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 <p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><a name="scotch"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH&nbsp;13, 2007</font></b></a></p> <div style="border:none;border-bottom:double windowtext 6.0pt;padding:0pt 0pt 0pt 0pt;"> <p align="right" style="border:none;font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;padding:0pt;text-align:right;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">REGISTRATION NO. 333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</font></b></p> </div>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 2.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">UNITED STATES<br>
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 14.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 2.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">FORM S-8</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 14.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="3" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:12.0pt;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT<br>
UNDER<br>
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></b></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 2.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="5" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:18.0pt;">EDGE PETROLEUM CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 14.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)</font></p>

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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading --><b>Delaware</b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">76-0511037</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><!-- SET mrlNoTableShading -->(State or other jurisdiction
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="48%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt .7pt;width:48.8%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(I.R.S. Employer<br>
  Identification No.)</font></p>
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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 2.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">1301
Travis, Suite 2000<br>
Houston, Texas 77002<br>
(713) 654-8960</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 14.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Address of Principal
Executive Offices and Zip Code)</font></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 2.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">INCENTIVE
PLAN OF EDGE PETROLEUM CORPORATION</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 14.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Full title of the plan)</font></p>

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<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 2.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael
G. Long<br>
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer<br>
1301 Travis, Suite 2000<br>
Houston, Texas 77002<br>
(713) 654-8960</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 14.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Name, address and
telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)</font></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 14.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">copy
to:<br>
Gene J. Oshman<br>
Baker Botts L.L.P.<br>
910 Louisiana <br>
One Shell Plaza<br>
Houston, Texas 77002-4995</font></b></p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE</font></b></p>

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  Securities&nbsp;to&nbsp;be&nbsp;Registered</p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  be&nbsp;Registered</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.28%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price<br>
  Per&nbsp;Share(1)</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.28%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed&nbsp;Maximum<br>
  Aggregate<br>
  Offering&nbsp;Price(1)</font></b></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <td width="14%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:solid #000A0D 1.0pt;border-left:none;border-right:none;border-top:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:14.28%;">
  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount&nbsp;of<br>
  Registration&nbsp;Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt 10.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-10.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Common Stock (par value
  $0.01 per share)</font></p>
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  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">500,000</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="5%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:5.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$11.95</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="4%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:4.26%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="9%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:9.22%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$5,975,000</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.52%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;border-left:none;border-right:solid windowtext 1.0pt;border-top:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.6%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="6%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:6.74%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:right;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">$183.44</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="3%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.76%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="0%" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:double #030A00 2.25pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:.34%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p style="font-size:10.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt 20.0pt;text-indent:-20.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(1)</font><font size="1" style="font-size:3.0pt;">&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font>Estimated
in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low sales price
reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on March&nbsp;6, 2007.</p>

<p style="font-weight:bold;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">This Registration
Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The contents of the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-22571) filed by Edge
Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February&nbsp;28, 1997, are incorporated herein by reference.</font></b></p>


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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">EXPERTS</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each of the consolidated financial statements of Edge
Petroleum Corporation (the &#147;Company&#148;) as of December&nbsp;31, 2006, and 2005
and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December&nbsp;31,
2006, and the Company&#146;s management&#146;s report on the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December&nbsp;31, 2006, has been
incorporated by reference herein, in reliance upon the reports of BDO Seidman,
LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports
included therein and incorporated herein by reference and have been so
incorporated by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority
of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The statements of revenues and direct operating expenses
of the oil and natural gas properties acquired from Smith Production Inc. (the &#147;Smith
acquisition&#148;) for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December&nbsp;31, 2005, appearing in Edge Petroleum Corporation&#146;s Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January&nbsp;16, 2007 have been audited by BDO
Seidman, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in
their reports included therein and incorporated herein by reference and have
been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The letter reports of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. and
W.D. Von Gonten &amp; Co., each independent consulting petroleum engineers, and
certain information as of December&nbsp;31, 2005 and 2006 with respect to the
oil and natural gas reserves associated with our oil and natural gas properties
derived from such reports has been incorporated herein by reference upon the
authority of each such firm as experts with respect to matters covered by such
reports and in giving such reports. Certain information with respect to the oil
and natural gas reserves as of December 31, 2006 associated with the Smith
acquisition has been the subject of an oversight review letter by Ryder Scott
Company, L.P., which is included as Exhibit 23.2 to Edge Petroleum Corporation&#146;s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January&nbsp;16, 2007, and such review
letter has been incorporated herein by reference upon the authority of said
firm as experts with respect to matters covered by such review letter and in
giving such review letter.</font></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:72.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">The following documents are filed as exhibits to this
Registration Statement:</font></p>

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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Description</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Incentive Plan of Edge Petroleum Corporation (as
  amended and restated effective as of August&nbsp;2, 2006) (incorporated
  herein by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report
  on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2006).</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*5</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*23.1</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit
  5).</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*23.2</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="440" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:330.0pt;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*23.3</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*23.4</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of W.D. Von Gonten &amp; Co.</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*24</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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<p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-weight:bold;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, 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 Houston, State of Texas,
on March&nbsp;13, 2007.</font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">EDGE PETROLEUM CORPORATION</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">By:</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ John W. Elias</font></p>
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  <td width="62%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:62.7%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="3%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:3.86%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:33.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John W. Elias</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chief Executive Officer, President and</font></i></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;font-style:italic;">&nbsp;</font></i></p>
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  <td width="33%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:33.46%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><i><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-style:italic;">Chairman of the Board</font></i></p>
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<p style="margin:0pt 0pt 12.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:36.0pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">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
March&nbsp;13, 2007.</font></p>

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  <p style="font-weight:bold;line-height:8.0pt;margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font size="1" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></b></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  John W. Elias</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Executive
  Officer)</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/
  Michael G. Long</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Executive Vice
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael
  G. Long</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Principal Financial
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Thurmon
  M. Andress</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vincent
  S. Andrews</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Jonathan
  M. Clarkson</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael
  A. Creel</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Stanley
  S. Raphael</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John
  Sfondrini</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Robert
  W. Shower</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="52%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:52.38%;">
  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
 <tr style="page-break-inside:avoid;">
  <td width="45%" colspan="3" valign="bottom" style="border:none;border-bottom:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:45.24%;">
  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*</font></p>
  </td>
  <td width="2%" valign="top" style="padding:0pt .7pt 0pt 0pt;width:2.38%;">
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">David
  F. Work</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">* By: /s/ Michael G. Long</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Michael G. Long<br>
  (Attorney-in-fact)</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">4.1</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Incentive Plan of Edge Petroleum Corporation (as
  amended and restated effective as of August&nbsp;2, 2006) (incorporated
  herein by reference from Exhibit&nbsp;10.4 to the Company&#146;s Quarterly Report
  on Form&nbsp;10-Q for the quarter ended June&nbsp;30, 2006).</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*5</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit
  5).</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*23.2</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*23.3</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&#151;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P.</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align="center" style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;text-align:center;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:10.0pt;">*23.4</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0pt 0pt .0001pt;"><font size="2" face="Times New Roman" style="font-size:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 13, 2007
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON,
D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
EDGE PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant
as specified in its charter)
Delaware
76-0511037
(State or other jurisdiction
  of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1301
Travis, Suite 2000
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 654-8960
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices and Zip Code)
INCENTIVE
PLAN OF EDGE PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(Full title of the plan)
Michael
G. Long
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
1301 Travis, Suite 2000
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 654-8960
(Name, address and
telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
copy
to:
Gene J. Oshman
Baker Botts L.L.P.
910 Louisiana
One Shell Plaza
Houston, Texas 77002-4995
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
  $0.01 per share)
500,000
$11.95
$5,975,000
$183.44
(1)
Estimated
in accordance with Rule 457(c) and (h) solely for the purpose of calculating
the registration fee and based upon the average of the high and low sales price
reported on the Nasdaq Global Select Market on March 6, 2007.
This Registration
Statement is being filed pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The contents of the Registration
Statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-22571) filed by Edge
Petroleum Corporation, a Delaware corporation, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on February 28, 1997, are incorporated herein by reference.
EXPERTS
Each of the consolidated financial statements of Edge
Petroleum Corporation (the "Company") as of December 31, 2006, and 2005
and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31,
2006, and the Company's management's report on the effectiveness of internal
control over financial reporting as of December 31, 2006, has been
incorporated by reference herein, in reliance upon the reports of BDO Seidman,
LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in their reports
included therein and incorporated herein by reference and have been so
incorporated by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the authority
of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The statements of revenues and direct operating expenses
of the oil and natural gas properties acquired from Smith Production Inc. (the "Smith
acquisition") for each of the years in the three-year period ended
December 31, 2005, appearing in Edge Petroleum Corporation's Current
Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2007 have been audited by BDO
Seidman, LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as set forth in
their reports included therein and incorporated herein by reference and have
been so incorporated by reference in reliance upon such reports given on the
authority of such firm as experts in accounting and auditing.
The letter reports of Ryder Scott Company, L.P. and
W.D. Von Gonten & Co., each independent consulting petroleum engineers, and
certain information as of December 31, 2005 and 2006 with respect to the
oil and natural gas reserves associated with our oil and natural gas properties
derived from such reports has been incorporated herein by reference upon the
authority of each such firm as experts with respect to matters covered by such
reports and in giving such reports. Certain information with respect to the oil
and natural gas reserves as of December 31, 2006 associated with the Smith
acquisition has been the subject of an oversight review letter by Ryder Scott
Company, L.P., which is included as Exhibit 23.2 to Edge Petroleum Corporation's
Current Report on Form 8-K filed on January 16, 2007, and such review
letter has been incorporated herein by reference upon the authority of said
firm as experts with respect to matters covered by such review letter and in
giving such review letter.
The following documents are filed as exhibits to this
Registration Statement:
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
—
Incentive Plan of Edge Petroleum Corporation (as
  amended and restated effective as of August 2, 2006) (incorporated
  herein by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report
  on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006).
*5
—
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
*23.1
—
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit
  5).
*23.2
—
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
*23.3
—
Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P.
*23.4
—
Consent of W.D. Von Gonten & Co.
*24
—
Powers of Attorney.
*Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, 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 Houston, State of Texas,
on March 13, 2007.
EDGE PETROLEUM CORPORATION
By:
/s/ John W. Elias
John W. Elias
Chief Executive Officer, President and
Chairman of the Board
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
March 13, 2007.
Signature
Title
/s/
  John W. Elias
Chief Executive
  Officer, President and Chairman of the Board
John
  W. Elias
(Principal Executive
  Officer)
/s/
  Michael G. Long
Executive Vice
  President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer
Michael
  G. Long
(Principal Financial
  and Principal Accounting Officer)
*
Director
Thurmon
  M. Andress
*
Director
Vincent
  S. Andrews
*
Director
Jonathan
  M. Clarkson
*
Director
Michael
  A. Creel
*
Director
Stanley
  S. Raphael
*
Director
John
  Sfondrini
*
Director
Robert
  W. Shower
*
Director
David
  F. Work
* By: /s/ Michael G. Long
Michael G. Long
(Attorney-in-fact)
II-2
Exhibit No.
Description
4.1
—
Incentive Plan of Edge Petroleum Corporation (as
  amended and restated effective as of August 2, 2006) (incorporated
  herein by reference from Exhibit 10.4 to the Company's Quarterly Report
  on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2006).
*5
—
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
*23.1
—
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit
  5).
*23.2
—
Consent of BDO Seidman, LLP.
*23.3
—
Consent of Ryder Scott Company, L.P.
*23.4
—
Consent of W.D. Von Gonten & Co.
*24
—
Powers of Attorney.
*Filed herewith.