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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt">As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2009.
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<DIV align="right" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-</B>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 14pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 18pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>FORM S-8</B>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 12pt; margin-top: 12pt"><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>INTEROIL 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>Yukon Territory, Canada</B><BR>
(State or Other Jurisdiction <BR>
of Incorporation or Organization)
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    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="center" valign="top"><B>None</B><BR>
(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Level 1<BR>
60-92 Cook Street<BR>
Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia<BR>
Telephone Number: &#043;61 (7)&nbsp;4046-4600</B><BR>
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>InterOil Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan</B><BR>
(Full Title of the Plan)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CT Corporation System<BR>
111 Eighth Avenue<BR>
New York, New York 10011</B><BR>
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)</DIV>

<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><I>Copy to</I>:<BR>
<B>Haynes and Boone, LLP<BR>
1221 McKinney Street, Suite&nbsp;2100<BR>
Houston, Texas 77010<BR>
Attn: William B. Nelson<BR>
(713)&nbsp;547-2000</B></DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">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&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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<TR><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"><br>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></TR></TABLE>


<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE</B></DIV>

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                    <TD align="center" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000"><DIV style="margin-left:15px; text-indent:-15px">Common Shares (2)</DIV></TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">2,000,000 Common Shares</TD>
    <TD style="border-right: 2px solid #000000; border-top: 2px solid #000000">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$37.50</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$75,000,000.00</TD>
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<TD align="center" valign="bottom" style="border-top: 2px solid #000000">$4,185.00</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(1)</TD>
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    <TD>Computed pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
&#147;Securities Act&#148;), based on the average of the high and low sale prices for the Common Shares of
InterOil Corporation, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
September&nbsp;24, 2009 ($37.50 per
share).</TD>
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    <TD nowrap align="left">(2)</TD>
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    <TD>Pursuant to Rule 416(a) promulgated under the Securities Act, this registration statement shall
be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional Common Shares that may become issuable as
a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to anti-dilution and
adjustment provisions of the InterOil Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan described herein. In
addition, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover rights pursuant to the Shareholder
Rights Plan Agreement, dated as of May&nbsp;28, 2007, between InterOil Corporation and Computershare
Investor Services Inc., as Rights Agent.</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART I</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;1. Plan Information.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This registration statement is being filed for the purpose of registering 2,000,000 Common
Shares of InterOil Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;), to be issued pursuant to the InterOil Corporation
2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the &#147;2009 Plan&#148;). The documents containing the information specified in
Part&nbsp;I of this registration statement will be sent or given to participants in the 2009 Plan as
specified under Rule&nbsp;428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;).
These documents are not required to be, and are not being, filed by the Company 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. These
documents, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part
II of this registration statement, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by reference in Item&nbsp;3 of Part
II of this registration statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in the Section
10(a) prospectus), and any other documents required to be delivered to eligible employees pursuant
to Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act, are available without charge by contacting: Corporate
Secretary, InterOil Corporation, Level 1, 60-92 Cook Street, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia,
Telephone: &#043;61 7 4046 4600.
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>PART II</B>
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<DIV align="Center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT</B>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.</B>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), are incorporated herein by
reference:
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    <TD>Audited comparative consolidated financial statements for the years ended December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, together with the auditors&#146; notes thereon;</TD>
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<TR>
    <TD style="font-size: 6pt">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>Management Discussion and Analysis dated March&nbsp;27, 2009, as amended, for the year
ended December&nbsp;31, 2008;</TD>
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</TR><TR valign="top" style="font-size: 10pt; color: #000000; background: transparent">
    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>Annual Information Form dated March&nbsp;27, 2009 for the year ended December&nbsp;31, 2008;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>Information Circular dated May&nbsp;19, 2009 relating to the annual meeting of
shareholders held on June&nbsp;19, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management Discussion and Analysis dated May&nbsp;12, 2009 for the three-month period
ended March&nbsp;31, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Management Discussion and Analysis dated August&nbsp;5, 2009 for the three-month period
ended June&nbsp;30, 2009;</TD>
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    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
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    <TD>Unaudited comparative interim consolidated financial statements for the three-month
periods ended March&nbsp;31, 2009 and 2008, together with notes thereto;</TD>
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    <TD width="2%" style="background: transparent">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%" nowrap align="left"><B>&#149;</B></TD>
    <TD width="1%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Unaudited comparative interim consolidated financial statements for the three-month
and six-month periods ended June&nbsp;30, 2009 and 2008, together with notes thereto;</TD>
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    <TD>Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Forms 6-K and 6-K/A filed January&nbsp;7, 2009,
January&nbsp;13, 2009, January&nbsp;14, 2009, January&nbsp;20, 2009, January&nbsp;22, 2009, January&nbsp;30,
2009, February&nbsp;17, 2009, February&nbsp;23, 2009, March&nbsp;2, 2009, March&nbsp;2, 2009, March&nbsp;5,
2009, March&nbsp;18, 2009, March&nbsp;24, 2009, March&nbsp;30, 2009, March&nbsp;31, 2009, April&nbsp;6, 2009,
May&nbsp;8, 2009, May&nbsp;13, 2009, May&nbsp;13, 2009, May&nbsp;26, 2009, May&nbsp;26, 2009, May&nbsp;29, 2009, June
4, 2009, June&nbsp;9, 2009, June&nbsp;19, 2009, June&nbsp;19,</TD>
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    <TD>2009, July&nbsp;2, 2009, July&nbsp;22, 2009, July&nbsp;27, 2009, August&nbsp;6, 2009, August&nbsp;24, 2009,
September&nbsp;8, 2009, September&nbsp;16, 2009, and September&nbsp;17, 2009; and</TD>
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    <TD>The description of our Common Shares contained in the registration statement on Form
8-A filed with the Commission on March&nbsp;27, 2009, including any additional amendments
that we may have filed in the past, or may file in the future, for the purpose of
updating the description of our Common Shares.</TD>
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections&nbsp;13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered under the 2009 Plan have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of the 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 to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequent
filed amendment to this registration statement or in any document that also is incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this registration statement.
</DIV>

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


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

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.</B>
</DIV>


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

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.</B>
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Sections&nbsp;5.1 to 5.4 of the By-Law No.&nbsp;1 of the Company (the &#147;By-Laws&#148;) provides, with regard
to indemnity and insurance under the Business Corporations Act of the Yukon Territory, Canada (the
&#147;Act&#148;), in part as follows:
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&#147;<B>5.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers against actions by Third Parties. </B>Except in respect
of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or body corporate to procure a judgment in its
favour, the Corporation shall indemnify a director or officer of the Corporation, a former director
or officer of the Corporation or a person who acts or acted at the Corporation&#146;s request as a
director or officer of a body corporate of which the Corporation is or was a shareholder or
creditor, or a person who undertakes or has undertaken any liability on behalf of the Corporation
or any such body corporate, and his heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and
expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred
by him in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made
a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of that Corporation or body
corporate, if:
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a) He acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation;
and
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;b) In the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a
monetary penalty, he had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>5.2 Indemnification of Directors and Officers against actions by the Corporation. </B>The Corporation
shall, with the approval of the Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory, indemnify a person referred
to in paragraph 5.1 in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or body corporate to
procure a judgment in its favour, to which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a
director or an officer of the Corporation or body corporate, against all costs, charges and
expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action if he fulfills the conditions set
out in subparagraphs 5.1(a) and (b).
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>5.3 Right of Indemnity not Exclusive. </B>The provisions for indemnification contained in the By-Laws
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise,
both as to an action in his official capacity and as to an action in any other capacity while
holding such office. This section shall also apply to a person who has ceased to be a director or
officer, and shall enure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of such person.
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><B>5.4 Insurance. </B>Subject to the limitations contained in the Act, the Corporation may purchase and
maintain such insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers as the Board may from time to
time determine.&#148;
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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of Sections&nbsp;5.1 and 5.2 of the By-Laws are in accordance with Sections&nbsp;126(1)
and 126(2) of the Act, which deal with indemnification of directors and officers against actions by
third parties and indemnification of directors and officers against actions by the Company,
respectively.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;The provisions of Section&nbsp;5.4 of the By-Laws are subject to the provisions of Section&nbsp;126(4)
of the Act, which provide that the insured must have acted honestly and in good faith with a view
to the best interests of the Company.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising from the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the
Company has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
</DIV>

<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>

<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="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="91%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Continuance of the Company (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;B of Exhibit
99.1 of the Company&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed June&nbsp;1, 2007).</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>
</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">Articles of Amendment (Schedule of Series&nbsp;Provisions Series&nbsp;A Preferred Shares) to Articles
of Continuance of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of the Company&#146;s
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed November&nbsp;27, 2007).</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>
</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">By-Law No.&nbsp;1 of the Company (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;C of Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of the
Company&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed June&nbsp;1, 2007).</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;28, 2007, between the Company and
Computershare Investor Services Inc., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.1 of the Company&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed June&nbsp;12, 2007).</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Stock Certificate of the Company&#146;s Common Shares (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 of the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed March&nbsp;27, 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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Schedule&nbsp;A of Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of the
Company&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed June&nbsp;12, 2007)</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Lackowicz, Shier &#038; Hoffman as to the legality of the securities registered hereby</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">23.1*
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Consent of Lackowicz, Shier &#038; Hoffman (set forth in its opinion filed as 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>
</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">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm</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>
</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">Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page hereof)</TD>
</TR>
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<DIV style="font-size: 3pt; margin-top: 16pt; width: 18%; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
</DIV>

<TABLE width="100%" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-size: 10pt">
<TR>
    <TD width="3%"></TD>
    <TD width="1%"></TD>
    <TD width="96"></TD>
</TR>

<TR valign="top">
    <TD nowrap align="left">*</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>Filed herewith</TD>
</TR>

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<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 12pt"><B>Item&nbsp;9. Undertakings.</B>
</DIV>

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



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(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%">(i)&nbsp;To include any prospectus required by Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(ii)&nbsp;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 prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20&nbsp;percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement;
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 4%">(iii)&nbsp;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;
</DIV>
<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt"><I>Provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
</DIV>



<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(2)&nbsp;That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
</DIV>


<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt; margin-left: 2%">(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">(b)&nbsp;The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">(c)&nbsp;Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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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 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 Cairns, Australia, on September&nbsp;25, 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"><B>INTEROIL CORPORATION</B><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/
Phil Mulacek
&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Name:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Phil Mulacek</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
</TR><TR>
    <TD align="left">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD valign="top">Title:&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left">Chairman of the Board and <BR>
Chief Executive Officer</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;Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Phil Mulacek and Mark Laurie, and each of them (with
full power to act alone), as attorney and agents for the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 any and all amendments and
exhibits to this registration statement and any and all applications, instruments and other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration of
the securities covered hereby, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things whatsoever requisite or desirable.
</DIV>

<DIV align="left" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 6pt">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September&nbsp;25, 2009.
</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="40%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="5%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="55%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Signature</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Title</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Phil Mulacek
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Phil Mulacek
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer<br>&nbsp;(Principal
Executive Officer)</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Collin Visaggio
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Collin Visaggio
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Chief Financial Officer<br>&nbsp;(Principal
Accounting and Financial Officer)</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Christian Vinson
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Christian Vinson
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director and Executive Vice President&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Gaylen Byker
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Gaylen Byker
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Roger Grundy
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Roger Grundy
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Edward Speal
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Edward Speal
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Roger Lewis
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Roger Lewis
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Director&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ William Jasper III
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
William Jasper III
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">President and Chief Operating Officer&nbsp;</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>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">/s/ Mark Laurie
<DIV style="font-size: 1pt; border-top: 1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</DIV>
Mark Laurie
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">General Counsel and Corporate Secretary&nbsp;</TD>
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<DIV align="center" style="font-size: 10pt; margin-top: 18pt"><B>INDEX TO EXHIBITS</B>
</DIV>

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<TABLE style="font-size: 10pt" cellspacing="0" border="0" cellpadding="0" width="100%">
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<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD width="6%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="3%">&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD width="91%">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left"><B>Exhibit</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="center">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR style="font-size: 8pt" valign="bottom">
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Number</B></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD nowrap align="left" style="border-bottom: 1px solid #000000"><B>Description</B></TD>
</TR>

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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">&nbsp;</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom">
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.1
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Articles of Continuance of the Company (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;B of Exhibit
99.1 of the Company&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed June&nbsp;1, 2007).</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>
</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">Articles of Amendment (Schedule of Series&nbsp;Provisions Series&nbsp;A Preferred Shares) to Articles
of Continuance of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of the Company&#146;s
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed November&nbsp;27, 2007).</TD>
</TR>
<TR valign="bottom"><!-- Blank Space -->
    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">&nbsp;</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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</TR>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.3
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">By-Law No.&nbsp;1 of the Company (incorporated by reference to Appendix&nbsp;C of Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of the
Company&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed June&nbsp;1, 2007).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.4
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement dated as of May&nbsp;28, 2007, between the Company and
Computershare Investor Services Inc., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.1 of the Company&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed June&nbsp;12, 2007).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.5
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Specimen Stock Certificate of the Company&#146;s Common Shares (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit&nbsp;4.5 of the Company&#146;s registration statement on Form&nbsp;8-A filed March&nbsp;27, 2009).</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">4.6
</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
    <TD align="left" valign="top">Form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Schedule&nbsp;A of Exhibit&nbsp;99.1 of the
Company&#146;s Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form&nbsp;6-K filed June&nbsp;12, 2007)</TD>
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    <TD valign="top"><DIV style="margin-left:0px; text-indent:-0px">5.1*
</DIV></TD>
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    <TD align="left" valign="top">Opinion of Lackowicz, Shier &#038; Hoffman as to the legality of the securities registered hereby</TD>
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</DIV></TD>
    <TD>&nbsp;</TD>
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As
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2009.
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
INTEROIL CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Yukon Territory, Canada
(State or Other Jurisdiction
of Incorporation or Organization)
None
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
Level 1
60-92 Cook Street
Cairns, Queensland 4870, Australia
Telephone Number: +61 (7) 4046-4600
(Address of Principal Executive Offices and Zip Code)
InterOil Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full Title of the Plan)
CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York 10011
(Name and Address of Agent For Service)
Copy to
:
Haynes and Boone, LLP
1221 McKinney Street, Suite 2100
Houston, Texas 77010
Attn: William B. Nelson
(713) 547-2000
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.
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
Amount of
Title of
Offering Price Per
Aggregate Offering
Registration Fee
Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered
Share (1)
Price (1)
(1)
Common Shares (2)
2,000,000 Common Shares
$37.50
$75,000,000.00
$4,185.00
(1)
Computed pursuant to Rule 457(c) and (h)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
"Securities Act"), based on the average of the high and low sale prices for the Common Shares of
InterOil Corporation, as reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
September 24, 2009 ($37.50 per
share).
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) promulgated under the Securities Act, this registration statement shall
be deemed to cover an indeterminate number of additional Common Shares that may become issuable as
a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions pursuant to anti-dilution and
adjustment provisions of the InterOil Corporation 2009 Stock Incentive Plan described herein. In
addition, this registration statement shall be deemed to cover rights pursuant to the Shareholder
Rights Plan Agreement, dated as of May 28, 2007, between InterOil Corporation and Computershare
Investor Services Inc., as Rights Agent.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 1. Plan Information.
This registration statement is being filed for the purpose of registering 2,000,000 Common
Shares of InterOil Corporation (the "Company"), to be issued pursuant to the InterOil Corporation
2009 Stock Incentive Plan (the "2009 Plan"). The documents containing the information specified in
Part I of this registration statement will be sent or given to participants in the 2009 Plan as
specified under Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act").
These documents are not required to be, and are not being, filed by the Company 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. These
documents, together with the documents incorporated by reference herein pursuant to Item 3 of Part
II of this registration statement, constitute a prospectus that meets the requirements of Section
10(a) of the Securities Act.
Item 2. Registrant Information and Employee Plan Annual Information.
Upon written or oral request, any of the documents incorporated by reference in Item 3 of Part
II of this registration statement (which documents are incorporated by reference in the Section
10(a) prospectus), and any other documents required to be delivered to eligible employees pursuant
to Rule 428(b) under the Securities Act, are available without charge by contacting: Corporate
Secretary, InterOil Corporation, Level 1, 60-92 Cook Street, Cairns, Queensland 4870 Australia,
Telephone: +61 7 4046 4600.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
The following documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to Section 13 of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), are incorporated herein by
reference:
•
Audited comparative consolidated financial statements for the years ended December
31, 2008, 2007 and 2006, together with the auditors' notes thereon;
•
Management Discussion and Analysis dated March 27, 2009, as amended, for the year
ended December 31, 2008;
•
Annual Information Form dated March 27, 2009 for the year ended December 31, 2008;
•
Information Circular dated May 19, 2009 relating to the annual meeting of
shareholders held on June 19, 2009;
•
Management Discussion and Analysis dated May 12, 2009 for the three-month period
ended March 31, 2009;
•
Management Discussion and Analysis dated August 5, 2009 for the three-month period
ended June 30, 2009;
•
Unaudited comparative interim consolidated financial statements for the three-month
periods ended March 31, 2009 and 2008, together with notes thereto;
•
Unaudited comparative interim consolidated financial statements for the three-month
and six-month periods ended June 30, 2009 and 2008, together with notes thereto;
•
Reports of Foreign Private Issuer on Forms 6-K and 6-K/A filed January 7, 2009,
January 13, 2009, January 14, 2009, January 20, 2009, January 22, 2009, January 30,
2009, February 17, 2009, February 23, 2009, March 2, 2009, March 2, 2009, March 5,
2009, March 18, 2009, March 24, 2009, March 30, 2009, March 31, 2009, April 6, 2009,
May 8, 2009, May 13, 2009, May 13, 2009, May 26, 2009, May 26, 2009, May 29, 2009, June
4, 2009, June 9, 2009, June 19, 2009, June 19,
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2009, July 2, 2009, July 22, 2009, July 27, 2009, August 6, 2009, August 24, 2009,
September 8, 2009, September 16, 2009, and September 17, 2009; and
•
The description of our Common Shares contained in the registration statement on Form
8-A filed with the Commission on March 27, 2009, including any additional amendments
that we may have filed in the past, or may file in the future, for the purpose of
updating the description of our Common Shares.
All documents subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and
15(d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that
all securities offered under the 2009 Plan have been sold or which deregisters all securities then
remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof
from the date of the 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 to be modified or superseded for purposes
of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequent
filed amendment to this registration statement or in any document that also is incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this registration statement.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
Not applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
Not applicable.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Sections 5.1 to 5.4 of the By-Law No. 1 of the Company (the "By-Laws") provides, with regard
to indemnity and insurance under the Business Corporations Act of the Yukon Territory, Canada (the
"Act"), in part as follows:
"
5.1 Indemnification of Directors and Officers against actions by Third Parties.
Except in respect
of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or body corporate to procure a judgment in its
favour, the Corporation shall indemnify a director or officer of the Corporation, a former director
or officer of the Corporation or a person who acts or acted at the Corporation's request as a
director or officer of a body corporate of which the Corporation is or was a shareholder or
creditor, or a person who undertakes or has undertaken any liability on behalf of the Corporation
or any such body corporate, and his heirs and legal representatives, against all costs, charges and
expenses, including an amount paid to settle an action or satisfy a judgment, reasonably incurred
by him in respect of any civil, criminal or administrative action or proceeding to which he is made
a party by reason of being or having been a director or officer of that Corporation or body
corporate, if:
a) He acted honestly and in good faith with a view to the best interests of the Corporation;
and
b) In the case of a criminal or administrative action or proceeding that is enforced by a
monetary penalty, he had reasonable grounds for believing that his conduct was lawful.
5.2 Indemnification of Directors and Officers against actions by the Corporation.
The Corporation
shall, with the approval of the Supreme Court of the Yukon Territory, indemnify a person referred
to in paragraph 5.1 in respect of an action by or on behalf of the Corporation or body corporate to
procure a judgment in its favour, to which he is made a party by reason of being or having been a
director or an officer of the Corporation or body corporate, against all costs, charges and
expenses reasonably incurred by him in connection with the action if he fulfills the conditions set
out in subparagraphs 5.1(a) and (b).
5.3 Right of Indemnity not Exclusive.
The provisions for indemnification contained in the By-Laws
shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which a person seeking indemnification may be
entitled under any Bylaw, agreement, vote of shareholders or disinterested directors or otherwise,
both as to an action in his official capacity and as to an action in any other capacity while
holding such office. This section shall also apply to a person who has ceased to be a director or
officer, and shall enure to the benefit of the heirs and legal representatives of such person.
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5.4 Insurance.
Subject to the limitations contained in the Act, the Corporation may purchase and
maintain such insurance for the benefit of its directors and officers as the Board may from time to
time determine."
The provisions of Sections 5.1 and 5.2 of the By-Laws are in accordance with Sections 126(1)
and 126(2) of the Act, which deal with indemnification of directors and officers against actions by
third parties and indemnification of directors and officers against actions by the Company,
respectively.
The provisions of Section 5.4 of the By-Laws are subject to the provisions of Section 126(4)
of the Act, which provide that the insured must have acted honestly and in good faith with a view
to the best interests of the Company.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising from the Securities Act may be permitted to
directors, officers or persons controlling the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the
Company has been informed that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against
public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is therefore unenforceable.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
Not applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Continuance of the Company (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of Exhibit
99.1 of the Company's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed June 1, 2007).
4.2
Articles of Amendment (Schedule of Series Provisions Series A Preferred Shares) to Articles
of Continuance of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed November 27, 2007).
4.3
By-Law No. 1 of the Company (incorporated by reference to Appendix C of Exhibit 99.1 of the
Company's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed June 1, 2007).
4.4
Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement dated as of May 28, 2007, between the Company and
Computershare Investor Services Inc., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.1 of the Company's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed June 12, 2007).
4.5
Specimen Stock Certificate of the Company's Common Shares (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.5 of the Company's registration statement on Form 8-A filed March 27, 2009).
4.6
Form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Schedule A of Exhibit 99.1 of the
Company's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed June 12, 2007)
5.1*
Opinion of Lackowicz, Shier & Hoffman as to the legality of the securities registered hereby
23.1*
Consent of Lackowicz, Shier & Hoffman (set forth in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page hereof)
*
Filed herewith
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Item 9. Undertakings.
(a) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective
amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of
1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective
date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment
thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the
foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total
dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and
any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may
be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule
424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than
20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution
not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to
such information in the registration statement;
Provided, however
, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the registration
statement is on Form S-3, Form S-8 or Form F-3, and the information required to be included in a
post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or
furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration
statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the
securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be
the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be
permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the
foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer, or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or
proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question of whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the
Securities Act of 1933 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 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 Cairns, Australia, on September 25, 2009.
INTEROIL CORPORATION
By:
/s/
Phil Mulacek
Name:
Phil Mulacek
Title:
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each of the undersigned hereby appoints Phil Mulacek and Mark Laurie, and each of them (with
full power to act alone), as attorney and agents for the undersigned, with full power of
substitution, for and in the name, place and stead of the undersigned, to sign and file with the
Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933 any and all amendments and
exhibits to this registration statement and any and all applications, instruments and other
documents to be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission pertaining to the registration of
the securities covered hereby, with full power and authority to do and perform any and all acts and
things whatsoever requisite or desirable.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has
been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on September 25, 2009.
Signature
Title
/s/ Phil Mulacek
Phil Mulacek
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
(Principal
Executive Officer)
/s/ Collin Visaggio
Collin Visaggio
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal
Accounting and Financial Officer)
/s/ Christian Vinson
Christian Vinson
Director and Executive Vice President
/s/ Gaylen Byker
Gaylen Byker
Director
/s/ Roger Grundy
Roger Grundy
Director
/s/ Edward Speal
Edward Speal
Director
/s/ Roger Lewis
Roger Lewis
Director
/s/ William Jasper III
William Jasper III
President and Chief Operating Officer
/s/ Mark Laurie
Mark Laurie
General Counsel and Corporate Secretary
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number
Description
4.1
Articles of Continuance of the Company (incorporated by reference to Appendix B of Exhibit
99.1 of the Company's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed June 1, 2007).
4.2
Articles of Amendment (Schedule of Series Provisions Series A Preferred Shares) to Articles
of Continuance of the Company (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 of the Company's
Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed November 27, 2007).
4.3
By-Law No. 1 of the Company (incorporated by reference to Appendix C of Exhibit 99.1 of the
Company's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed June 1, 2007).
4.4
Shareholder Rights Plan Agreement dated as of May 28, 2007, between the Company and
Computershare Investor Services Inc., as Rights Agent (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
99.1 of the Company's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed June 12, 2007).
4.5
Specimen Stock Certificate of the Company's Common Shares (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.5 of the Company's registration statement on Form 8-A filed March 27, 2009).
4.6
Form of Rights Certificate (incorporated by reference to Schedule A of Exhibit 99.1 of the
Company's Report of Foreign Private Issuer on Form 6-K filed June 12, 2007)
5.1*
Opinion of Lackowicz, Shier & Hoffman as to the legality of the securities registered hereby
23.1*
Consent of Lackowicz, Shier & Hoffman (set forth in its opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1)
23.2*
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (set forth on the signature page hereof)
*
Filed herewith
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