferraro
Geraldine A. Ferraro
Director
/s/ Michael J. Perdue
Michael J. Perdue
Director
/s/ Arthur A. Seeligson
Arthur A. Seeligson
Director
/s/ Steven A. Webster
Steven A. Webster
Director
/s/ Gene Washington
Gene Washington
Director
/s/ Henry Goodrich
Henry Goodrich
Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Goodrich Petroleum Corporation 2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan (incorporated by
reference to the Company's Proxy Statement filed April 17, 2006).
4.2*
Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom
Stock (1995 Stock Option Plan)
4.3*
Form of Grant of Restricted Phantom
Stock (2006 Long-Term Incentive Plan)
4.4*
Form of Director Stock Option
Agreement (with vesting schedule)
4.5*
Form of Director Stock Option
Agreement (immediate vesting)
4.6*
Form of Incentive Stock Option Agreement
4.7*
Form of Nonqualified Option Agreement
5.1*
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the shares being registered.
23.1*
Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (Included in Exhibit 5.1).
23.2*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
24.1*
Power of Attorney (set forth on the signature page contained in Part II of this
Registration Statement).
*
Filed herewith
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