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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May&nbsp;11, 2009.</B>
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 24pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B><FONT style="font-variant: SMALL-CAPS">Crosstex Energy, Inc.</FONT></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 <BR>
of incorporation or organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>52-2235832</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>2501 Cedar Springs, Dallas, Texas 75201</B><BR>
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Crosstex Energy, Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan</B></DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt">(Full title of the plan)</DIV>


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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>William W. Davis<BR>
Crosstex Energy GP, L.P.<BR>
2501 Cedar Springs<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201</B><BR>
(Name and address of agent for service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>(214)&nbsp;953-9500</B><BR>
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</DIV>

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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt"><B>Copy to:</B></DIV>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt">Douglass M. Rayburn<BR>
Baker Botts L.L.P.<BR>
2001 Ross Avenue<BR>
Dallas, Texas 75201<BR>
(214)&nbsp;953-6500</DIV>

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&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
 filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large
accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and
&#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):</DIV>
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<TD>Large accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#254;</FONT></TD><TD align="center">Accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT>&nbsp;</TD><TD align="center">Non-accelerated filer&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT><BR>(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)</TD>
<TD align="right">Smaller reporting company&nbsp;<FONT face="Wingdings">&#111;</FONT></TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B>
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                    <TD style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per
share</DIV></TD>
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    <TD nowrap colspan="3" align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,600,000 shares</TD>
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    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$</TD>
    <TD align="right" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">10,010,000</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule&nbsp;416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;),
shares of common stock that may be issuable upon any stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction with respect to these shares of common stock are also being registered hereunder.</TD>
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    <TD>Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(c) and (h)&nbsp;under the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices of the
shares of common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on May&nbsp;8, 2009.</TD>
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<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#000">PART I</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD colspan="9"><A HREF="#001">PART II</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#002">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#003">Item&nbsp;4. Description of Securities.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#004">Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#005">Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</A></TD></TR>
<TR><TD></TD><TD colspan="8"><A HREF="#006">Item&nbsp;7. 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. Undertakings.</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>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The document(s) containing the plan information required by Item&nbsp;1 of Form S-8 and the
statement of availability of registrant information and any other information required by Item&nbsp;2 of
Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule&nbsp;428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). In accordance with Rule&nbsp;428 and the requirements of Part
I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule&nbsp;424 under the Securities Act. Crosstex Energy, Inc. (the &#147;Company&#148;)
shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule&nbsp;428. Upon
request, the Company shall furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the
documents included in such file.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;We incorporate by reference the following documents filed by us with the Commission:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(1)&nbsp;our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008, filed on March
2, 2009;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)&nbsp;our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009,
filed on May 8, 2009;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(3)&nbsp;our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January&nbsp;16, 2009; and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(4)&nbsp;the description of our common stock contained in Item&nbsp;1 of our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A (File No.&nbsp;000-50536), filed on December&nbsp;31, 2003.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents filed by us with the Commission pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), subsequent to the date of
this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an amendment hereto or in a
document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, in any subsequently
filed supplement to this Registration Statement or any document that is also 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.
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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. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits indemnification of officers,
directors and other corporate agents under specific circumstances and subject to specific
limitations. The Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Third Amended and
Restated Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, including in circumstances in which
indemnification is otherwise discretionary under Delaware law.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive
officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed to directors and executive officers by Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as well as certain additional procedural protections.
The indemnity agreements provide that directors will be indemnified to the fullest extent not
prohibited by law against all expenses (including attorney&#146;s fees) and settlement amounts paid or
incurred by them in any action or proceeding as the Company&#146;s directors or executive officers,
including any action on account of their services as executive officers or directors of any other
company or enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at the Company&#146;s request, and
including any action by or in the right of the Company. In addition, the indemnity agreements
provide for reimbursement of expenses incurred in conjunction with being a witness in any
proceeding to which the indemnitee is not a party. The Company must pay in advance of a final
disposition of a proceeding to which the indemnitee is not a party. The Company must pay in
advance of a final disposition of a proceeding or claim the expenses incurred by the indemnitee no
later than 10&nbsp;days after its receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnitee to repay
the amount of the expenses to the extent that it is ultimately determined that the indemnitee is
not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The indemnity agreements also provide the
indemnitee with remedies in the event that the Company does not fulfill its obligations under the
indemnity agreements.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Section&nbsp;102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in
its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable
to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability (i)&nbsp;for any breach of the director&#146;s duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders, (ii)&nbsp;for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii)&nbsp;for payments of unlawful dividends or
unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or (iv)&nbsp;for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. The Company&#146;s Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides for that limitation of liability.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The Company maintains policies of insurance under which its directors and officers are
insured, within the limits and subject to the limitation of the policies, against specific expenses
in connection with the defense of, and specific liabilities which may be imposed as a result of,
actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors
or officers.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;See &#147;Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings&#148; for a description of the Commission&#146;s position regarding
indemnification.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.</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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    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="92%">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crosstex Energy, Inc.
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated October&nbsp;26, 2006, filed with the Commission on October
31, 2006).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Crosstex Energy, Inc. (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
dated March&nbsp;22, 2006, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;28, 2006).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Crosstex Energy, Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of March&nbsp;17,
2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2009, filed with
the Commission on May&nbsp;8, 2009).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP.</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">24.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).</TD>
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</DIV>


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

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&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:
</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 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 the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the
total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered)
and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range
may be reflected in the form of a prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to
Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more
than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
</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 the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>provided, however</I>, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant
to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the
registration statement.
</DIV>


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


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


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

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
provisions described under Item&nbsp;6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
</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 of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this
Registration Statement 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 Dallas, State of Texas, on
this 11th day of May, 2009.
</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">CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.<BR>
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">By:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000" align="left">/s/ William W. Davis
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">William W. Davis&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD colspan="2" align="left">Executive Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial 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 person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Barry E. Davis, Joe A. Davis and William W. Davis, and each of them, any
of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power or substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to sign and file
any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it being
understood that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall have 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and
that each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact as agents
or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
</DIV>
<DIV align="center">
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    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Barry E. Davis
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Barry E. Davis
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;11, 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Leldon E. Echols
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;11, 2009&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">Leldon E. Echols
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ James C. Crain
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
James C. Crain
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;11, 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Bryan H. Lawrence
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Bryan H. Lawrence
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Lead Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;11, 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Sheldon B. Lubar
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Sheldon B. Lubar
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;11, 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="33%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="2%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="30%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Date</B></TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Cecil E. Martin
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Cecil E. Martin
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;11, 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Robert F. Murchison
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Robert F. Murchison
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Director&nbsp;&nbsp;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;11, 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William W. Davis
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William W. Davis
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">Executive Vice President and<br>
Chief Financial Officer<br>
(Principal Financial and<br>
Accounting Officer)
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top">May&nbsp;11, 2009&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crosstex Energy, Inc.
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current
Report on Form&nbsp;8-K dated October&nbsp;26, 2006, filed with the Commission on October
31, 2006).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.2
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Crosstex Energy, Inc. (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form&nbsp;8-K
dated March&nbsp;22, 2006, filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;28, 2006).</TD>
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Crosstex Energy, Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of March&nbsp;17,
2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.3 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.&#146;s
Quarterly Report on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2009, filed with
the Commission on May&nbsp;8, 2009).</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&#151;
</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of KPMG LLP.</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit&nbsp;5.1).</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).</TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 11, 2009.
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Crosstex Energy, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
52-2235832
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
2501 Cedar Springs, Dallas, Texas 75201
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Crosstex Energy, Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
William W. Davis
Crosstex Energy GP, L.P.
2501 Cedar Springs
Dallas, Texas 75201
(Name and address of agent for service)
(214) 953-9500
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Douglass M. Rayburn
Baker Botts L.L.P.
2001 Ross Avenue
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 953-6500
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated
 filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large
accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and
"smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange
Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
o
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed maximum
Proposed maximum
Title of securities
Amount to be
offering price per
aggregate offering
Amount of
to be registered
registered (1)
share (2)
price
registration fee
Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per
share
2,600,000 shares
$3.85
$
10,010,000
$559
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"),
shares of common stock that may be issuable upon any stock split, stock dividend or similar
transaction with respect to these shares of common stock are also being registered hereunder.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee in accordance with Rule
457(c) and (h) under the Securities Act based on the average of the high and low prices of the
shares of common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Select Market on May 8, 2009.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
PART I
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Item 9. Undertakings.
SIGNATURES
EXHIBIT INDEX
EX-5.1
EX-23.1
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PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The document(s) containing the plan information required by Item 1 of Form S-8 and the
statement of availability of registrant information and any other information required by Item 2 of
Form S-8 will be sent or given to participants as specified by Rule 428 under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"). In accordance with Rule 428 and the requirements of Part
I of Form S-8, such documents are not being filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as prospectuses or prospectus
supplements pursuant to Rule 424 under the Securities Act. Crosstex Energy, Inc. (the "Company")
shall maintain a file of such documents in accordance with the provisions of Rule 428. Upon
request, the Company shall furnish to the Commission or its staff a copy or copies of all of the
documents included in such file.
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
We incorporate by reference the following documents filed by us with the Commission:
(1) our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008, filed on March
2, 2009;
(2) our
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009,
filed on May 8, 2009;
(3) our Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2009; and
(4) the description of our common stock contained in Item 1 of our Registration Statement on
Form 8-A (File No. 000-50536), filed on December 31, 2003.
All documents filed by us with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), subsequent to the date of
this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this
Registration Statement that indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated in this
Registration Statement by reference and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such
documents.
Any statement contained in this Registration Statement, in an amendment hereto or in a
document incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed modified or superseded for purposes of
this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein, in any subsequently
filed supplement to this Registration Statement or any document that is also incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded
shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration
Statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
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Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits indemnification of officers,
directors and other corporate agents under specific circumstances and subject to specific
limitations. The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation and Third Amended and
Restated Bylaws provide that the Company shall indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest
extent permitted by the Delaware General Corporation Law, including in circumstances in which
indemnification is otherwise discretionary under Delaware law.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its directors and executive
officers that provide the maximum indemnity allowed to directors and executive officers by Section
145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, as well as certain additional procedural protections.
The indemnity agreements provide that directors will be indemnified to the fullest extent not
prohibited by law against all expenses (including attorney's fees) and settlement amounts paid or
incurred by them in any action or proceeding as the Company's directors or executive officers,
including any action on account of their services as executive officers or directors of any other
company or enterprise when they are serving in such capacities at the Company's request, and
including any action by or in the right of the Company. In addition, the indemnity agreements
provide for reimbursement of expenses incurred in conjunction with being a witness in any
proceeding to which the indemnitee is not a party. The Company must pay in advance of a final
disposition of a proceeding to which the indemnitee is not a party. The Company must pay in
advance of a final disposition of a proceeding or claim the expenses incurred by the indemnitee no
later than 10 days after its receipt of an undertaking by or on behalf of the indemnitee to repay
the amount of the expenses to the extent that it is ultimately determined that the indemnitee is
not entitled to be indemnified by the Company. The indemnity agreements also provide the
indemnitee with remedies in the event that the Company does not fulfill its obligations under the
indemnity agreements.
Section 102(b)(7) of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits a corporation to provide in
its certificate of incorporation that a director of the corporation shall not be personally liable
to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a
director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director's duty of loyalty to the
corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve
intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) for payments of unlawful dividends or
unlawful stock repurchases or redemptions, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director
derived an improper personal benefit. The Company's Amended and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation provides for that limitation of liability.
The Company maintains policies of insurance under which its directors and officers are
insured, within the limits and subject to the limitation of the policies, against specific expenses
in connection with the defense of, and specific liabilities which may be imposed as a result of,
actions, suits or proceedings to which they are parties by reason of being or having been directors
or officers.
See "Item 9. Undertakings" for a description of the Commission's position regarding
indemnification.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not Applicable.
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Item 8. Exhibits.
4.1
—
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crosstex Energy, Inc.
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.'s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 2006, filed with the Commission on October
31, 2006).
4.2
—
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Crosstex Energy, Inc. (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 22, 2006, filed with the Commission on March 28, 2006).
4.3
—
Crosstex Energy, Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of March 17,
2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.'s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed with
the Commission on May 8, 2009).
5.1
—
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
23.1
—
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
—
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
—
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).
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. 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;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material
change to such information in the registration statement;
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provided, however
, that the undertakings set forth in paragraphs (i) and (ii) above do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is
contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant
to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the 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 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.
(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
provisions described under Item 6 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the
opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by
a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any
action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed
in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this
Registration Statement 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 Dallas, State of Texas, on
this 11th day of May, 2009.
CROSSTEX ENERGY, INC.
By:
/s/ William W. Davis
William W. Davis
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below hereby
constitutes and appoints Barry E. Davis, Joe A. Davis and William W. Davis, and each of them, any
of whom may act without the joinder of the other, as his lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with
full power or substitution and resubstitution for him in any and all capacities, to sign and file
any and all amendments to this Registration Statement on Form S-8, with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, it being
understood that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, shall have 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, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, and
that each of the undersigned hereby ratifies and confirms all that said attorneys-in-fact as agents
or any of them, or their substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue
hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Barry E. Davis
Barry E. Davis
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director (Principal
Executive Officer)
May 11, 2009
/s/ Leldon E. Echols
Director
May 11, 2009
Leldon E. Echols
/s/ James C. Crain
James C. Crain
Director
May 11, 2009
/s/ Bryan H. Lawrence
Bryan H. Lawrence
Lead Director
May 11, 2009
/s/ Sheldon B. Lubar
Sheldon B. Lubar
Director
May 11, 2009
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Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Cecil E. Martin
Cecil E. Martin
Director
May 11, 2009
/s/ Robert F. Murchison
Robert F. Murchison
Director
May 11, 2009
/s/ William W. Davis
William W. Davis
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
May 11, 2009
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EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
—
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Crosstex Energy, Inc.
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.'s Current
Report on Form 8-K dated October 26, 2006, filed with the Commission on October
31, 2006).
4.2
—
Third Amended and Restated Bylaws of Crosstex Energy, Inc. (incorporated by
reference from Exhibit 3.1 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K
dated March 22, 2006, filed with the Commission on March 28, 2006).
4.3
—
Crosstex Energy, Inc. 2009 Long-Term Incentive Plan, effective as of March 17,
2009 (incorporated by reference from Exhibit 10.3 to Crosstex Energy, Inc.'s
Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009, filed with
the Commission on May 8, 2009).
5.1
—
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
23.1
—
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
—
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1
—
Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to this Registration Statement).