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No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:4pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:4pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION
STATEMENT </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REX ENERGY
CORPORATION </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>366 Walker Drive </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>State College, PA 16801 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including Zip Code, of principal executive offices) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Rex Energy Corporation </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the Plan) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jennifer L. McDonough </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>366 Walker Drive </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>State
College, PA 16801 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(814) 278-7267 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>Copy to: </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Wesley
P. Williams </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Jessica W. Hammons </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Thompson&nbsp;&amp; Knight LLP </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Dallas, Texas 75201 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(214) 969-1700 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"><B>Title of securities to be registered</B></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Registered (1)(2)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per share (3)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate offering<BR>price (3)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Amount of</B></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">6,689,842 shares</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$0.75</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$5,017,382</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$505</TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to the terms of the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;2016 Plan&#148;), includes (i)&nbsp;2,819,256 shares of common stock of Rex Energy Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) being newly registered,
(ii)&nbsp;280,460 shares of common stock of the Registrant remaining available for issuance under 2007 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Prior Plan&#148;) being carried forward to this Registration Statement (the
&#147;carryover shares&#148;) that were previously registered pursuant to the Registrant&#146;s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File Number 333-188676) filed on May&nbsp;17, 2013 (the &#147;2013 Registration Statement&#148;),
(iii)&nbsp;1,304,472 shares of common stock of the Registrant that are issuable under the Prior Plan pursuant to outstanding options and 2,285,654 shares of common stock of the Registrant issued or issuable pursuant to awards under the Prior Plan
which, to the extent such awards terminate, expire or are forfeited, would become available for issuance under the 2016 Plan. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;), the number of shares of common stock registered hereby pursuant to the 2016 Plan is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or any other similar transaction. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common stock, $0.001 par
value per share, of the Registrant as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June&nbsp;24, 2016. </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">A registration fee of $636 with respect to the carryover shares was previously paid on the filing of the 2013 Registration Statement, which amount is being offset against the registration fees due at this time in
accordance with Rule 457(p). Accordingly, the Registrant is not paying a registration fee at this time. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Rex Energy Corporation (the &#147;Registrant&#148;) is filing this registration statement on Form S-8 (this &#147;Registration
Statement&#148;) to register the offer and sale of 2,819,256 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, that may be issued to eligible persons under the Rex Energy Corporation 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the &#147;2016 Plan&#148;),
<U>plus</U> (i)&nbsp;280,460 shares remaining available for issuance under the 2007 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the &#147;Prior Plan&#148;), (ii)&nbsp;shares issuable under the Prior Plan pursuant to outstanding
options that expire or terminate without being exercised, and (iii)&nbsp;shares issued or issuable pursuant to awards under the Prior Plan that expire or are forfeited in the future, in each case, subject to proportionate adjustment in the event of
a stock split or other change in the common stock or capital structure of the Company. At least a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Registrant held on May&nbsp;27, 2016 approved the 2016 Plan. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to the 2016 Plan&#146;s participants as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the &#147;Commission&#148;) either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item&nbsp;3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section&nbsp;10(a) of the Securities Act. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which were filed by the Registrant with the Commission and any future filings made by the Registrant with the
Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) The Registrant&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December&nbsp;31, 2015, filed with the Commission on
March&nbsp;15, 2016. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March&nbsp;31, 2016, filed with the Commission on May&nbsp;10, 2016; </TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD WIDTH="6%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;(2)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Registrant&#146;s Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January&nbsp;11, 2016,&nbsp;January&nbsp;21, 2016,&nbsp;February&nbsp;3, 2016,&nbsp;February&nbsp;4, 2016,&nbsp;March&nbsp;2,
2016,&nbsp;March&nbsp;15, 2016,&nbsp;March&nbsp;31, 2016,&nbsp;April&nbsp;18, 2016,&nbsp;April&nbsp;19, 2016,&nbsp;April&nbsp;22, 2016,&nbsp;June&nbsp;2, 2016,&nbsp;June&nbsp;10, 2016,&nbsp;June&nbsp;17, 2016 and June&nbsp;21, 2016.
</TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) The description of the Registrant&#146;s common stock, par value $0.001 per share, contained in the Registrant&#146;s
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section&nbsp;12 of the Exchange Act on July&nbsp;20, 2007, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;4. <U>Description of Securities</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;5. <U>Interests of Named Experts and Counsel</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;6. <U>Indemnification of Directors
and Officers</U>. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Section&nbsp;145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the &#147;DGCL&#148;) provides as follows:
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys&#146;
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
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reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person&#146;s
conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good
faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person&#146;s conduct was
unlawful. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">A corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no
indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or
suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery
or such other court shall deem proper. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">As permitted by the DGCL, we have included in our certificate of incorporation, as amended, a
provision to eliminate the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and
restated bylaws provide that we are required to indemnify our officers and directors under certain circumstances, including those circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary, and we are required to advance expenses to our
officers and directors as incurred in connection with proceedings against them for which they may be indemnified. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We have entered into an
agreement with each of our independent directors that provide that the independent director will be entitled to the limitations of liability and the right to indemnification against expenses and damages in connection with claims against the
independent director relating to the independent director&#146;s service to us to the fullest extent permitted by our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, the DGCL and other applicable law. In addition,
employment agreements with certain of our executive officers provide that we will indemnify the executive officer to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, or our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws,
whichever affords the greater protection to the executive officer. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We maintain directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit
of our directors and officers. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;7. <U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Not applicable. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;8. <U>Exhibits</U>.
</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Reference is made to the Exhibits Index following the signature pages hereto, which Exhibits Index is hereby incorporated by reference
into this item. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Item&nbsp;9. <U>Undertakings</U>. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by any registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of a registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, such registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. </P>

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Each registrant hereby undertakes: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(a) To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to: </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(i) include any prospectus required by
Section&nbsp;10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933; </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(ii) reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement; notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
&#147;Calculation of Registration Fee&#148; table in the effective registration statement; and </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(iii) to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement, or any material change to such information in this registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman"><I>provided, however</I>, that the undertakings set forth in clauses (i)&nbsp;and (ii)&nbsp;above do not apply if the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section&nbsp;13 or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(c) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the
termination of the offering. </P> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(d) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of a
registrant annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or Section&nbsp;15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section&nbsp;15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. </P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 State College, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on June&nbsp;29, 2016. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Thomas C. Stabley</TD></TR>
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</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:18pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas C. Stabley, Thomas G. Rajan and
Jennifer L. McDonough or any of them, severally, as his 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 hereto, and all other documents in connection herewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, and
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated. </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Lance T. Shaner</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE=" margin-top:0pt ; margin-bottom:0pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Chairman of the Board</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Thomas C. Stabley</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/ Thomas G. Rajan</P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Thomas G. Rajan</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Curtis J. Walker</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">(Principal Accounting Officer)</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Jack N. Aydin</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">John A. Lombardi</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Eric L. Mattson</P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">John J. Zak</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-142430) as filed with the SEC on June 11,
2007).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-142430) as filed with the SEC on June 11, 2007).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture dated as of December 12, 2012 among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on December 12, 2012).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of 8.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (included in Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 12, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012 among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchasers named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on December 12, 2012).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2013, among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC, on behalf of the initial purchasers named therein (included in Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 26, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.7</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture dated as of July 17, 2014 among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on July 17, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2022 (included in Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 17, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.9</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 17, 2014 among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchasers named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with SEC on July 17, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.10</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Deposit Agreement, dated August 18, 2014, by and among the Company, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc., together as depositary, and holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 18, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.11</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of Depositary Receipt Representing the Depositary Shares (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.10) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 18, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.12</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2016, among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the
SEC on March 31, 2016).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.13</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Form of 1.00%/8.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes Due 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2016).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>4.14</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2016, by Rex Energy Corporation and the Guarantors for the Benefit of the Holders of Rex Energy Corporation&#146;s 1.00%/8.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2016).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March&nbsp;31, 2016, to the Indenture dated as of December&nbsp;12, 2012, among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (incorporated
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2016, to the Indenture dated as of July 17, 2014, among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.5 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with SEC on March 31, 2016).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Thompson &amp; Knight LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages attached hereto).</TD></TR>
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Form S-8
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 29, 2016
Registration Statement
No. 333-
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
REX ENERGY
CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
20-8814402
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
366 Walker Drive
State College, PA 16801
(Address, including Zip Code, of principal executive offices)
Rex Energy Corporation
2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan
(Full title of the Plan)
Jennifer L. McDonough
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary
366 Walker Drive
State
College, PA 16801
(814) 278-7267
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copy to:
Wesley
P. Williams
Jessica W. Hammons
Thompson & Knight LLP
1722 Routh Street, Suite 1500
Dallas, Texas 75201
(214) 969-1700
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
¨
Accelerated filer
x
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities to be registered
Amount to be
Registered (1)(2)
Proposed maximum
offering price
per share (3)
Proposed maximum
aggregate offering
price (3)
Amount of
registration fee (4)
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
6,689,842 shares
$0.75
$5,017,382
$505
(1)
Pursuant to the terms of the 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2016 Plan"), includes (i) 2,819,256 shares of common stock of Rex Energy Corporation (the "Registrant") being newly registered,
(ii) 280,460 shares of common stock of the Registrant remaining available for issuance under 2007 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Prior Plan") being carried forward to this Registration Statement (the
"carryover shares") that were previously registered pursuant to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File Number 333-188676) filed on May 17, 2013 (the "2013 Registration Statement"),
(iii) 1,304,472 shares of common stock of the Registrant that are issuable under the Prior Plan pursuant to outstanding options and 2,285,654 shares of common stock of the Registrant issued or issuable pursuant to awards under the Prior Plan
which, to the extent such awards terminate, expire or are forfeited, would become available for issuance under the 2016 Plan.
(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), the number of shares of common stock registered hereby pursuant to the 2016 Plan is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution
resulting from stock splits, stock dividends or any other similar transaction.
(3)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) of the Securities Act and based upon the average of the high and low prices of the common stock, $0.001 par
value per share, of the Registrant as reported on the NASDAQ Global Select Market on June 24, 2016.
(4)
A registration fee of $636 with respect to the carryover shares was previously paid on the filing of the 2013 Registration Statement, which amount is being offset against the registration fees due at this time in
accordance with Rule 457(p). Accordingly, the Registrant is not paying a registration fee at this time.
INTRODUCTORY STATEMENT
Rex Energy Corporation (the "Registrant") is filing this registration statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration
Statement") to register the offer and sale of 2,819,256 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, that may be issued to eligible persons under the Rex Energy Corporation 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan (the "2016 Plan"),
plus
(i) 280,460 shares remaining available for issuance under the 2007 Amended and Restated Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "Prior Plan"), (ii) shares issuable under the Prior Plan pursuant to outstanding
options that expire or terminate without being exercised, and (iii) shares issued or issuable pursuant to awards under the Prior Plan that expire or are forfeited in the future, in each case, subject to proportionate adjustment in the event of
a stock split or other change in the common stock or capital structure of the Company. At least a majority of the votes cast at the annual meeting of stockholders of the Registrant held on May 27, 2016 approved the 2016 Plan.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to the 2016 Plan's participants as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act"). Such documents need not be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") either as part of this Registration Statement or as
prospectuses or prospectus supplements pursuant to Rule 424. These documents and the documents incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement pursuant to Item 3 of Part II of this Registration Statement, taken together, constitute a
prospectus that meets the requirements of Section 10(a) of the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents, which were filed by the Registrant with the Commission and any future filings made by the Registrant with the
Commission under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
(a) The Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2015, filed with the Commission on
March 15, 2016.
(b)(1)
The Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2016, filed with the Commission on May 10, 2016;
(2)
The Registrant's Current Reports on Form 8-K filed with the Commission on January 11, 2016, January 21, 2016, February 3, 2016, February 4, 2016, March 2,
2016, March 15, 2016, March 31, 2016, April 18, 2016, April 19, 2016, April 22, 2016, June 2, 2016, June 10, 2016, June 17, 2016 and June 21, 2016.
(c) The description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $0.001 per share, contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form 8-A/A filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Section 12 of the Exchange Act on July 20, 2007, including any amendments or reports filed for the purpose of updating such description.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors
and Officers
.
Section 145 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the "DGCL") provides as follows:
A corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any threatened,
pending or completed action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of the corporation) by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or
agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys'
fees), judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person
reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interest of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had no reasonable cause to believe the person's
conduct was unlawful. The termination of any action, suit or proceeding by judgment, order, settlement, conviction or upon a plea of nolo contendere or its equivalent, shall not, of itself, create a presumption that the person did not act in good
faith and in a manner which the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation, and, with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, had reasonable cause to believe that the person's conduct was
unlawful.
A corporation shall have the power to indemnify any person who was or is a party or is threatened to be made a party to any
threatened, pending or completed action or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor by reason of the fact that the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving
at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise against expenses (including attorneys' fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the
person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if the person acted in good faith and in a manner the person reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the corporation and except that no
indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which such person shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or the court in which such action or
suit was brought shall determine upon application that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the Court of Chancery
or such other court shall deem proper.
As permitted by the DGCL, we have included in our certificate of incorporation, as amended, a
provision to eliminate the personal liability of our directors for monetary damages for breach of their fiduciary duties as directors, subject to certain exceptions. In addition, our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and
restated bylaws provide that we are required to indemnify our officers and directors under certain circumstances, including those circumstances in which indemnification would otherwise be discretionary, and we are required to advance expenses to our
officers and directors as incurred in connection with proceedings against them for which they may be indemnified.
We have entered into an
agreement with each of our independent directors that provide that the independent director will be entitled to the limitations of liability and the right to indemnification against expenses and damages in connection with claims against the
independent director relating to the independent director's service to us to the fullest extent permitted by our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, the DGCL and other applicable law. In addition,
employment agreements with certain of our executive officers provide that we will indemnify the executive officer to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL, or our certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws,
whichever affords the greater protection to the executive officer.
We maintain directors and officers liability insurance for the benefit
of our directors and officers.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
Reference is made to the Exhibits Index following the signature pages hereto, which Exhibits Index is hereby incorporated by reference
into this item.
Item 9.
Undertakings
.
Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of
the registrant, we have been advised that, in the opinion of the Commission, such indemnification is against public policy and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the
payment by any registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of a registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in
connection with the securities being registered, such registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification
by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
Each registrant hereby undertakes:
(a) To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to:
(i) include any prospectus required by
Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement; notwithstanding
the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering
range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the SEC pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the
"Calculation of Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement; and
(iii) to include any
material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement, or any material change to such information in this registration statement.
provided, however
, that the undertakings set forth in clauses (i) and (ii) above do not apply if the information required to
be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
(b) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each
such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(c) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered that remain unsold at the
termination of the offering.
(d) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of a
registrant annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 State College, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on June 29, 2016.
REX ENERGY CORPORATION
By:
/s/ Thomas C. Stabley
Thomas C. Stabley
Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Thomas C. Stabley, Thomas G. Rajan and
Jennifer L. McDonough or any of them, severally, as his 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 hereto, and all other documents in connection herewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, and
any of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming
all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or any of them, or their 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 and on the dates indicated.
Signature
Title
Date
/s/ Lance T. Shaner
Lance T. Shaner
Chairman of the Board
June 29, 2016
/s/ Thomas C. Stabley
Thomas C. Stabley
Chief Executive Officer and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
June 29, 2016
/s/ Thomas G. Rajan
Thomas G. Rajan
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
June 29, 2016
/s/ Curtis J. Walker
Curtis J. Walker
Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
June 29, 2016
/s/ Jack N. Aydin
Jack N. Aydin
Director
June 29, 2016
/s/ John A. Lombardi
John A. Lombardi
Director
June 29, 2016
/s/ Eric L. Mattson
Eric L. Mattson
Director
June 29, 2016
/s/ John J. Zak
John J. Zak
Director
June 29, 2016
EXHIBIT INDEX
4.1
Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate of Rex Energy Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-142430) as filed with the SEC on June 11,
2007).
4.2
Form of Registration Rights Agreement (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to our Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-142430) as filed with the SEC on June 11, 2007).
4.3
Indenture dated as of December 12, 2012 among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on December 12, 2012).
4.4
Form of 8.875% Senior Notes due 2020 (included in Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 12, 2012, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.5
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of December 12, 2012 among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchasers named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form
8-K filed with the SEC on December 12, 2012).
4.6
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of April 26, 2013, among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein, and RBC Capital Markets, LLC, KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc., SunTrust Robinson Humphrey, Inc. and Wells Fargo
Securities, LLC, on behalf of the initial purchasers named therein (included in Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on April 26, 2013, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.7
Indenture dated as of July 17, 2014 among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed
with the SEC on July 17, 2014).
4.8
Form of 6.250% Senior Notes due 2022 (included in Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on July 17, 2014, and incorporated herein by reference).
4.9
Registration Rights Agreement dated as of July 17, 2014 among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors named therein and the Initial Purchasers named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K
filed with SEC on July 17, 2014).
4.10
Deposit Agreement, dated August 18, 2014, by and among the Company, Computershare Trust Company, N.A. and Computershare Inc., together as depositary, and holders from time to time of the depositary receipts described therein
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 18, 2014).
4.11
Form of Depositary Receipt Representing the Depositary Shares (included as Exhibit A to Exhibit 4.10) (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on August 18, 2014).
4.12
Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2016, among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors and Wilmington Savings Fund Society, FSB, as trustee (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to our Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the
SEC on March 31, 2016).
4.13
Form of 1.00%/8.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes Due 2020 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to our Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2016).
4.14
Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of March 31, 2016, by Rex Energy Corporation and the Guarantors for the Benefit of the Holders of Rex Energy Corporation's 1.00%/8.00% Senior Secured Second Lien Notes due 2020
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.3 to our Current Report on Form 8-K as filed with the SEC on March 31, 2016).
4.15
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2016, to the Indenture dated as of December 12, 2012, among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.4 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with SEC on March 31, 2016).
4.16
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of March 31, 2016, to the Indenture dated as of July 17, 2014, among Rex Energy Corporation, the Guarantors, and Wilmington Trust, National Association, as trustee (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.5 to our Current Report on Form 8-K filed with SEC on March 31, 2016).
4.17*
Rex Energy Corporation 2016 Long-Term Incentive Plan.
5.1*
Opinion of Thompson & Knight LLP.
23.1*
Consent of KPMG LLP.
23.2*
Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.3*
Consent of Thompson & Knight LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1).
24.1*
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature pages attached hereto).
*
Filed herewith.