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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
June 23, 2009
Registration
No. 333-
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form S-3
REGISTRATION
STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF
1933
Range Resources
Corporation
and guarantors identified in
footnote (2) below
(Exact name of registrant as
specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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34-1312571
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(State or other jurisdiction
of
incorporation or organization)
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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David P. Poole
Range Resources Corporation
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100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200
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100 Throckmorton Street, Suite 1200
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Fort Worth, Texas 76102
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Fort Worth, Texas 76102
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(817) 870-2601
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(817) 869-4254
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(Address, including zip code,
and telephone number,
including area code, of registrants principal executive
offices)
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(Name, address, including zip
code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for
service)
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Copy to:
Kevin P.
Lewis, Esq.
Vinson & Elkins
L.L.P.
2500 First City Tower
1001 Fannin Street
Houston, Texas 77002
Telephone: (713)
758-2222
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the
public: From time to time after this Registration
Statement becomes effective.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans,
please check the following
box. o
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are being
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to
Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the
Securities Act), other than securities offered only
in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans,
please check the following
box. þ
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act,
please check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same
offering. o
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to
Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement
number of the earlier effective registration statement for the
same
offering. o
If this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General
Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that
shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant
to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the
following
box. þ
If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration
statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed
to register additional securities or additional class of
securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities
Act, check the following
box. o
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. (Check one):
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(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
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CALCULATION
OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Proposed
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Proposed
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Amount of
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Title of Each Class of
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Amount to be
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Maximum Offering
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Maximum Aggregate
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Registration
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Securities to be Registered(1)
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Registered
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Price per Unit
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Offering Price(5)
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Fee(6)
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Debt Securities(2)
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Preferred Stock(2)
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Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share(2)
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Depositary Shares(2)(3)
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Warrants(2)
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Guarantees of Debt Securities(2)(4)
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(1)
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Any securities registered hereunder may be sold separately or as
units with the other securities registered hereunder.
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(2)
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An indeterminate aggregate initial offering price or number of
the securities of each identified class is being registered as
may from time to time be offered hereunder at indeterminate
prices.
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The Depositary Shares being registered will be evidenced by
depositary receipts issued under a depositary agreement. If
Range Resources Corporation elects to offer fractional interests
in shares of Preferred Stock to the public, depositary receipts
will be distributed to the investors purchasing the fractional
interests, and the shares will be issued to the depositary under
the depositary agreement.
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(4)
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The following direct and indirect domestic subsidiaries of Range
Resources Corporation will be guarantors of the Debt Securities
registered hereunder and, therefore, have been listed as
Co-Registrants for the purpose of providing guarantees relating
to the Debt Securities registered hereunder. The Co-Registrants
are organized under the laws of the state indicated and have the
I.R.S. Employer Identification Number indicated: American Energy
Systems, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(33-1218104);
Mountain Front Partners, LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability
company
(56-2316886);
Range Energy I, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(52-1996729);
Range Energy Services Company, a Delaware corporation
(75-2423912);
Range HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(34-1903004);
Range Operating New Mexico, Inc., a Delaware corporation
(73-1523738);
Range Operating Texas, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(56-2593394);
Range Production Company, a Delaware corporation
(75-1722213);
Range Resources Appalachia, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company
(34-1902948);
Range Resources Midcontinent, LLC, an Oklahoma
limited liability company
(73-1504725);
Range Resources Pine Mountain, Inc., a Delaware
corporation
(56-2381865);
Range Texas Production, LLC, a Delaware limited liability
company
(71-1035313);
REVC Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company
(71-1035314)
and WCR/Range GP, LLC, a Texas limited liability company
(56-2621100).
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No separate consideration will be received for any securities
being registered that are issued in exchange for, or upon
conversion or exercise of, the Debt Securities, Preferred Stock
or Depositary Shares being registered hereunder.
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In accordance with Rules 456(b) and 457(r) under the
Securities Act of 1933, the registrant is deferring payment of
all of the registration fee and will pay the registration fee
subsequently in advance or on a pay-as-you-go basis.
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PROSPECTUS
Range Resources
Corporation
Debt Securities
Preferred Stock
Common Stock
Depositary Shares
Warrants
Guarantees of Debt
Securities
We may offer and sell securities from time to time in amounts,
at prices and on terms that we will determine at the times of
the offerings. This prospectus also covers guarantees of our
obligations under any debt securities, which may be given from
time to time by one or more of our direct or indirect domestic
subsidiaries, on terms to be determined at the time of the
offering. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol RRC.
This prospectus provides you with a general description of the
securities that may be offered. We will provide the specific
terms of the securities, including any guarantees by our
subsidiaries, in one or more supplements to this prospectus. The
supplements may also add, update or change information contained
in this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and the
related prospectus supplements carefully before you invest in
our securities. This prospectus may not be used to offer and
sell our securities unless accompanied by a prospectus
supplement describing the method and terms of the offering of
those offered securities. We may sell the securities directly,
or we may distribute them through underwriters or dealers.
We may sell these securities directly or through agents,
underwriters or dealers, or through a combination of these
methods. See Plan of Distribution. The prospectus
supplement will list any agents, underwriters or dealers that
may be involved and the compensation they will receive. The
prospectus supplement will also show you the total amount of
money that we will receive from selling the securities being
offered, after the expenses of the offering. You should
carefully read this prospectus and any accompanying prospectus
supplement, together with the documents we incorporate by
reference, before you invest in any of our securities.
You should read this prospectus and any supplement carefully
before you invest. AN INVESTMENT IN OUR SECURITIES INVOLVES
RISKS. PLEASE READ THE RISK FACTORS DESCRIBED IN ANY
ACCOMPANYING PROSPECTUS SUPPLEMENT, IN OUR ANNUAL REPORT ON
FORM 10-K
AND IN ANY OF THE DOCUMENTS WE INCORPORATE BY REFERENCE.
NEITHER THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR ANY STATE
SECURITIES COMMISSION HAS APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED OF THESE
SECURITIES OR PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS
PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL
OFFENSE.
The date of this prospectus is June 23, 2009
TABLE OF
CONTENTS
You should rely only on the information contained in or
incorporated by reference into this prospectus and any
prospectus supplement. We have not authorized any dealer,
salesman or other person to give any information or to make any
representation other than those contained or incorporated by
reference in this prospectus and the accompanying prospectus
supplement. You must not rely upon any information or
representation not contained or incorporated by reference in
this prospectus or the accompanying prospectus supplement as if
we had authorized it. This prospectus and the accompanying
prospectus supplement are not an offer to sell or the
solicitation of an offer to buy any securities other than the
registered securities to which they relate. This prospectus and
the accompanying prospectus supplement are not an offer to sell
or the solicitation of an offer to buy securities in any
jurisdiction to any person to whom it is unlawful to make an
offer or solicitation in that jurisdiction. You should not
assume that the information contained in this prospectus is
accurate as of any date other than the date on the front cover
of this prospectus, or that the information contained in any
document incorporated by reference is accurate as of any date
other than the date of the document incorporated by reference,
regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus, or any
sale of a security.
About
This Prospectus
This prospectus is part of a registration statement on
Form S-3
that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
(SEC) utilizing a shelf registration process. Under
this shelf registration process, we may offer and sell any
combination of the securities described in this prospectus in
one or more offerings. This prospectus provides you with a
general description of the securities we may offer. Each time we
sell securities, we will provide a prospectus supplement that
will contain specific information about the terms of the
offering and the securities to be sold. This prospectus does not
contain all of the information included in the registration
statement. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or
change information contained in this prospectus. Any statement
that we make in this prospectus will be modified or superseded
by any inconsistent statement made by us in a prospectus
supplement. You should read both this prospectus and any
prospectus supplement together with the additional information
under the heading Where You Can Find More
Information.
Unless the context requires otherwise or unless otherwise noted,
all references in this prospectus or any accompanying prospectus
supplement to Range, Range Resources,
we, our, ours,
us and the Company refer to Range
Resources Corporation and its consolidated subsidiaries.
Range
Resources Corporation
We are a Fort Worth, Texas-based independent oil and gas
company, engaged in the exploration, development and acquisition
of oil and gas properties, primarily in the Southwestern,
Appalachian and Gulf Coast regions of the United States. We were
incorporated in 1980 under the name Lomak Petroleum, Inc. and,
later that year, we completed an initial public offering and
began trading on the NASDAQ. In 1996, our common stock was
listed on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1998, we changed our
name to Range Resources Corporation. In 1999, we implemented a
strategy of internally generated drillbit growth coupled with
complementary acquisitions. Our objective is to build
stockholder value through consistent growth in reserves and
production on a cost-efficient basis. During the past five
years, we have increased our proved reserves 288% (from
684.5 Bcfe at year end 2003 to 2.654 Tcfe at year end
2008), and increased our production 143% (from 58,063 Mmcfe
in 2003 to 141,145 Mmcfe in 2008).
At year-end 2008, our 2.7 Tcfe of proved reserves had the
following characteristics:
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83% natural gas;
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62% proved developed;
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77% operated; and
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a reserve life of 17.9 years (based on fourth quarter 2008
production).
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At year-end 2008, we owned 3,694,000 gross (2,952,000 net)
acres of leasehold, including 407,800 acres where we also
own a royalty interest. We have built a multi-year inventory of
drilling projects that is estimated to contain over 12,000
identified drilling locations.
Our corporate offices are located at 100 Throckmorton Street,
Suite 1200, Fort Worth, Texas 76102. Our telephone
number is
(817) 870-2601.
About the
Subsidiary Guarantors
Certain of our subsidiaries, which we refer to as the
Subsidiary Guarantors in this prospectus, may fully
and unconditionally guarantee our payment obligations under any
series of debt securities offered by this prospectus. The
Subsidiary Guarantors include: American Energy Systems, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company; Mountain Front Partners,
LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company; Range Energy I,
Inc., a Delaware corporation; Range Energy Services Company, a
Delaware corporation; Range HoldCo, Inc., a Delaware
corporation; Range Operating New Mexico, Inc., a Delaware
corporation; Range Operating Texas, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; Range Production Company, a Delaware
corporation; Range Resources Appalachia, LLC, a
Delaware limited liability company; Range Resources
Midcontinent,
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LLC, an Oklahoma limited liability company; Range
Resources Pine Mountain, Inc., a Delaware
corporation; Range Texas Production, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company; REVC Holdco, LLC, a Delaware limited
liability company and WCR/Range GP, LLC, a Texas limited
liability company.
Additional information concerning our subsidiaries and us is
included in reports and other documents incorporated by
reference in this prospectus. See Where You Can Find More
Information and Information We Incorporate by
Reference.
Where You
Can Find More Information
This prospectus does not contain all of the information included
in the registration statement and all of the exhibits and
schedules thereto. For further information about the
registrants, you should refer to the registration statement.
Summaries of agreements or other documents in this prospectus
are not necessarily complete. Please refer to the exhibits to
the registration statement for complete copies of such documents.
We file annual, quarterly and other periodic reports, proxy
statements and other information with the SEC. Our SEC filings
are available over the Internet at the SECs web site at
http://www.sec.gov.
You may also read and copy any document we file with the SEC at
the SECs public reference room located at
100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549.
Please call the SEC at
1-800-SEC-0330
for more information on the public reference room and its copy
charges. Our common stock is listed on the New York Stock
Exchange under the symbol RRC. You may also inspect
our SEC reports and other information at the New York Stock
Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005, or at
our website at
http://www.rangeresources.com.
We do not intend for information contained in our website to be
part of this prospectus.
Information
We Incorporate by Reference
The SEC allows us to incorporate by reference the
information we file with them, which means that we can disclose
important information to you by referring you to those
documents. The information incorporated by reference is an
important part of this prospectus. Information that we file with
the SEC after we file this prospectus will automatically update
and may replace information in this prospectus and information
previously filed with the SEC.
We incorporate by reference in this prospectus the documents
listed below which we previously have filed with the SEC and any
future filings made with the SEC under Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
(excluding those filings made under Item 2.02 or 7.01 of
Form 8-K)
after we file this prospectus until the offering of the
securities terminates or we have filed with the SEC an amendment
to the registration statement relating to this offering that
deregisters all securities then remaining unsold:
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Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008;
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The description of our Common Stock contained in the
Registration Statement on Form 10, dated June 18,
1980, including any subsequent amendment(s) or Report(s) filed
for the purpose of updating such description;
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Quarterly Report on
Form 10-Q
for the quarterly period ended March 31, 2009; and
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Current Reports on
Form 8-K
filed with the SEC on February 17, 2009, May 14, 2009
and June 4, 2009.
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You may request a copy of any of these filings (other than an
exhibit to those filings unless we have specifically
incorporated that exhibit by reference into the filing), at no
cost, by telephoning us at the following number or writing us at
the following address:
Range Resources Corporation
Attention: General Counsel
100 Throckmorton Street
Suite 1200
Fort Worth, Texas 76102
(817) 869-4254
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Forward-looking
Statements
This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference in
this prospectus contain forward-looking statements
within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the Securities Act) and
Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended (the Exchange Act). These statements include
statements relating to our plans, strategies, objectives,
expectations, intentions and adequacy of resources and are made
pursuant to the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities
Litigation Reform Act of 1995. In general, all statements, other
than statements of historical fact, are forward-looking
statements. These forward-looking statements are based on
managements current belief, based on currently available
information, as to the outcome and timing of future events.
However, managements assumptions and our future
performance are subject to a wide range of business risks and
uncertainties and we cannot assure you that these goals and
projections can or will be met. Any number of factors could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the
forward-looking statements, including, but not limited to:
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production variance from expectations;
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volatility of oil and gas prices;
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hedging results;
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the need to develop and replace reserves;
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the substantial capital expenditures required to fund operations;
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exploration risks;
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environmental risks;
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uncertainties about estimates of reserves;
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competition;
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litigation;
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our sources of liquidity;
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access to capital;
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government regulation;
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political risks;
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our ability to implement our business strategy;
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costs and results of drilling new projects;
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mechanical and other inherent risks associated with oil and
natural gas production;
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weather;
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availability of drilling equipment;
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changes of interest rates; and
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other risks detailed in our filings with the SEC.
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Reserve engineering is a process of estimating underground
accumulations of oil and natural gas that cannot be measured in
an exact way. The accuracy of any reserve estimate depends on
the quality of available data, the interpretation of such data
and price and cost assumptions made by our reserve engineers. In
addition, the results of drilling, testing and production
activities may justify revisions of estimates that were made
previously. If significant, such revisions would change the
schedule of any further production and development drilling.
Accordingly, reserve estimates may differ from the quantities of
oil and natural gas that are ultimately recovered.
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Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the
forward-looking statements are reasonable, we cannot guarantee
future results, events, levels of activity, performance or
achievements. We do not assume responsibility for the accuracy
and completeness of the forward-looking statements.
Should one or more of the risks or uncertainties described in
this prospectus or the documents we incorporate by reference, or
should underlying assumptions prove incorrect, our actual
results and plans could differ materially from those expressed
in any forward-looking statements. We undertake no obligation to
publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements,
whether as a result of new information, future events or
otherwise.
All forward-looking statements express or implied, included in
this prospectus and the documents we incorporate by reference
and attributable to Range are expressly qualified in their
entirety by this cautionary statement. This cautionary statement
should also be considered in connection with any subsequent
written or oral forward-looking statements that Range or persons
acting on its behalf may issue.
Ratio of
Earnings to Fixed Charges and Ratio of Earnings to Combined
Fixed Charges and Preferred Stock Dividends
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Three Months
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Year Ended December 31,
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Ended March 31,
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2004
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2005
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2006
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2007
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2008
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2009
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Ratio of earnings to fixed charges
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4.0x
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5.6x
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6.5x
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4.3x
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6.3x
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2.9x
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Ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges and preferred stock
dividends
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3.2x
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5.6x
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6.5x
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4.3x
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6.3x
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2.9x
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For purposes of calculating the ratios above:
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fixed charges represent interest expense,
amortization of debt costs and the portion of rental expense
representing the interest factor,
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earnings represent the aggregate of fixed
charges and pre-tax income from continuing operations adjusted
for undistributed income or loss from equity method investments
(for purposes of the ratio of earnings to combined fixed charges
and preferred stock dividends, earnings also includes preferred
stock dividends as described below), and
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preferred stock dividends represents the
dollar amount of the dividends divided by one minus the
effective income tax rate.
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Use of
Proceeds
Unless we inform you otherwise in a prospectus supplement, we
expect to use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities
covered by this prospectus for general corporate purposes.
Description
of Debt Securities
The Debt Securities will be either our senior debt securities
(Senior Debt Securities) or our subordinated debt
securities (Subordinated Debt Securities). The
Senior Debt Securities and the Subordinated Debt Securities will
be issued under separate indentures among us, the Subsidiary
Guarantors of such Debt Securities, if any, and a trustee to be
determined (the Trustee). Senior Debt Securities
will be issued under a Senior Indenture and
Subordinated Debt Securities will be issued under a
Subordinated Indenture. Together, the Senior
Indenture and the Subordinated Indenture are called
Indentures.
The Debt Securities may be issued from time to time in one or
more series. The particular terms of each series that are
offered by a prospectus supplement will be described in the
prospectus supplement.
Unless the Debt Securities are guaranteed by our subsidiaries as
described below, the rights of Range and our creditors,
including holders of the Debt Securities, to participate in the
assets of any subsidiary upon the
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latters liquidation or reorganization, will be subject to
the prior claims of the subsidiarys creditors, except to
the extent that we may ourself be a creditor with recognized
claims against such subsidiary.
We have summarized selected provisions of the Indentures below.
The summary is not complete. The form of each Indenture has been
filed with the SEC as an exhibit to the registration statement
of which this prospectus is a part, and you should read the
Indentures for provisions that may be important to you.
Capitalized terms used in the summary have the meanings
specified in the Indentures.
General
The Indentures provide that Debt Securities in separate series
may be issued thereunder from time to time without limitation as
to aggregate principal amount. We may specify a maximum
aggregate principal amount for the Debt Securities of any
series. We will determine the terms and conditions of the Debt
Securities, including the maturity, principal and interest, but
those terms must be consistent with the Indenture. The Debt
Securities will be our unsecured obligations.
The Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinated in right
of payment to the prior payment in full of all of our Senior
Debt (as defined) as described under
Subordination of Subordinated Debt
Securities or in the prospectus supplement applicable to
any Subordinated Debt Securities. If the prospectus supplement
so indicates, the Debt Securities will be convertible into our
common stock.
If specified in the prospectus supplement respecting a
particular series of Debt Securities, one or more subsidiary
guarantors, (each a Subsidiary Guarantor), will
fully and unconditionally guarantee (the Subsidiary
Guarantee) that series as described under
Subsidiary Guarantee and in the
prospectus supplement. Each Subsidiary Guarantee will be an
unsecured obligation of the Subsidiary Guarantor. A Subsidiary
Guarantee of Subordinated Debt Securities will be subordinated
to the Senior Debt of the Subsidiary Guarantor on the same basis
as the Subordinated Debt Securities are subordinated to our
Senior Debt.
The applicable prospectus supplement will set forth the price or
prices at which the Debt Securities to be issued will be offered
for sale and will describe the following terms of such Debt
Securities:
(1) the title of the Debt Securities;
(2) whether the Debt Securities are Senior Debt Securities
or Subordinated Debt Securities and, if Subordinated Debt
Securities, the related subordination terms;
(3) whether any Subsidiary Guarantor will provide a
Subsidiary Guarantee of the Debt Securities;
(4) any limit on the aggregate principal amount of the Debt
Securities;
(5) each date on which the principal of the Debt Securities
will be payable;
(6) the interest rate that the Debt Securities will bear
and the interest payment dates for the Debt Securities;
(7) each place where payments on the Debt Securities will
be payable;
(8) any terms upon which the Debt Securities may be
redeemed, in whole or in part, at our option;
(9) any sinking fund or other provisions that would
obligate us to redeem or otherwise repurchase the Debt
Securities;
(10) the portion of the principal amount, if less than all,
of the Debt Securities that will be payable upon declaration of
acceleration of the Maturity of the Debt Securities;
(11) whether the Debt Securities are defeasible;
(12) any addition to or change in the Events of Default;
(13) whether the Debt Securities are convertible into our
common stock and, if so, the terms and conditions upon which
conversion will be effected, including the initial conversion
price or conversion rate and any adjustments thereto and the
conversion period;
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(14) any addition to or change in the covenants in the
Indenture applicable to the Debt Securities; and
(15) any other terms of the Debt Securities not
inconsistent with the provisions of the Indenture.
Debt Securities, including any Debt Securities that provide for
an amount less than the principal amount thereof to be due and
payable upon a declaration of acceleration of the Maturity
thereof (Original Issue Discount Securities), may be
sold at a substantial discount below their principal amount.
Special United States federal income tax considerations
applicable to Debt Securities sold at an original issue discount
may be described in the applicable prospectus supplement. In
addition, special United States federal income tax or other
considerations applicable to any Debt Securities that are
denominated in a currency or currency unit other than United
States dollars may be described in the applicable prospectus
supplement.
Subordination
of Subordinated Debt Securities
The indebtedness evidenced by the Subordinated Debt Securities
will, to the extent set forth in the Subordinated Indenture with
respect to each series of Subordinated Debt Securities, be
subordinate in right of payment to the prior payment in full of
all of our Senior Debt, including the Senior Debt Securities,
and it may also be senior in right of payment to all of our
Subordinated Debt. The prospectus supplement relating to any
Subordinated Debt Securities will summarize the subordination
provisions of the Subordinated Indenture applicable to that
series including:
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the applicability and effect of such provisions upon any payment
or distribution respecting that series following any
liquidation, dissolution or other
winding-up,
or any assignment for the benefit of creditors or other
marshalling of assets or any bankruptcy, insolvency or similar
proceedings;
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the applicability and effect of such provisions in the event of
specified defaults with respect to any Senior Debt, including
the circumstances under which and the periods during which we
will be prohibited from making payments on the Subordinated Debt
Securities; and
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the definition of Senior Debt applicable to the Subordinated
Debt Securities of that series and, if the series is issued on a
senior subordinated basis, the definition of Subordinated Debt
applicable to that series.
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The prospectus supplement will also describe as of a recent date
the approximate amount of Senior Debt to which the Subordinated
Debt Securities of that series will be subordinated.
The failure to make any payment on any of the Subordinated Debt
Securities by reason of the subordination provisions of the
Subordinated Indenture described in the prospectus supplement
will not be construed as preventing the occurrence of an Event
of Default with respect to the Subordinated Debt Securities
arising from any such failure to make payment.
The subordination provisions described above will not be
applicable to payments in respect of the Subordinated Debt
Securities from a defeasance trust established in connection
with any legal defeasance or covenant defeasance of the
Subordinated Debt Securities as described under
Legal Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance.
Subsidiary
Guarantee
If specified in the prospectus supplement, one or more of the
Subsidiary Guarantors will guarantee the Debt Securities of a
series. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement,
the following provisions will apply to the Subsidiary Guarantee
of the Subsidiary Guarantor.
Subject to the limitations described below and in the prospectus
supplement, one or more of the Subsidiary Guarantors will
jointly and severally, fully and unconditionally guarantee the
punctual payment when due, whether at Stated Maturity, by
acceleration or otherwise, of all our payment obligations under
the Indentures and the Debt Securities of a series, whether for
principal of, premium, if any, or interest on the Debt
Securities or otherwise (all such obligations guaranteed by a
Subsidiary Guarantor being herein called
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the Guaranteed Obligations). The Subsidiary
Guarantors will also pay all expenses (including reasonable
counsel fees and expenses) incurred by the applicable Trustee in
enforcing any rights under a Subsidiary Guarantee with respect
to a Subsidiary Guarantor.
In the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, a Subsidiary
Guarantors Subsidiary Guarantee will be subordinated in
right of payment to the Senior Debt of such Subsidiary Guarantor
on the same basis as the Subordinated Debt Securities are
subordinated to our Senior Debt. No payment will be made by any
Subsidiary Guarantor under its Subsidiary Guarantee during any
period in which payments by us on the Subordinated Debt
Securities are suspended by the subordination provisions of the
Subordinated Indenture.
Each Subsidiary Guarantee will be limited in amount to an amount
not to exceed the maximum amount that can be guaranteed by the
Subsidiary Guarantor without rendering such Subsidiary Guarantee
voidable under applicable law relating to fraudulent conveyance
or fraudulent transfer or similar laws affecting the rights of
creditors generally.
Form,
Exchange and Transfer
The Debt Securities of each series will be issuable only in
fully registered form, without coupons, and, unless otherwise
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, only in
denominations of $1,000 and integral multiples thereof.
At the option of the Holder, subject to the terms of the
applicable Indenture and the limitations applicable to Global
Securities, Debt Securities of each series will be exchangeable
for other Debt Securities of the same series of any authorized
denomination and of a like tenor and aggregate principal amount.
Subject to the terms of the applicable Indenture and the
limitations applicable to Global Securities, Debt Securities may
be presented for exchange as provided above or for registration
of transfer (duly endorsed or with the form of transfer endorsed
thereon duly executed) at the office of the Security Registrar
or at the office of any transfer agent designated by us for such
purpose. No service charge will be made for any registration of
transfer or exchange of Debt Securities, but we may require
payment of a sum sufficient to cover any tax or other
governmental charge payable in that connection. Such transfer or
exchange will be effected upon the Security Registrar or such
transfer agent, as the case may be, being satisfied with the
documents of title and identity of the person making the
request. The Security Registrar and any other transfer agent
initially designated by us for any Debt Securities will be named
in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may at any time
designate additional transfer agents or rescind the designation
of any transfer agent or approve a change in the office through
which any transfer agent acts, except that we will be required
to maintain a transfer agent in each Place of Payment for the
Debt Securities of each series.
If the Debt Securities of any series (or of any series and
specified tenor) are to be redeemed in part, we will not be
required to (1) issue, register the transfer of or exchange
any Debt Security of that series (or of that series and
specified tenor, as the case may be) during a period beginning
at the opening of business 15 days before the day of
mailing of a notice of redemption of any such Debt Security that
may be selected for redemption and ending at the close of
business on the day of such mailing or (2) register the
transfer of or exchange any Debt Security so selected for
redemption, in whole or in part, except the unredeemed portion
of any such Debt Security being redeemed in part.
Global
Securities
Some or all of the Debt Securities of any series may be
represented, in whole or in part, by one or more Global
Securities that will have an aggregate principal amount equal to
that of the Debt Securities they represent. Each Global Security
will be registered in the name of a Depositary or its nominee
identified in the applicable prospectus supplement, will be
deposited with such Depositary or nominee or its custodian and
will bear a legend regarding the restrictions on exchanges and
registration of transfer thereof referred to below and any such
other matters as may be provided for pursuant to the applicable
Indenture.
Notwithstanding any provision of the Indentures or any Debt
Security described in this prospectus, no Global Security may be
exchanged in whole or in part for Debt Securities registered,
and no transfer of a
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Global Security in whole or in part may be registered, in the
name of any Person other than the Depositary for such Global
Security or any nominee of such Depositary unless:
(1) the Depositary has notified us that it is unwilling or
unable to continue as Depositary for such Global Security or has
ceased to be qualified to act as such as required by the
applicable Indenture, and in either case we fail to appoint a
successor Depositary within 90 days;
(2) an Event of Default with respect to the Debt Securities
represented by such Global Security has occurred and is
continuing and the Trustee has received a written request from
the Depositary to issue certificated Debt Securities; or
(3) other circumstances exist, in addition to or in lieu of
those described above, as may be described in the applicable
prospectus supplement.
All certificated Debt Securities issued in exchange for a Global
Security or any portion thereof will be registered in such names
as the Depositary may direct.
As long as the Depositary, or its nominee, is the registered
holder of a Global Security, the Depositary or such nominee, as
the case may be, will be considered the sole owner and Holder of
such Global Security and the Debt Securities that it represents
for all purposes under the Debt Securities and the applicable
Indenture. Except in the limited circumstances referred to
above, owners of beneficial interests in a Global Security will
not be entitled to have such Global Security or any Debt
Securities that it represents registered in their names, will
not receive or be entitled to receive physical delivery of
certificated Debt Securities in exchange for those interests and
will not be considered to be the owners or Holders of such
Global Security or any Debt Securities that it represents for
any purpose under the Debt Securities or the applicable
Indenture. All payments on a Global Security will be made to the
Depositary or its nominee, as the case may be, as the Holder of
the security. The laws of some jurisdictions may require that
some purchasers of Debt Securities take physical delivery of
such Debt Securities in certificated form. These laws may impair
the ability to transfer beneficial interests in a Global
Security.
Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global Security will be
limited to institutions that have accounts with the Depositary
or its nominee (participants) and to persons that
may hold beneficial interests through participants. In
connection with the issuance of any Global Security, the
Depositary will credit, on its book-entry registration and
transfer system, the respective principal amounts of Debt
Securities represented by the Global Security to the accounts of
its participants. Ownership of beneficial interests in a Global
Security will be shown only on, and the transfer of those
ownership interests will be effected only through, records
maintained by the Depositary (with respect to participants
interests) or any such participant (with respect to interests of
Persons held by such participants on their behalf). Payments,
transfers, exchanges and other matters relating to beneficial
interests in a Global Security may be subject to various
policies and procedures adopted by the Depositary from time to
time. None of us, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustees or the
agents of us, the Subsidiary Guarantors or the Trustees will
have any responsibility or liability for any aspect of the
Depositarys or any participants records relating to,
or for payments made on account of, beneficial interests in a
Global Security, or for maintaining, supervising or reviewing
any records relating to such beneficial interests.
Payment
and Paying Agents
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus
supplement, payment of interest on a Debt Security on any
Interest Payment Date will be made to the Person in whose name
such Debt Security (or one or more Predecessor Securities) is
registered at the close of business on the Regular Record Date
for such interest.
Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable prospectus
supplement, principal of and any premium and interest on the
Debt Securities of a particular series will be payable at the
office of such Paying Agent or Paying Agents as we may designate
for such purpose from time to time, except that at our option
payment of any interest on Debt Securities in certificated form
may be made by check mailed to the address of the Person
entitled thereto as such address appears in the Security
Register. Unless otherwise indicated in the applicable
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prospectus supplement, the corporate trust office of the Trustee
under the Senior Indenture in The City of New York will be
designated as sole Paying Agent for payments with respect to
Senior Debt Securities of each series, and the corporate trust
office of the Trustee under the Subordinated Indenture in The
City of New York will be designated as the sole Paying
Agent for payment with respect to Subordinated Debt Securities
of each series. Any other Paying Agents initially designated by
us for the Debt Securities of a particular series will be named
in the applicable prospectus supplement. We may at any time
designate additional Paying Agents or rescind the designation of
any Paying Agent or approve a change in the office through which
any Paying Agent acts, except that we will be required to
maintain a Paying Agent in each Place of Payment for the Debt
Securities of a particular series.
All money paid by us to a Paying Agent for the payment of the
principal of or any premium or interest on any Debt Security
which remains unclaimed at the end of two years after such
principal, premium or interest has become due and payable will
be repaid to us, and the Holder of such Debt Security thereafter
may look only to us for payment.
Consolidation,
Merger and Sale of Assets
Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, we may
not consolidate with or merge into, or transfer, lease or
otherwise dispose of all or substantially all of our assets to,
any Person (a successor Person), and may not permit
any Person to consolidate with or merge into us, unless:
(1) the successor Person (if not us) is a corporation,
partnership, trust or other entity organized and validly
existing under the laws of any domestic jurisdiction and assumes
our obligations on the Debt Securities and under the Indentures;
(2) immediately before and after giving pro forma effect to
the transaction, no Event of Default, and no event which, after
notice or lapse of time or both, would become an Event of
Default, has occurred and is continuing; and
(3) several other conditions, including any additional
conditions with respect to any particular Debt Securities
specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, are met.
The successor Person (if not us) will be substituted for us
under the applicable Indenture with the same effect as if it had
been an original party to such Indenture, and, except in the
case of a lease, we will be relieved from any further
obligations under such Indenture and the Debt Securities.
Events of
Default
Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, each of
the following will constitute an Event of Default under the
applicable Indenture with respect to Debt Securities of any
series:
(1) failure to pay principal of or any premium on any Debt
Security of that series when due, whether or not, in the case of
Subordinated Debt Securities, such payment is prohibited by the
subordination provisions of the Subordinated Indenture;
(2) failure to pay any interest on any Debt Securities of
that series when due, continued for 30 days, whether or
not, in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, such payment
is prohibited by the subordination provisions of the
Subordinated Indenture;
(3) failure to deposit any sinking fund payment, when due,
in respect of any Debt Security of that series, whether or not,
in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, such deposit is
prohibited by the subordination provisions of the Subordinated
Indenture;
(4) failure to perform or comply with the provisions
described under Consolidation, Merger and Sale
of Assets;
(5) failure to perform any of our other covenants in such
Indenture (other than a covenant included in such Indenture
solely for the benefit of a series other than that series),
continued for 60 days after
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written notice has been given by the applicable Trustee, or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Debt Securities of that series, as provided in such Indenture;
(6) certain events of bankruptcy, insolvency or
reorganization affecting us, any Significant Subsidiary or, if a
Subsidiary Guarantor has guaranteed the series, such Subsidiary
Guarantor; and
(7) if any Subsidiary Guarantor has guaranteed such series,
the Subsidiary Guarantee of any such Subsidiary Guarantor is
held by a final non-appealable order or judgment of a court of
competent jurisdiction to be unenforceable or invalid or ceases
for any reason to be in full force and effect (other than in
accordance with the terms of the applicable Indenture) or any
Subsidiary Guarantor or any Person acting on behalf of any
Subsidiary Guarantor denies or disaffirms such Subsidiary
Guarantors obligations under its Subsidiary Guarantee
(other than by reason of a release of such Subsidiary Guarantor
from its Subsidiary Guarantee in accordance with the terms of
the applicable Indenture).
If an Event of Default (other than an Event of Default with
respect to us described in clause (6) above) with respect
to the Debt Securities of any series at the time Outstanding
occurs and is continuing, either the applicable Trustee or the
Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the Outstanding
Debt Securities of that series by notice as provided in the
Indenture may declare the principal amount of the Debt
Securities of that series (or, in the case of any Debt Security
that is an Original Issue Discount Debt Security, such portion
of the principal amount of such Debt Security as may be
specified in the terms of such Debt Security) to be due and
payable immediately, together with any accrued and unpaid
interest thereon. If an Event of Default with respect to us
described in clause (6) above with respect to the Debt
Securities of any series at the time Outstanding occurs, the
principal amount of all the Debt Securities of that series (or,
in the case of any such Original Issue Discount Security, such
specified amount) will automatically, and without any action by
the applicable Trustee or any Holder, become immediately due and
payable, together with any accrued and unpaid interest thereon.
After any such acceleration and its consequences, but before a
judgment or decree based on acceleration, the Holders of a
majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities
of that series may, under certain circumstances, rescind and
annul such acceleration if all Events of Default with respect to
that series, other than the non-payment of accelerated principal
(or other specified amount), have been cured or waived as
provided in the applicable Indenture. For information as to
waiver of defaults, see Modification and
Waiver below.
Subject to the provisions of the Indentures relating to the
duties of the Trustees in case an Event of Default has occurred
and is continuing, no Trustee will be under any obligation to
exercise any of its rights or powers under the applicable
Indenture at the request or direction of any of the Holders,
unless such Holders have offered to such Trustee reasonable
security or indemnity. Subject to such provisions for the
indemnification of the Trustees, the Holders of a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any
series will have the right to direct the time, method and place
of conducting any proceeding for any remedy available to the
Trustee or exercising any trust or power conferred on the
Trustee with respect to the Debt Securities of that series.
No Holder of a Debt Security of any series will have any right
to institute any proceeding with respect to the applicable
Indenture, or for the appointment of a receiver or a trustee, or
for any other remedy thereunder, unless:
(1) such Holder has previously given to the Trustee under
the applicable Indenture written notice of a continuing Event of
Default with respect to the Debt Securities of that series;
(2) the Holders of at least 25% in principal amount of the
Outstanding Debt Securities of that series have made written
request, and such Holder or Holders have offered reasonable
security or indemnity, to the Trustee to institute such
proceeding as trustee; and
(3) the Trustee has failed to institute such proceeding,
and has not received from the Holders of a majority in principal
amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of that series a
direction inconsistent with such request, within 60 days
after such notice, request and offer.
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However, such limitations do not apply to a suit instituted by a
Holder of a Debt Security for the enforcement of payment of the
principal of or any premium or interest on such Debt Security on
or after the applicable due date specified in such Debt Security
or, if applicable, to convert such Debt Security.
We will be required to furnish to each Trustee annually a
statement by certain of our officers as to whether or not we, to
their knowledge, are in default in the performance or observance
of any of the terms, provisions and conditions of the applicable
Indenture and, if so, specifying all such known defaults.
Modification
and Waiver
We may modify or amend an Indenture without the consent of any
holders of the Debt Securities in certain circumstances,
including:
(1) to evidence the succession under the Indenture of
another Person to us or any Subsidiary Guarantor and to provide
for its assumption of our or such Subsidiary Guarantors
obligations to holders of Debt Securities;
(2) to make any changes that would add any additional
covenants for the benefit of the holders of Debt Securities or
that do not adversely affect the rights under the Indenture of
the Holders of Debt Securities in any material respect;
(3) to add any additional Events of Default;
(4) to provide for uncertificated notes in addition to or
in place of certificated notes;
(5) to secure the Debt Securities;
(6) to establish the form or terms of any series of Debt
Securities;
(7) to evidence and provide for the acceptance of
appointment under the Indenture of a successor Trustee;
(8) to cure any ambiguity, defect or inconsistency;
(9) to add Subsidiary Guarantors; or
(10) in the case of any Subordinated Debt Security, to make
any change in the subordination provisions that limits or
terminates the benefits applicable to any Holder of Senior Debt.
Other modifications and amendments of an Indenture may be made
by us, the Subsidiary Guarantors, if applicable, and the
applicable Trustee with the consent of the Holders of not less
than a majority in principal amount of the Outstanding Debt
Securities of each series affected by such modification or
amendment; provided, however, that no such modification or
amendment may, without the consent of the Holder of each
Outstanding Debt Security affected thereby:
(1) change the Stated Maturity of the principal of, or any
installment of principal of or interest on, any Debt Security;
(2) reduce the principal amount of, or any premium or
interest on, any Debt Security;
(3) reduce the amount of principal of an Original Issue
Discount Security or any other Debt Security payable upon
acceleration of the Maturity thereof;
(4) change the place or currency of payment of principal
of, or any premium or interest on, any Debt Security;
(5) impair the right to institute suit for the enforcement
of any payment due on or any conversion right with respect to
any Debt Security
(6) modify the subordination provisions in the case of
Subordinated Debt Securities, or modify any conversion
provisions, in either case in a manner adverse to the Holders of
the Subordinated Debt Securities;
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(7) except as provided in the applicable Indenture, release
the Subsidiary Guarantee of a Subsidiary Guarantor;
(8) reduce the percentage in principal amount of
Outstanding Debt Securities of any series, the consent of whose
Holders is required for modification or amendment of the
Indenture;
(9) reduce the percentage in principal amount of
Outstanding Debt Securities of any series necessary for waiver
of compliance with certain provisions of the Indenture or for
waiver of certain defaults;
(10) modify such provisions with respect to modification,
amendment or waiver; or
(11) following the making of an offer to purchase Debt
Securities from any Holder that has been made pursuant to a
covenant in such Indenture, modify such covenant in a manner
adverse to such Holder.
The Holders of not less than a majority in principal amount of
the Outstanding Debt Securities of any series may waive
compliance by us with certain restrictive provisions of the
applicable Indenture. The Holders of not less than a majority in
principal amount of the Outstanding Debt Securities of any
series may waive any past default under the applicable
Indenture, except a default in the payment of principal, premium
or interest and certain covenants and provisions of the
Indenture which cannot be amended without the consent of the
Holder of each Outstanding Debt Security of such series.
Each of the Indentures provides that in determining whether the
Holders of the requisite principal amount of the Outstanding
Debt Securities have given or taken any direction, notice,
consent, waiver or other action under such Indenture as of any
date:
(1) the principal amount of an Original Issue Discount
Security that will be deemed to be Outstanding will be the
amount of the principal that would be due and payable as of such
date upon acceleration of maturity to such date;
(2) if, as of such date, the principal amount payable at
the Stated Maturity of a Debt Security is not determinable (for
example, because it is based on an index), the principal amount
of such Debt Security deemed to be Outstanding as of such date
will be an amount determined in the manner prescribed for such
Debt Security;
(3) the principal amount of a Debt Security denominated in
one or more foreign currencies or currency units that will be
deemed to be Outstanding will be the United States-dollar
equivalent, determined as of such date in the manner prescribed
for such Debt Security, of the principal amount of such Debt
Security (or, in the case of a Debt Security described in
clause (1) or (2) above, of the amount described in
such clause); and
(4) certain Debt Securities, including those owned by us,
any Subsidiary Guarantor or any of our other Affiliates, will
not be deemed to be Outstanding.
Except in certain limited circumstances, we will be entitled to
set any day as a record date for the purpose of determining the
Holders of Outstanding Debt Securities of any series entitled to
give or take any direction, notice, consent, waiver or other
action under the applicable Indenture, in the manner and subject
to the limitations provided in the Indenture. In certain limited
circumstances, the Trustee will be entitled to set a record date
for action by Holders. If a record date is set for any action to
be taken by Holders of a particular series, only persons who are
Holders of Outstanding Debt Securities of that series on the
record date may take such action. To be effective, such action
must be taken by Holders of the requisite principal amount of
such Debt Securities within a specified period following the
record date. For any particular record date, this period will be
180 days or such other period as may be specified by us (or
the Trustee, if it set the record date), and may be shortened or
lengthened (but not beyond 180 days) from time to time.
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Satisfaction
and Discharge
Each Indenture will be discharged and will cease to be of
further effect as to all outstanding Debt Securities of any
series issued thereunder, when:
(1) either (a) all outstanding Debt Securities of that
series that have been authenticated (except lost, stolen or
destroyed Debt Securities that have been replaced or paid and
Debt Securities for whose payment money has theretofore been
deposited in trust and thereafter repaid to us) have been
delivered to the Trustee for cancellation; or
(b) all outstanding Debt Securities of that series that
have been not delivered to the Trustee for cancellation have
become due and payable or will become due and payable at their
Stated Maturity within one year or are to be called for
redemption within one year under arrangements satisfactory to
the Trustee and in any case we have irrevocably deposited with
the Trustee as trust funds money in an amount sufficient,
without consideration of any reinvestment of interest, to pay
the entire indebtedness of such Debt Securities not delivered to
the Trustee for cancellation, for principal, premium, if any,
and accrued interest to the Stated Maturity or redemption date;
(2) we have paid or caused to be paid all other sums
payable by us under the Indenture with respect to the Debt
Securities of that series; and
(3) we have delivered an Officers Certificate and an
Opinion of Counsel to the Trustee stating that all conditions
precedent to satisfaction and discharge of the Indenture with
respect to the Debt Securities of that series have been
satisfied.
Legal
Defeasance and Covenant Defeasance
To the extent indicated in the applicable prospectus supplement,
we may elect, at our option at any time, to have our obligations
discharged under provisions relating to defeasance and discharge
of indebtedness, which we call legal defeasance, or
relating to defeasance of certain restrictive covenants applied
to the Debt Securities of any series, or to any specified part
of a series, which we call covenant defeasance.
Legal
Defeasance
The Indentures provide that, upon our exercise of our option (if
any) to have the legal defeasance provisions applied to any
series of Debt Securities, we and, if applicable, each
Subsidiary Guarantor will be discharged from all our
obligations, and, if such Debt Securities are Subordinated Debt
Securities, the provisions of the Subordinated Indenture
relating to subordination will cease to be effective, with
respect to such Debt Securities (except for certain obligations
to convert, exchange or register the transfer of Debt
Securities, to replace stolen, lost or mutilated Debt
Securities, to maintain paying agencies and to hold moneys for
payment in trust) upon the deposit in trust for the benefit of
the Holders of such Debt Securities of money or
U.S. Government Obligations, or both, which, through the
payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in
accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount
sufficient (in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants) to pay the principal of and any
premium and interest on such Debt Securities on the respective
Stated Maturities in accordance with the terms of the applicable
Indenture and such Debt Securities. Such defeasance or discharge
may occur only if, among other things:
(1) we have delivered to the applicable Trustee an Opinion
of Counsel to the effect that we have received from, or there
has been published by, the United States Internal Revenue
Service a ruling, or there has been a change in tax law, in
either case to the effect that Holders of such Debt Securities
will not recognize gain or loss for federal income tax purposes
as a result of such deposit and legal defeasance and will be
subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in the same
manner and at the same times as would have been the case if such
deposit and legal defeasance were not to occur;
(2) no Event of Default or event that with the passing of
time or the giving of notice, or both, shall constitute an Event
of Default shall have occurred and be continuing at the time of
such deposit;
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(3) such deposit and legal defeasance will not result in a
breach or violation of, or constitute a default under, any
agreement or instrument (other than the applicable Indenture) to
which we are a party or by which we are bound;
(4) in the case of Subordinated Debt Securities, at the
time of such deposit, no default in the payment of all or a
portion of principal of (or premium, if any) or interest on any
Senior Debt shall have occurred and be continuing, no event of
default shall have resulted in the acceleration of any Senior
Debt and no other event of default with respect to any Senior
Debt shall have occurred and be continuing permitting after
notice or the lapse of time, or both, the acceleration
thereof; and
(5) we have delivered to the Trustee an Opinion of Counsel
to the effect that such deposit shall not cause the Trustee or
the trust so created to be subject to the Investment Company Act
of 1940.
Covenant
Defeasance
The Indentures provide that, upon our exercise of our option (if
any) to have the covenant defeasance provisions applied to any
Debt Securities, we may fail to comply with certain restrictive
covenants (but not with respect to conversion, if applicable),
including those that may be described in the applicable
prospectus supplement, and the occurrence of certain Events of
Default, which are described above in clause (5) (with respect
to such restrictive covenants) and clause (7) under Events
of Default and any that may be described in the applicable
prospectus supplement, will not be deemed to either be or result
in an Event of Default and, if such Debt Securities are
Subordinated Debt Securities, the provisions of the Subordinated
Indenture relating to subordination will cease to be effective,
in each case with respect to such Debt Securities. In order to
exercise such option, we must deposit, in trust for the benefit
of the Holders of such Debt Securities, money or
U.S. Government Obligations, or both, which, through the
payment of principal and interest in respect thereof in
accordance with their terms, will provide money in an amount
sufficient (in the opinion of a nationally recognized firm of
independent public accountants) to pay the principal of and any
premium and interest on such Debt Securities on the respective
Stated Maturities in accordance with the terms of the applicable
Indenture and such Debt Securities. Such covenant defeasance may
occur only if we have delivered to the applicable Trustee an
Opinion of Counsel to the effect that Holders of such Debt
Securities will not recognize gain or loss for federal income
tax purposes as a result of such deposit and covenant defeasance
and will be subject to federal income tax on the same amount, in
the same manner and at the same times as would have been the
case if such deposit and covenant defeasance were not to occur,
and the requirements set forth in clauses (2), (3), (4) and
(5) above are satisfied. If we exercise this option with
respect to any series of Debt Securities and such Debt
Securities were declared due and payable because of the
occurrence of any Event of Default, the amount of money and
U.S. Government Obligations so deposited in trust would be
sufficient to pay amounts due on such Debt Securities at the
time of their respective Stated Maturities but may not be
sufficient to pay amounts due on such Debt Securities upon any
acceleration resulting from such Event of Default. In such case,
we would remain liable for such payments.
If we exercise either our legal defeasance or covenant
defeasance option, any Subsidiary Guarantee will terminate.
Notices
Notices to Holders of Debt Securities will be given by mail to
the addresses of such Holders as they may appear in the Security
Register.
Title
We, the Subsidiary Guarantors, the Trustees and any agent of us,
the Subsidiary Guarantors or a Trustee may treat the Person in
whose name a Debt Security is registered as the absolute owner
of the Debt Security (whether or not such Debt Security may be
overdue) for the purpose of making payment and for all other
purposes.
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Governing
Law
The Indentures and the Debt Securities will be governed by, and
construed in accordance with, the law of the State of New York.
The
Trustee
We will enter into the Indentures with a Trustee that is
qualified to act under the Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as
amended, and with any other Trustees chosen by us and appointed
in a supplemental indenture for a particular series of Debt
Securities. We may maintain a banking relationship in the
ordinary course of business with our Trustee and one or more of
its affiliates.
Resignation
or Removal of Trustee
If the Trustee has or acquires a conflicting interest within the
meaning of the Trust Indenture Act, the Trustee must either
eliminate its conflicting interest or resign, to the extent and
in the manner provided by, and subject to the provisions of, the
Trust Indenture Act and the applicable Indenture. Any
resignation will require the appointment of a successor Trustee
under the applicable Indenture in accordance with the terms and
conditions of such Indenture.
The Trustee may resign or be removed by us with respect to one
or more series of Debt Securities and a successor Trustee may be
appointed to act with respect to any such series. The holders of
a majority in aggregate principal amount of the Debt Securities
of any series may remove the Trustee with respect to the Debt
Securities of such series.
Limitations
on Trustee if It Is Our Creditor
Each Indenture will contain certain limitations on the right of
the Trustee, in the event that it becomes our creditor, to
obtain payment of claims in certain cases, or to realize on
certain property received in respect of any such claim as
security or otherwise.
Certificates
and Opinions to Be Furnished to Trustee
Each Indenture will provide that, in addition to other
certificates or opinions that may be specifically required by
other provisions of an Indenture, every application by us for
action by the Trustee must be accompanied by an Officers
Certificate and an Opinion of Counsel stating that, in the
opinion of the signers, all conditions precedent to such action
have been complied with by us.
Description
of Capital Stock
Authorized
Capital Stock
At June 18, 2009, our authorized and outstanding capital
stock consisted of:
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10,000,000 shares of preferred stock, par value $1.00 per
share, of which, no shares are issued and outstanding; and
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475,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per
share, of which 157,254,033 shares were outstanding.
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Common
Stock
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Dividends. Common stockholders may receive
dividends when declared by the board of directors. Dividends may
be paid in cash, stock or other form. In certain cases, common
stockholders may not receive dividends until we have satisfied
our obligations to any preferred stockholders. Certain of our
debt instruments limit the payment of cash dividends.
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Voting Rights. Each share of our common stock
is entitled to one vote in the election of directors and other
matters. Common stockholders are not entitled to cumulative
voting rights.
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Fully Paid. All outstanding shares of common
stock are fully paid and non-assessable. Any additional common
stock we offer under this prospectus and issue will also be
fully paid and non-assessable.
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Other Rights. Common stockholders are not
entitled to preemptive rights. If we liquidate, dissolve or
wind-up our
business, either voluntarily or not, common stockholders will
share equally in the assets remaining after we pay our creditors
and preferred stockholders, if any.
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Listing. Our outstanding shares of common
stock are listed on the NYSE under the symbol RRC.
Any additional common stock we issue will also be listed on the
NYSE.
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Business
Combination Under of Delaware Law
We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the
Delaware General Corporation Law. In general, Section 203
prohibits a public Delaware corporation from engaging in a
business combination with an interested
stockholder for a period of three years after the date of
the transaction in which the person became an interested
stockholder, unless:
(a) before that person became an interested stockholder,
the corporations board of directors approved the
transaction in which the interested stockholder became an
interested stockholder or approved the business combination;
(b) upon completion of the transaction that resulted in the
interested stockholders becoming an interested
stockholder, the interested stockholder owns at least 85% of the
voting stock outstanding at the time the transaction commenced
(excluding stock held by directors who are also officers of the
corporation and by employee stock plans that do not provide
employees with the right to determine confidentially whether
share held subject to the plan will be tendered in a tender or
exchange offer); or
(c) following the transaction in which that person became
an interested stockholder, the business combination is approved
by the corporations board of directors and authorized at a
meeting of stockholders by the affirmative vote of the holders
of at least two-thirds of the outstanding voting stock that is
not owned by the interested stockholder.
Under Section 203, these restrictions also do not apply to
certain business combinations proposed by an interested
stockholder following the announcement or notification of one of
certain extraordinary transactions involving the corporation and
a person who was not an interested stockholder during the
previous three years or who became an interested stockholder
with the approval of a majority of the corporations
directors, if that extraordinary transaction is approved or not
opposed by a majority of the directors who were directors before
any person became an interested stockholder in the previous
three years or who were recommended for election or elected to
succeed such directors by a majority of such directors then in
office. Business combination included mergers,
assets sales and other transactions resulting in a financial
benefit to the stockholder. Interested stockholder
is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns
(or, in some cases within three years prior, did own) 15% or
more of the corporations voting stock.
Anti-Takeover
Provisions of our Certificate of Incorporation and
Bylaws
The provisions of our certificate of incorporation and bylaws we
summarize below may have an anti-takeover effect and may delay,
defer or prevent a tender offer or takeover attempt that a
shareholder might consider in his or her best interest,
including those attempts that might result in a premium over the
market price for our common stock.
Any action by our stockholders must be taken at an annual or
special meeting of stockholders. Special meetings of the
stockholders may be called at any time by the Chairman of the
Board, the President or the Board, and shall be called by the
Chairman of the Board, the President, a Vice President or the
Secretary on the written request stockholders owning at least a
majority in amount of the entire capital stock of the
Corporation issued and outstanding and entitled to vote.
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Transfer
Agent and Registrar
Computershare Investor Services, L.L.C. is the transfer agent
and registrar for our common stock.
Quotation
of Common Stock
Our common stock is traded on the NYSE under the symbol
RRC.
Description
of Warrants
We may issue warrants for the purchase of our common stock.
Warrants may be issued independently or together with Debt
Securities, preferred stock or common stock offered by any
prospectus supplement and may be attached to or separate from
any such offered securities. Each series of warrants will be
issued under a separate warrant agreement to be entered into
between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent, all as
set forth in the prospectus supplement relating to the
particular issue of warrants. The warrant agent will act solely
as our agent in connection with the warrants and will not assume
any obligation or relationship of agency or trust for or with
any holders of warrants or beneficial owners of warrants. The
following summary of certain provisions of the warrants does not
purport to be complete and is subject to, and is qualified in
its entirety by reference to, all provisions of the warrant
agreements.
You should refer to the prospectus supplement relating to a
particular issue of warrants for the terms of and information
relating to the warrants, including, where applicable:
(1) the number of shares of common stock purchasable upon
exercise of the warrants and the price at which such number of
shares of common stock may be purchased upon exercise of the
warrants;
(2) the date on which the right to exercise the warrants
commences and the date on which such right expires (the
Expiration Date);
(3) United States federal income tax consequences
applicable to the warrants;
(4) the amount of the warrants outstanding as of the most
recent practicable date; and
(5) any other terms of the warrants.
Warrants will be offered and exercisable for United States
dollars only. Warrants will be issued in registered form only.
Each warrant will entitle its holder to purchase such number of
shares of common stock at such exercise price as is in each case
set forth in, or calculable from, the prospectus supplement
relating to the warrants. The exercise price may be subject to
adjustment upon the occurrence of events described in such
prospectus supplement. After the close of business on the
Expiration Date (or such later date to which we may extend such
Expiration Date), unexercised warrants will become void. The
place or places where, and the manner in which, warrants may be
exercised will be specified in the prospectus supplement
relating to such warrants.
Prior to the exercise of any warrants, holders of the warrants
will not have any of the rights of holders of common stock,
including the right to receive payments of any dividends on the
common stock purchasable upon exercise of the warrants, or to
exercise any applicable right to vote.
Legal
Matters
Our legal counsel, Vinson & Elkins L.L.P., Houston,
Texas, will pass upon certain legal matters in connection with
the offered securities. Any underwriters will be advised about
issues relating to any offering by their own legal counsel.
Experts
The consolidated financial statements of Range Resources
Corporation appearing in its Annual Report on
Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 2008 and the effectiveness
of Range Resources Corporations
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internal control over financial reporting as of
December 31, 2008 have been audited by Ernst &
Young LLP, independent registered public accounting firm, as set
forth in their reports thereon, included therein, and
incorporated herein by reference. Such consolidated financial
statements are incorporated herein by reference in reliance upon
such reports given on the authority of such firm as experts in
accounting and auditing.
Reserve
Engineers
Certain information incorporated by reference in this prospectus
regarding estimated quantities of oil and natural gas reserves
occurred by us, the future net revenues from those reserves and
their present value is based on estimates of the reserves and
present values prepared by or derived from estimates prepared by
DeGolyer and MacNaughton, Wright & Company, Inc. and
H.J. Gruy and Associates, Inc. The reserve information is
incorporated by reference herein in reliance upon the authority
of said firms as experts with respect to such reports.
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Part II
Information
not required in prospectus
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Item 14.
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Other
expenses of issuance and distribution.
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The following table sets forth the estimated expenses payable by
Range Resources Corporation (the Company) in
connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities
covered by this Registration Statement:
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Registration Fee
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Fees and expenses of accountant
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Fees and expenses of trustee and counsel
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Printing and engraving expenses
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The registrants are deferring payment of the registration fee in
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These fees are calculated based on the number of issuances and
amount of securities offered and accordingly cannot be estimated
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Item 15.
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Indemnification
of directors and officers.
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Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law
(DGCL) provides that a corporation may 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 he or she 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 him or
her in connection with such action, suit or proceeding if he or
she acted in good faith and in a manner he or she 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 or her
conduct was unlawful. Section 145 further provides that a
corporation similarly may indemnify any such person serving in
any such capacity 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 he or she 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 in connection with the defense or settlement of such
action or suit if he or she acted in good faith and in a manner
he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the
best interests of the corporation and except that no
indemnification shall be made in respect of 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
Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court in which such
action or suit was brought shall determine upon application
that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all
of the circumstances of the case, such person is fairly and
reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses which the
Delaware Court of Chancery or such other court shall deem proper.
The Companys Amended and Restated By-Laws and Restated
Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, each provide that the
Company will indemnify and hold harmless to the fullest extent
authorized by the DGCL each person who was or is made a party or
is threatened to be made a party to or is involved in any
action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal,
administrative, arbitrative or investigative, by reason of the
fact that he or she, or a person of whom he or she is the legal
representative, is or was a director, officer, employee or
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agent of the Company or is or was serving at the request of the
Company as a director, officer, employee or agent of another
corporation or of a partnership, joint venture, trust or other
enterprise, including service with respect to employee benefit
plans, whether the basis of such proceeding is alleged action in
an official capacity as a director, officer, employee or agent
or in any other capacity while serving as a director, officer,
employee or agent. Such indemnification continues as to a person
who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee or agent and
inures to the benefit of his or her heirs, executors and
administrators.
In addition, as permitted by the DGCL, the Restated Certificate
of Incorporation provides that directors of the Company shall
have no personal liability to the Company or its stockholders
for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director,
except (1) for any breach of the directors duty of
loyalty to the Company or its stockholders, (2) for acts or
omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional
misconduct or knowing violation of law, (3) under
Section 174 of the DGCL or (4) for any transaction
from which a director derived an improper personal benefit.
The preceding discussion of the Companys Amended and
Restated Bylaws and Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as
amended, and Section 145 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law is not intended to be exhaustive and is
qualified in its entirety by the reference to the Companys
Amended and Restated Bylaws and Restated Certificate of
Incorporation, as amended, and Section 145 of the DGCL.
The Company has entered into indemnification agreements with its
directors and executive officers, and intends to enter into
indemnification agreements with any new directors and executive
officers in the future. Pursuant to such agreements, the Company
will, to the extent permitted by applicable law, indemnify such
persons against all expenses, judgments, fines and penalties
incurred in connection with the defense or settlement of any
actions brought against them by reason of the fact that they
were directors or officers of the Company or assumed certain
responsibilities at the direction of the Company. The preceding
discussion of the Companys indemnification agreements is
not intended to be exhaustive and is qualified in its entirety
by reference to such indemnification agreements.
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Exhibit
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Description
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Form of Underwriting Agreement
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Range Resources
Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to
Companys Form 10-Q Restated (File No. 001-12209) as filed
with the SEC on May 5, 2004), as amended by the Certificate of
First Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Range Resources Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Form 10-Q (File No. 001-12209)
as filed with the SEC on July 28, 2005) and by the Certificate
of Second Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Range Resources Corporation (incorporated by reference to the
Companys Form 10-Q (File No. 001-12209) as filed with the
SEC only July 24, 2008)
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Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Companys Form 8-K (File
No. 001-12209) as filed with the SEC on February 17, 2009)
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Form of Senior Indenture
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Form of Subordinated Indenture
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Form of Stock Certificate
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Form of Debt Securities
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Form of Warrant Agreement
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Form of Depositary Agreement
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Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in their
opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
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Exhibit
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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Consent of DeGolyer and MacNaughton
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Consent of H.J. Gruy and Associates, Inc.
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Consent of Wright and Company
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Powers of Attorney (included on the first signature page of this
Registration Statement)
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Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Senior
Indenture
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Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the
Subordinated Indenture
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To be filed either by amendment or as an exhibit to a report
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and incorporated
by reference to this registration statement. |
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Filed herewith. |
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To be filed in accordance with Section 310(a) of the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. |
The undersigned registrants hereby undertakes:
(a) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are
being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration
statement:
(i) For purposes of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, the information omitted from the form of
prospectus or any prospectus supplement filed as part of this
registration statement in reliance on Rule 430A and
contained in a form of prospectus or prospectus supplement filed
by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or
497(h) under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of
this registration statement as of the time it was declared
effective;
(ii) For the purpose of determining any liability under the
Securities Act, each post-effective amendment that contains a
form of prospectus or prospectus supplement 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;
(iii) To include any prospectus required by
section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(iv) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the 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 the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in
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;
(v) To include any material information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such
information in the registration statement;
provided, however, that the undertakings set forth in
paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) above do not apply if
the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed with or furnished to the SEC by the registrant pursuant to
section 13 or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in this
registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus
filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the
registration statement.
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(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
which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(d) That, for the purpose of determining liability under
the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
(i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the
registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was
deemed part of and included in the registration
statement; and
(ii) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to
Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration
statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering
made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for
the purpose of providing the information required by
section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed
to be part of and included in the registration statement as of
the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used
after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of
securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As
provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer
and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date
shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration
statement relating to the securities in the registration
statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no
statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is
part of the registration statement or made in a document
incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the
registration statement or prospectus that is part of the
registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of
contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or
modify any statement that was made in the registration statement
or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or
made in any such document immediately prior to such effective
date.
(e) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the
registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in
the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned
registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities
of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration
statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell
the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered
or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following
communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to
the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such
securities to such purchaser:
(i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the
undersigned registrant relating to the offering required to be
filed pursuant to Rule 424;
(ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering
prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrant or used
or referred to by the undersigned registrant;
(iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus
relating to the offering containing material information about
the undersigned registrant or its securities provided by or on
behalf of the undersigned registrant; and
(iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the
offering made by the undersigned registrant to the purchaser.
(f) That, for purposes of determining any liability under
the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrants
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 plans
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.
II-4
(g) To file an application for the purpose of determining
the eligibility of the trustee under each the Senior Debt
Indenture and the Subordinated Debt Indenture to act under
subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture
Act (Act) in accordance with the rules and
regulations prescribed by the Securities and Exchange Commission
under Section 305(b)(2) of the Act.
(h) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 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
Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is
against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933
and is, therefor, 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 of 1933 and will be governed by the final
adjudication of such issue.
II-5
Signatures
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and reconstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
(Principal Executive Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Jeffrey
L. Ventura
Jeffrey
L. Ventura
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Director
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Charles
L. Blackburn
Charles
L. Blackburn
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Director
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Anthony
V. Dub
Anthony
V. Dub
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Director
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ V.
Richard Eales
V.
Richard Eales
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Lead Independent Director
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June 23, 2009
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II-6
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Allen
Finkelson
Allen
Finkelson
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Director
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ James
M. Funk
James
M. Funk
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Director
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Jonathan
S. Linker
Jonathan
S. Linker
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Director
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Kevin
S. McCarthy
Kevin
S. McCarthy
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Director
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June 23, 2009
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II-7
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
AMERICAN ENERGY SYSTEMS, LLC
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By:
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RANGE ENERGY I, INC., its member
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and
Director of Range Energy I, Inc.
(Principal Executive Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Range Energy I,
Inc. (Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting
Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and
Director of Range Energy I, Inc.
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June 23, 2009
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II-8
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
MOUNTAIN FRONT PARTNERS, LLC
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By:
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RANGE OPERATING TEXAS, LLC, its member
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By:
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RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION,
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its member
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Range
Resources Corporation (Principal Executive Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Jeffrey
L. Ventura
Jeffrey
L. Ventura
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Range
Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Charles
L. Blackburn
Charles
L. Blackburn
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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II-9
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ Anthony
V. Dub
Anthony
V. Dub
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ V.
Richard Eales
V.
Richard Eales
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Lead Independent Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Allen
Finkelson
Allen
Finkelson
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ James
M. Funk
James
M. Funk
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Jonathan
S. Linker
Jonathan
S. Linker
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Kevin
S. McCarthy
Kevin
S. McCarthy
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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II-10
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE ENERGY I, INC.
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer and President
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, Rodney
L. Waller and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and Director
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June 23, 2009
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II-11
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE ENERGY SERVICES COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
D. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and Director
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June 23, 2009
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II-12
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE HOLDCO, INC.
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and Director
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June 23, 2009
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II-13
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE OPERATING NEW MEXICO, INC.
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and Director
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June 23, 2009
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II-14
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE OPERATING TEXAS, LLC
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By:
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RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION,
its member
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Range
Resources Corporation (Principal Executive Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Jeffrey
L. Ventura
Jeffrey
L. Ventura
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Range
Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Charles
L. Blackburn
Charles
L. Blackburn
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Anthony
V. Dub
Anthony
V. Dub
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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II-15
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ V.
Richard Eales
V.
Richard Eales
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Lead Independent Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Allen
Finkelson
Allen
Finkelson
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ James
M. Funk
James
M. Funk
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Jonathan
S. Linker
Jonathan
S. Linker
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Kevin
S. McCarthy
Kevin
S. McCarthy
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
|
II-16
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE PRODUCTION COMPANY
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and Director
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June 23, 2009
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II-17
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE RESOURCES APPALACHIA, LLC
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By:
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RANGE HOLDCO, INC., its member
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
By: RANGE ENERGY I, INC., its member
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full power of
substitution and reconstitution, for him and in his name, place
and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Member of the Management Committee and as Chief Executive
Officer and Director of Range Holdco, Inc. and Range
Energy I, Inc. (Principal Executive Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Member of the Management Committee and as Executive Vice
President and
Chief Financial Officer and Director of Range Holdco, Inc. and
Range Energy I, Inc.
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Member of the Management Committee and as Senior Vice President
and Director of Range Holdco, Inc. and Range Energy I,
Inc.
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June 23, 2009
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II-18
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE RESOURCES MIDCONTINENT, LLC
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By:
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RANGE HOLDCO, INC., its member
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and
Director of Range Holdco, Inc.
(Principal Executive Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Director of Range Holdco, Inc.
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and
Director of Range Holdco, Inc.
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June 23, 2009
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II-19
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE RESOURCES PINE MOUNTAIN, INC.
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive
Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and Director
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and Director
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June 23, 2009
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II-20
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
RANGE TEXAS PRODUCTION, LLC
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By:
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RANGE ENERGY I, INC., its member
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and
Director of Range Energy I, Inc.
(Principal Executive Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Director of Range Energy I, Inc.
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and
Director of Range Energy I, Inc.
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June 23, 2009
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II-21
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
REVC HOLDCO, LLC
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By:
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RANGE RESOURCES CORPORATION,
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its member
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
Pinkerton
John
Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Range
Resources Corporation (Principal Executive Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Jeffrey
L. Ventura
Jeffrey
L. Ventura
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President, Chief Operating Officer and Director of Range
Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Charles
L. Blackburn
Charles
L. Blackburn
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Anthony
V. Dub
Anthony
V. Dub
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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II-22
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ V.
Richard Eales
V.
Richard Eales
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Lead Independent Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Allen
Finkelson
Allen
Finkelson
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ James
M. Funk
James
M. Funk
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Jonathan
S. Linker
Jonathan
S. Linker
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Kevin
S. McCarthy
Kevin
S. McCarthy
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Director of Range Resources Corporation
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June 23, 2009
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II-23
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
co-registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to
believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on
Form S-3
and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Fort Worth, State of Texas, on the 23rd day of
June, 2009.
WCR/RANGE GP, LLC
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By:
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RANGE TEXAS PRODUCTION,
L.L.C., its member
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By:
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RANGE ENERGY I, INC., its member
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By:
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
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John H. Pinkerton
Chief Executive Officer
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints John H. Pinkerton, David
P. Poole and Roger S. Manny and each of them, his true and
lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, 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 pre-and post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and any additional registration statement
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933,
and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and other
documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and
perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to
be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or
could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact and agents or their 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 dates indicated.
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Signature
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Title
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Date
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/s/ John
H. Pinkerton
John
H. Pinkerton
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Chief Executive Officer and
Director of Range Energy I, Inc.
(Principal Executive Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Roger
S. Manny
Roger
S. Manny
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Executive Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer and
Director of Range Energy I, Inc.
(Principal Financial Officer and
Principal Accounting Officer)
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June 23, 2009
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/s/ Rodney
L. Waller
Rodney
L. Waller
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Senior Vice President and Director of Range Energy I,
Inc.
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June 23, 2009
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II-24
Index of
Exhibits
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Exhibit
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Number
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Description
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1
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.1*
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Form of Underwriting Agreement
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4
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.1
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Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Range Resources
Corporation (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to
Companys Form 10-Q Restated (File No. 001-12209) as filed
with the SEC on May 5, 2004), as amended by the Certificate of
First Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Range Resources Corporation (incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.1 to the Companys Form 10-Q (File No. 001-12209)
as filed with the SEC on July 28, 2005) and by the Certificate
of Second Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
Range Resources Corporation (incorporated by reference to the
Companys Form 10-Q (File No. 001-12209) as filed with the
SEC only July 24, 2008)
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4
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.2
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Amended and Restated By-laws of the Company (incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Companys Form 8-K (File
No. 001-12209) as filed with the SEC on February 17, 2009)
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4
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.3**
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Form of Senior Indenture
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4
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.4**
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Form of Subordinated Indenture
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4
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.5**
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Form of Stock Certificate
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4
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.6*
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Form of Debt Securities
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4
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.7*
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Form of Warrant Agreement
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4
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.8*
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Form of Depositary Agreement
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5
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.1**
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Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.
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12
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.1**
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Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges
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23
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.1**
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Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (included in their
opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1 hereto)
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23
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.2**
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Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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23
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.3**
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Consent of DeGolyer and MacNaughton
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23
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.4**
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Consent of H.J. Gruy and Associates, Inc.
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23
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.5**
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Consent of Wright and Company
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25
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.1***
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Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the Senior
Indenture
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25
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.2***
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Form T-1 Statement of Eligibility of Trustee under the
Subordinated Indenture
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To be filed either by amendment or as an exhibit to a report
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and incorporated
by reference to this registration statement. |
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Filed herewith. |
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To be filed in accordance with Section 310(a) of the
Trust Indenture Act of 1939, as amended. |