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<div><a name="s532A987D63FDF00F520737A55A8ED25A"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2016</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:right;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">Registration No. 333-&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Washington, D.C. 20549</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;font-weight:bold;">FORM S-8 <br>REGISTRATION STATEMENT</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:13px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">UNDER <br>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:8px;text-align:center;font-size:13pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:13pt;font-weight:bold;">Bristow Group Inc.</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#32;<br></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;font-weight:bold;">(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:77.9783393501805%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="4"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:16%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:33%;"></td><td style="width:18%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Delaware</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">State or other jurisdiction of <br>incorporation or organization)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">72-0679819</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(</font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;font-style:italic;">I.R.S. 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Geddes</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Baker Botts L.L.P.</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">910 Louisiana Street</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">Houston, Texas 77002</font></div><div style="text-align:center;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;font-weight:bold;">(713) 229-1234</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;padding-left:288px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;"><hr></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:9pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:9pt;">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer&#8221; and &#8220;smaller reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="7"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:20%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:16%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:37%;"></td><td style="width:1%;"></td><td style="width:24%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Large accelerated filer </font><font 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&#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), this Registration Statement also covers an additional indeterminate number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share (&#8220;Common Stock&#8221;), of Bristow Group Inc. (the &#8220;Company&#8221;) which may be necessary to adjust the number of additional shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) and being registered herein, as a result of stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization, or similar adjustment(s) relating to the Common Stock.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(2)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock on July 28, 2016, as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;padding-left:48px;text-indent:-48px;font-size:7pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:7pt;"><br></font></div><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt;"><tr><td style="width:48px;"></td><td></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top"><div style="line-height:120%;font-size:8pt;padding-left:0px;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">(3)</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;"><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;">Includes 5,246,729 shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Plan approved by the stockholders of the Company in August 2016.</font></div></td></tr></table><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><div style="padding-left:0px;text-indent:0px;line-height:normal;padding-top:10px;"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="font-family:Times New Roman;font-size:10pt;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto;width:97.65342960288808%;border-collapse:collapse;text-align:left;"><tr><td colspan="1"></td></tr><tr><td style="width:100%;"></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:bottom;border-bottom:1px solid #000000;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="overflow:hidden;height:8px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">&#160;</font></div></td></tr></table></div></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;"><br></font></div><div><br></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:left;font-size:8pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:8pt;"><br></font></div></div><hr style="page-break-after:always"><div><a name="sD7FF5AA56093719D6F1637A55AC2736F"></a></div><div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;font-size:12pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:12pt;"><br></font></div></div><div><br></div><div style="line-height:120%;padding-bottom:16px;text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;">REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES</font></div><div style="line-height:120%;text-align:justify;text-indent:48px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;font-weight:bold;"></font><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;) is being filed by Bristow Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#8220;Company&#8221;), pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), to register an additional 5,246,729 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to its 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;).  The Board of Directors of the Company recommended for approval and, on August 3, 2016, the stockholders approved an amendment of the Plan that, among other things, increased the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan from 1,153,271 to 6,400,000.  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Stover</font></div></td><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:2px;"><div style="text-align:center;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Director</font></div></td></tr><tr><td style="vertical-align:top;padding-left:2px;padding-top:2px;padding-bottom:2px;padding-right:12px;"><div style="text-align:center;padding-left:12px;font-size:10pt;"><font style="font-family:inherit;font-size:10pt;">Bruce H. 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Document
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2016
Registration No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Bristow Group Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware
(
State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
72-0679819
(
I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number
)
2103 City West Blvd., 4th Floor
Houston, Texas  77042
(713) 267‑7600
(
Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices
)
Bristow Group Inc. 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan
(Full titles of the plan)
Edward Chipman Earle
Senior Vice President, Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary
Bristow Group Inc.
2103 City West Blvd., 4th Floor
Houston, Texas  77042
(713) 267‑7600
(
Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service
)
With a copy to:
John D. Geddes
Baker Botts L.L.P.
910 Louisiana Street
Houston, Texas 77002
(713) 229-1234
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer
þ
Accelerated filer
o
Non-accelerated filer
o
Smaller reporting company
o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be registered (1)
Proposed maximum offering price per share (2)
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price
Amount of registration fee
Common stock, par value $0.01 per share
5,246,729 (3)
$11.13
$53,396,093.8
$5,880.49
(1)
In addition, pursuant to Rule 416(c) under the Securities Act of the 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), this Registration Statement also covers an additional indeterminate number of shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Bristow Group Inc. (the "Company") which may be necessary to adjust the number of additional shares of Common Stock reserved for issuance pursuant to the 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan (the "Plan") and being registered herein, as a result of stock split, stock dividend, reclassification, recapitalization, or similar adjustment(s) relating to the Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the Common Stock on July 28, 2016, as quoted on the New York Stock Exchange.
(3)
Includes 5,246,729 shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance pursuant to the Plan approved by the stockholders of the Company in August 2016.
REGISTRATION OF ADDITIONAL SECURITIES
This Registration Statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement") is being filed by Bristow Group Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to register an additional 5,246,729 shares of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share, pursuant to its 2007 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated (the "Plan").  The Board of Directors of the Company recommended for approval and, on August 3, 2016, the stockholders approved an amendment of the Plan that, among other things, increased the number of shares available for issuance under the Plan from 1,153,271 to 6,400,000.  The contents of the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of the Company filed on November 7, 2013 (No. 333-192182) relating to the Plan are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 8.    Exhibits.
See Exhibit Index.
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 Houston, State of Texas, on the 3rd day of August, 2016.
Bristow Group Inc
.
By:
/s/ L. Don Miller
L. Don Miller
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
Each person whose signature appears below appoints E. Chipman Earle as his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as fully and for all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 3rd day of August, 2016.
Signature
Title
/s/ Jonathan E. Baliff
President, Chief Executive Officer and Director
Jonathan E. Baliff
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ L. Don Miller
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
L. Don Miller
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Brian J. Allman
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
Brian J. Allman
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Thomas N. Amonett
Director
Thomas N. Amonett
/s/ Lori A. Gobillot
Director
Lori A. Gobillot
/s/ Ian A. Godden
Director
Ian A. Godden
/s/ David C. Gompert
Director
David C. Gompert
/s/ A. William Higgins
Director
A. William Higgins
/s/ Stephen A. King
Director
Stephen A. King
/s/ Thomas C. Knudson
Chairman of the Board and Director
Thomas C. Knudson
/s/ Mathew Masters
Director
Mathew Masters
/s/ Biggs C. Porter
Director
Biggs C. Porter
/s/ Bruce H. Stover
Director
Bruce H. Stover
EXHIBIT INDEX
Number
Exhibit
4.1*   -
Restated Certificate of Incorporation dated August 2, 2007 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Bristow Group Inc.'s Form 10-Q filed on August 2, 2007).
4.2*   -
Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bristow Group Inc., effective March 6, 2014 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Bristow Group Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8‑K filed on March 10, 2014).
4.3*   -
Bristow Group Inc.  2007 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended and restated effective August 3, 2016 (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to Bristow Group Inc.'s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A filed on June 21, 2016, as supplemented on June 28, 2016).
5.1   -
Opinion of Baker Botts L.L.P.
23.1   -
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2   -
Consent of Baker Botts L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1   -
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page herein).
*    Incorporated herein by reference as indicated.