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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2003 </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Registration No.
333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </B></FONT></P><HR SIZE="3" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Washington, D.C. 20549 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="21%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>FORM S-8 </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000"><B>UNDER </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="4"
COLOR="#000000"><B>THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="21%" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000"><B>Spinnaker Exploration Company </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Delaware</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>76-0560101</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(State or other jurisdiction</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>of incorporation or organization)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="48%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Identification Number)</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>1200
Smith Street, Suite 800 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Houston, Texas 77002 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code) </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><HR WIDTH="21%" SIZE="1"
NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Spinnaker Exploration Company
2003 Stock Option Plan </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Robert M. Snell </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Spinnaker
Exploration Company </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>1200 Smith Street, Suite 800 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Houston, Texas 77002 </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Name and address of
agent for service) </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>(713) 759-1770
</B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE </B></FONT></P><P
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="36%" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Title of securities</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"
ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>to be registered</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amount to be</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>registered (1)</B></FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>offering price</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>per share (2)</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Proposed maximum</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>aggregate offering</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>price</B></FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Amount of</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>registration</B></FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>fee</B></FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="36%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Common Stock, $0.01 par value</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">813,000&nbsp;shares</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$22.89</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$18,609,570</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$1,506</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="36%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Common Stock, $0.01 par value</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">837,000&nbsp;shares</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$23.00</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$19,251,000</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="15%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">$1,557</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(1)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Spinnaker Exploration Company 2003 Stock Option
Plan being registered pursuant to this registration statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of
the registrant&#146;s outstanding shares of Common Stock. </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD WIDTH="3%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(2)</FONT></TD>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. Specifically, the offering price per
share is based on the price at which the options may be exercised for those options granted and the average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 20, 2003 for those options not yet granted.
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">PART II
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 3. <U>Incorporation of Documents by Reference</U>. </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The following documents that we filed (File No. 01-16009) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
&#147;Commission&#148;) pursuant to Section 12, 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the &#147;Exchange Act&#148;) are incorporated by reference and made a part of this registration statement: </FONT></P><P
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002; </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003; and </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed on July 24, 2000 (including any amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description). </FONT></TD></TR></TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">All documents we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in any
other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration
statement, except as so modified or superseded. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 4.
<U>Description of Securities</U>. </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not
applicable. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 5. <U>Interests of Named Experts and
Counsel</U>. </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not applicable. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 6. <U>Indemnification of Directors and Officers</U>. </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that none of our
directors shall be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such a director as a director, except for liability to the extent provided by applicable law (1) for any breach of the
director&#146;s duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or
redemptions as provided under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law (&#147;DGCL&#148;) or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Article VI of our Restated Bylaws provides that all current
and former officers and directors shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Section 145 of the DGCL authorizes a corporation 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 an officer or director of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
that 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 such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he 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 no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify past or present officers and directors of that corporation or of another </FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">corporation or other enterprise at the former corporation&#146;s request, in an action by or in the right
of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if that person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify him against the expenses (including attorneys&#146; fees) which he actually and
reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Section 145 further provides that any indemnification shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in each specific case upon a determination by the (i) stockholders, (ii) Board of Directors by a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding or (iii) independent counsel if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs. Section 145 provides that indemnification pursuant to its
provision is not exclusive of other rights of indemnification to which a person may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Section 145 of the DGCL also empowers us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or
was an officer or director of us against liability asserted against or incurred by him in any such capacity, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such officer or director against such liability under the provisions of Section 145.
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">In addition, we have entered into
indemnification agreements with our directors and officers containing provisions which are in some respects broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL. The indemnification agreements may require us, among other
things, to indemnify our directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature, to advance their expenses incurred as a result of
any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain directors&#146; insurance if available on reasonable terms. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Howard H. Newman and Jeffrey A. Harris, each directors of Spinnaker and managing directors and members of E.M. Warburg, Pincus &amp; Co.,
LLC and general partners of Warburg, Pincus &amp; Co., are indemnified by affiliates of E.M. Warburg, Pincus &amp; Co., LLC and Warburg, Pincus &amp; Co. against certain liabilities that they may incur as a result of their serving as our directors.
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 7. <U>Exemption from Registration Claimed</U>.
</B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Not applicable. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 8. <U>Exhibits</U>. </B></FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by
reference to another filing of ours with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Certificate of Incorporation of Spinnaker, as amended (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to our registration
statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-83093))</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Restated Bylaws of Spinnaker (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.2 to our registration statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-83093))</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-41626) and incorporated herein by reference)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Opinion of Vinson &amp; Elkins L.L.P.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Spinnaker Exploration Company 2003 Stock Option Plan</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="93%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of Vinson &amp; Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="93%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><B>Item 9.
<U>Undertakings</U> </B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement: </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the &#147;Securities Act&#148;);
</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(b) To 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; and </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:8%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">(c) 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; </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000"><I>provided, however</I>, that paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, 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. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. </FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(4) That, for the purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant&#146;s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan&#146;s annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this 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. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:-6px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:4%; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman"
SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question 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. </FONT></P>

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</B></FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">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 21st day of May, 2003. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><DIV STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right">
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="43%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/ ROBERT M. SNELL</FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="43%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Robert M. Snell</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; margin-left:2%; text-indent:-2%"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Secretary</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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COLOR="#000000"><B>KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS</B>, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roger L. Jarvis and Robert M. Snell or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, 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 on Form S-8, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
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 ratifying and confirming all
that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P
STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px; text-indent:4%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">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 21st day of May, 2003. </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="50%" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Title</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="27" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R<SMALL>OGER</SMALL> L.
J<SMALL>ARVIS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Roger
L. Jarvis</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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S<SMALL>NELL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Robert
M. Snell</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and</FONT></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT
FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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Z<SMALL>ARUBA&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Jeffrey C. Zaruba</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary (Principal Accounting Officer)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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E<SMALL>RIKSON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Sheldon R. Erikson</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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H<SMALL>ARRIS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Jeffrey A. Harris</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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M<SMALL>C</SMALL>M<SMALL>AHON&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Michael E. McMahon</FONT></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ICHAEL</SMALL> G.
M<SMALL>ORRIS&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Michael G. Morris</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;H<SMALL>OWARD</SMALL> H.
N<SMALL>EWMAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Howard H. Newman</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;M<SMALL>ICHAEL</SMALL> E.
W<SMALL>ILEY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></FONT></P><HR SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000" ALIGN="left"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2"
COLOR="#000000">Michael E. Wiley</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" WIDTH="50%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Director</FONT></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>

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<P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">INDEX TO
EXHIBITS </FONT></P><P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT SIZE="1">&nbsp;</FONT></P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Exhibit Number</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="44" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="center"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1" COLOR="#000000"><B>Description</B></FONT></P><HR WIDTH="65" SIZE="1" NOSHADE COLOR="#000000"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="5"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="8%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">3.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Certificate of Incorporation of Spinnaker, as amended (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to our registration
statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-83093))</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="5"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="8%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">3.2</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Restated Bylaws of Spinnaker (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.2 to our registration statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-83093))</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="5"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="8%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">4.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-41626) and incorporated herein by reference)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="5"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="8%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">5.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Opinion of Vinson &amp; Elkins L.L.P.</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="5"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="8%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">10.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Spinnaker Exploration Company 2003 Stock Option Plan</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="5"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="8%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">23.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of KPMG LLP</FONT></P></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD HEIGHT="5"></TD></TR>
<TR>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="8%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">23.2</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Consent of Vinson &amp; Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="5"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="right" WIDTH="8%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px" ALIGN="right"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">24.1</FONT></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="3%"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="1">&nbsp;&nbsp;</FONT></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="91%"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px"><FONT FACE="Times New Roman" SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000">Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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Form S-8 Registration Statement
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 21, 2003
Registration No.
333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Spinnaker Exploration Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
76-0560101
(State or other jurisdiction
(I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization)
Identification Number)
1200
Smith Street, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77002
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
Spinnaker Exploration Company
2003 Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Robert M. Snell
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
Spinnaker
Exploration Company
1200 Smith Street, Suite 800
Houston, Texas 77002
(Name and address of
agent for service)
(713) 759-1770
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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, $0.01 par value
813,000 shares
$22.89
$18,609,570
$1,506
Common Stock, $0.01 par value
837,000 shares
$23.00
$19,251,000
$1,557
(1)
This registration statement shall also cover any additional shares of Common Stock which become issuable under the Spinnaker Exploration Company 2003 Stock Option
Plan being registered pursuant to this registration statement by reason of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or any other similar transaction effected without the receipt of consideration which results in an increase in the number of
the registrant's outstanding shares of Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(h) under the Securities Act of 1933. Specifically, the offering price per
share is based on the price at which the options may be exercised for those options granted and the average of the high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on May 20, 2003 for those options not yet granted.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THIS REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3.
Incorporation of Documents by Reference
.
The following documents that we filed (File No. 01-16009) with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") pursuant to Section 12, 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the "Exchange Act") are incorporated by reference and made a part of this registration statement:
•
our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2002;
•
our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2003; and
•
the description of our common stock contained in our registration statement on Form 8-A filed on July 24, 2000 (including any amendments or reports filed for the
purpose of updating such description).
All documents we file pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the effective date of this registration statement, and prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement indicating that all securities offered hereby have been sold or deregistering all securities then remaining unsold, will be deemed to be incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained herein or in any document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this registration statement to the extent that a statement contained in any
other subsequently filed document that also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed to constitute a part of this registration
statement, except as so modified or superseded.
Item 4.
Description of Securities
.
Not
applicable.
Item 5.
Interests of Named Experts and
Counsel
.
Not applicable.
Item 6.
Indemnification of Directors and Officers
.
Our Certificate of Incorporation provides that none of our
directors shall be personally liable to us or our stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such a director as a director, except for liability to the extent provided by applicable law (1) for any breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to us or our stockholders, (2) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (3) for unlawful payments of dividends or unlawful stock repurchases or
redemptions as provided under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation Law ("DGCL") or (4) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Article VI of our Restated Bylaws provides that all current
and former officers and directors shall be indemnified to the fullest extent permitted by law.
Section 145 of the DGCL authorizes a corporation 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 an officer or director of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of
that 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 such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, if he acted in good faith and in a manner he 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 no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was unlawful. A Delaware corporation may indemnify past or present officers and directors of that corporation or of another
corporation or other enterprise at the former corporation's request, in an action by or in the right
of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if that person is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is
successful on the merits or otherwise in defense of any action referred to above, or in defense of any claim, issue or matter therein, the corporation must indemnify him against the expenses (including attorneys' fees) which he actually and
reasonably incurred in connection therewith. Section 145 further provides that any indemnification shall be made by the corporation only as authorized in each specific case upon a determination by the (i) stockholders, (ii) Board of Directors by a
majority vote of a quorum consisting of directors who were not parties to such action, suit or proceeding or (iii) independent counsel if a quorum of disinterested directors so directs. Section 145 provides that indemnification pursuant to its
provision is not exclusive of other rights of indemnification to which a person may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors or otherwise.
Section 145 of the DGCL also empowers us to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or
was an officer or director of us against liability asserted against or incurred by him in any such capacity, whether or not we would have the power to indemnify such officer or director against such liability under the provisions of Section 145.
In addition, we have entered into
indemnification agreements with our directors and officers containing provisions which are in some respects broader than the specific indemnification provisions contained in the DGCL. The indemnification agreements may require us, among other
things, to indemnify our directors against liabilities that may arise by reason of their status or service as directors, other than liabilities arising from willful misconduct of a culpable nature, to advance their expenses incurred as a result of
any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified, and to obtain directors' insurance if available on reasonable terms.
Howard H. Newman and Jeffrey A. Harris, each directors of Spinnaker and managing directors and members of E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co.,
LLC and general partners of Warburg, Pincus & Co., are indemnified by affiliates of E.M. Warburg, Pincus & Co., LLC and Warburg, Pincus & Co. against certain liabilities that they may incur as a result of their serving as our directors.
Item 7.
Exemption from Registration Claimed
.
Not applicable.
Item 8.
Exhibits
.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being incorporated by
reference to another filing of ours with the Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Spinnaker, as amended (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to our registration
statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-83093))
3.2
Restated Bylaws of Spinnaker (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.2 to our registration statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-83093))
4.1
Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-41626) and incorporated herein by reference)
5.1
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
10.1
Spinnaker Exploration Company 2003 Stock Option Plan
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)
Item 9.
Undertakings
The undersigned
registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(a) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Securities Act");
(b) To 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; and
(c) 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 paragraphs (1)(a) and (1)(b) do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement.
(2)
That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(4) That, for the purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to
Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in this 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.
(5) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the
registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such
liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or
controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question 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.
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 21st day of May, 2003.
By:
/s/ ROBERT M. SNELL
Robert M. Snell
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and     Secretary
KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS
, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints Roger L. Jarvis and Robert M. Snell or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, 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 on Form S-8, and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
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 ratifying and confirming all
that said attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or 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 21st day of May, 2003.
Signature
Title
/s/    R
OGER
L.
J
ARVIS
Roger
L. Jarvis
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
/s/    R
OBERT
M.
S
NELL
Robert
M. Snell
Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Secretary (Principal Financial Officer)
/s/    J
EFFREY
C.
Z
ARUBA
Jeffrey C. Zaruba
Vice President, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary (Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/    S
HELDON
R.
E
RIKSON
Sheldon R. Erikson
Director
/s/    J
EFFREY
A.
H
ARRIS
Jeffrey A. Harris
Director
/s/    M
ICHAEL
E.
M
C
M
AHON
Michael E. McMahon
Director
/s/    M
ICHAEL
G.
M
ORRIS
Michael G. Morris
Director
/s/    H
OWARD
H.
N
EWMAN
Howard H. Newman
Director
/s/    M
ICHAEL
E.
W
ILEY
Michael E. Wiley
Director
INDEX TO
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number
Description
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation of Spinnaker, as amended (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.1 to our registration
statement on Form S-1 (Commission File No. 333-83093))
3.2
Restated Bylaws of Spinnaker (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 3.2 to our registration statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-83093))
4.1
Specimen Common Stock certificate (filed with the Commission as Exhibit 4.1 to our registration statement on Form S-1
(Commission File No. 333-41626) and incorporated herein by reference)
5.1
Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
10.1
Spinnaker Exploration Company 2003 Stock Option Plan
23.1
Consent of KPMG LLP
23.2
Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on the signature page to this registration statement)