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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2002  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="RIGHT"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>UNITED STATES<BR>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>Washington, D.C. 20549  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FORM S-8  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933  </B></FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=5><B>FOREST OIL CORPORATION  </B></FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </FONT></P>

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<TD WIDTH="32%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>(I.R.S. Employer<BR>
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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>1600 Broadway<BR>
Suite 2200<BR>
Denver, Colorado 80202<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Address of principal executive offices) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Forest Oil Corporation Stock Incentive Plan<BR>
(formerly The Forest Oil Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Full title of the plan) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>Newton W. Wilson III<BR>
Senior Vice President&#151;Legal Affairs<BR>
and Corporate Secretary<BR>
Forest Oil Corporation<BR>
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200<BR>
Denver, Colorado 80202<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Name and address of agent for service) </FONT></P>

<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>(303) 812-1400<BR>  </B></FONT><FONT SIZE=2>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </FONT></P>

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<P ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE  </B></FONT></P>

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be Registered</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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Offering Price<BR>
Per Share(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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Offering Price(1)</B></FONT><BR></TH>
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<TD WIDTH="27%"><FONT SIZE=2>Common Stock, par value $.10 per share</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>1,839,321 shares</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$26.55</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="18%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$48,833,972</FONT></TD>
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<TD WIDTH="15%" ALIGN="CENTER"><FONT SIZE=2>$4,492.73</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>(1)</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2><B>Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), based on the average exercise price for all outstanding options under the Forest Oil Corporation Stock Incentive Plan</B></FONT></DD></DL>
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>EXPLANATORY NOTE    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;This Registration Statement is being filed to register the issuance of additional shares of the common stock ("Common Stock") of Forest Oil Corporation (sometimes
referred to as the "Company") pursuant to the Forest Oil Corporation Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The contents of the Registration Statement on
Form&nbsp;S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-05497) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;7, 1996 registering the issuance of
2,615,758 shares of Common Stock (currently 1,307,879 shares of Common Stock due to a 1-for-2 reverse stock split effected on December&nbsp;7, 2000) under the Plan are
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<P><FONT SIZE=2><B>Item 8. Exhibits.  </B></FONT></P>

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Opinion of Lizbeth J. Stenmark, Senior Counsel of the Company, regarding the validity of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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23.1*</FONT></TD>
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Consent of KPMG LLP.</FONT></TD>
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Consent of Lizbeth J. Stenmark (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).</FONT></TD>
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Power of attorney (set forth on the signature page contained in this Registration Statement).</FONT></TD>
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<DT style='margin-bottom:-11pt;'><FONT SIZE=2>*</FONT></DT><DD><FONT SIZE=2>Filed
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<BR></FONT><FONT SIZE=2><B>SIGNATURES    <BR>  </B></FONT></P>

<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form&nbsp;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 Denver,
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT S. BOSWELL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert S. Boswell<BR></FONT> <FONT SIZE=2><I>Chairman of the Board and<BR>
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<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert S. Boswell, Newton W. Wilson, III and Joan C. Sonnen and each of them, any
one of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to sign on his or her behalf and in the capacity stated below and to file
any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this registration statement, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which amendment or amendments
may make such changes and additions in this registration statement as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate. </FONT></P>


<P><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </FONT></P>

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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>ROBERT S. BOSWELL</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Robert S. Boswell<BR></FONT>
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Chairman of the Board and<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DAVID H. KEYTE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> David H. Keyte<BR></FONT>
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Executive Vice President and<BR>
Chief Financial Officer<BR>
(Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JOAN C. SONNEN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Joan C. Sonnen<BR></FONT>
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Vice President&#151;Controller, Chief<BR>
Accounting Officer and<BR>
Assistant Secretary<BR>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>PHILIP F. ANSCHUTZ</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Philip F. Anschutz<BR></FONT>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>WILLIAM L. BRITTON</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> William L. Britton<BR></FONT>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CORTLANDT S. DIETLER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Cortlandt S. Dietler<BR></FONT>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>DOD A. FRASER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Dod A. Fraser<BR></FONT>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CANNON Y. HARVEY</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Cannon Y. Harvey<BR></FONT>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>FORREST E. HOGLUND</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Forrest E. Hoglund<BR></FONT>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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May 24, 2002</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>STEPHEN A. KAPLAN</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Stephen A. Kaplan<BR></FONT>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>JAMES H. LEE</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> James H. Lee<BR></FONT>
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Director</FONT></TD>
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/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>CRAIG D. SLATER</FONT><FONT SIZE=2>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT><HR NOSHADE><FONT SIZE=2> Craig D. Slater<BR></FONT>
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<TD WIDTH="89%"><FONT SIZE=2>Opinion of Lizbeth J. Stenmark, Senior Counsel of the Company, regarding the validity of the securities being registered.</FONT></TD>
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 24, 2002
Registration No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York
25-0484900
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1600 Broadway
Suite 2200
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Address of principal executive offices)
Forest Oil Corporation Stock Incentive Plan
(formerly The Forest Oil Corporation 1992 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Newton W. Wilson III
Senior Vice President—Legal Affairs
and Corporate Secretary
Forest Oil Corporation
1600 Broadway, Suite 2200
Denver, Colorado 80202
(Name and address of agent for service)
(303) 812-1400
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of Securities to
be Registered
Amount to be
Registered
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price
Per Share(1)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate
Offering Price(1)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
1,839,321 shares
$26.55
$48,833,972
$4,492.73
To be issued under the Stock Incentive Plan
(1)
Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), based on the average exercise price for all outstanding options under the Forest Oil Corporation Stock Incentive Plan
EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed to register the issuance of additional shares of the common stock ("Common Stock") of Forest Oil Corporation (sometimes
referred to as the "Company") pursuant to the Forest Oil Corporation Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The contents of the Registration Statement on
Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-05497) filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 7, 1996 registering the issuance of
2,615,758 shares of Common Stock (currently 1,307,879 shares of Common Stock due to a 1-for-2 reverse stock split effected on December 7, 2000) under the Plan are
incorporated herein by reference.
PART I
Item 8. Exhibits.
Exhibit No.
Description
5.1*
Opinion of Lizbeth J. Stenmark, Senior Counsel of the Company, regarding the validity of the securities being registered.
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2
Consent of Lizbeth J. Stenmark (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
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Power of attorney (set forth on the signature page contained in this Registration Statement).
*
Filed
herewith.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Denver,
State of Colorado, on May 24, 2002.
FOREST OIL CORPORATION
By:
/s/
ROBERT S. BOSWELL
Robert S. Boswell
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW
ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Robert S. Boswell, Newton W. Wilson, III and Joan C. Sonnen and each of them, any
one of whom may act without the joinder of the others, as his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact to sign on his or her behalf and in the capacity stated below and to file
any and all amendments and post-effective amendments to this registration statement, with all exhibits thereto, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which amendment or amendments
may make such changes and additions in this registration statement as such attorney-in-fact may deem necessary or appropriate.
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/
ROBERT S. BOSWELL
Robert S. Boswell
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
May 24, 2002
/s/
DAVID H. KEYTE
David H. Keyte
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
May 24, 2002
/s/
JOAN C. SONNEN
Joan C. Sonnen
Vice President—Controller, Chief
Accounting Officer and
Assistant Secretary
(Principal Accounting Officer)
May 24, 2002
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/s/
PHILIP F. ANSCHUTZ
Philip F. Anschutz
Director
May 24, 2002
/s/
WILLIAM L. BRITTON
William L. Britton
Director
May 24, 2002
/s/
CORTLANDT S. DIETLER
Cortlandt S. Dietler
Director
May 24, 2002
/s/
DOD A. FRASER
Dod A. Fraser
Director
May 24, 2002
/s/
CANNON Y. HARVEY
Cannon Y. Harvey
Director
May 24, 2002
/s/
FORREST E. HOGLUND
Forrest E. Hoglund
Director
May 24, 2002
/s/
STEPHEN A. KAPLAN
Stephen A. Kaplan
Director
May 24, 2002
/s/
JAMES H. LEE
James H. Lee
Director
May 24, 2002
/s/
CRAIG D. SLATER
Craig D. Slater
Director
May 24, 2002
/s/
MICHAEL B. YANNEY
Michael B. Yanney
Director
May 24, 2002
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Exhibit No.
Description
5.1
Opinion of Lizbeth J. Stenmark, Senior Counsel of the Company, regarding the validity of the securities being registered.
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP.
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