Form POS AM - Post-Effective amendments for registration statement

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 2024

Registration No. 333-268478

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO

Form S-1 ON
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933


Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware	1311	88-2227812
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation or Organization)	(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)	(IRS Employer Identification Number)

	5217 McKinney Avenue, Suite 400 Dallas, Texas 75205 (214) 396-2850
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant’s Principal Executive Offices)

	Attn: Luke Brandenberg President and Chief Executive Officer 5217 McKinney Avenue, Suite 400 Dallas, Texas 75205 (214) 396-2850
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)

	*Copies to:*
	Thomas G. Zentner Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. 200 West 6th Street, Suite 2500 Austin, Texas 78701 (512) 542-8400

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. ¨

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be 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, check the following box. x

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. ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. ¨

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. ¨

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 classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer ¨	Accelerated filer	x
Non-accelerated filer ¨	Smaller reporting company	x
	Emerging growth company	x

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. ¨

The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the SEC, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a) of the Securities Act, may determine

EXPLANATORY NOTE

On November 18, 2022, Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (“Granite Ridge” or the “Company”) filed a registration statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on Form S-1 (File No. 333-268478) (as amended on December 16, 2022 and January 10, 2023, and post-effectively amended on March 30, 2023 and March 8, 2024) (collectively, the “Registration Statement”) which registered (i) for original issuance of up to an aggregate of 10,349,975 shares of common stock, $0.0001 par value per share, of Granite Ridge (“Granite Ridge common stock”) underlying warrants to purchase Granite Ridge common stock at an exercise price of $11.50 per share (the “Granite Ridge warrants”) (such Granite Ridge warrants were subsequently exchanged for shares of Granite Ridge common stock pursuant to a registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-272070)), and (ii) for resale by the selling security holders named therein, or their permitted transferees, of up to 128,233,953 shares of Granite Ridge common stock. The Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on January 18, 2023, and the post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement was declared effective by the SEC on April 3, 2023.

On March 8, 2024, the Company filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-1 on Form S-3 to convert the Registration Statement on Form S-1 into a Registration Statement on Form S-3 and to include an updated prospectus relating to the offering and sale of the securities remaining available for sale under the Registration Statement.

This Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to Form S-1 on Form S-3 is filed solely to amend Item 16 of Part II of the Registration Statement and to file certain exhibits thereto. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 does not modify any provision of the prospectus contained in Part I. Accordingly, the prospectus has been omitted.

PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14.

Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.

The following table sets forth the estimated expenses in connection with this registration statement. All amounts shown are estimates except for the SEC registration fee.

We have agreed to bear all of the expenses incurred in connection with the registration of these securities. The Selling Securityholders will pay or assume underwriting fees, discounts and commissions or similar charges, if any, incurred in the sale of securities by them.

SEC registration fee⁽¹⁾	$	146,457.99
Accounting fees and expenses		*
Legal fees and expenses		*
Printing and miscellaneous expenses		*
Total⁽¹⁾		*

(1)

Previously paid.

*

These fees are calculated based on the securities offered and the number of issuances and accordingly cannot be defined at this time.

Item 15.

Indemnification of Directors and Officers.

Section 145(a) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may indemnify any person who was or is a party to 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), because 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 the person 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(b) of the DGCL provides, in general, 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 or suit by or in the right of the corporation to procure a judgment in its favor because the person is or was a director, officer, employee or agent of the corporation, or is or was serving at the request of the corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise, against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by the person in connection with the defense or settlement of such action or suit if 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, except that no indemnification shall be made with respect to any claim, issue or matter as to which he or she shall have been adjudged to be liable to the corporation unless and only to the extent that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court determines that, despite the adjudication of liability but in view of all of the circumstances of the case, he or she is fairly and reasonably entitled to indemnity for such expenses that the Court of Chancery or other adjudicating court shall deem proper.

Section 145(c) of the DGCL further provides that to the extent a director or officer of a corporation has been successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action, suit, or proceeding referred to in Section 145(a) or (b) of the DGCL, or in defense of any claim, issue, or matter therein, such person shall be indemnified against expenses (including attorneys’ fees) actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection therewith; that indemnification provided for by Section 145 of the DGCL shall not be deemed exclusive of any other rights to which the indemnified party may be entitled; and the indemnification provided for by Section 145 of the DGCL shall, unless otherwise provided when authorized or ratified, continue as to a person who has ceased to be a director, officer, employee, or agent and shall inure to the benefit of such person’s heirs, executors, and administrators.

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Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides, in general, that a corporation may purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who 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 any liability asserted against such person and incurred by such person in any such capacity, or arising out of his or her status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under Section 145 of the DGCL.

Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL provides that a corporation’s certificate of incorporation may contain a provision eliminating or limiting the personal liability of a director to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, provided that such provision shall not eliminate or limit the liability of a director (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the DGCL or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit.

The Company’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL, and the Bylaws provide for indemnification of its directors, officers, employees and other agents to the maximum extent permitted by the DGCL.

In addition, effective upon the consummation of the Business Combination, the Company entered into indemnification agreements with each of its directors and officers. These agreements require the Company to indemnify these individuals to the fullest extent permitted under Delaware law against liabilities that may arise by reason of their service to the Company, and to advance expenses incurred as a result of any proceeding against them as to which they could be indemnified. The Company also intends to enter into indemnification agreements with its future directors.

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Item 16.

Exhibits and Financial Statements

(a)

Exhibits. The following exhibits are being followed herewith:

Exhibit No.	Description
2.1	Business Combination Agreement, dated May 16, 2022, by and among Executive Network Partnering Corporation, Granite Ridge Resources, Inc., ENPC Merger Sub, Inc., GREP Merger Sub, LLC, and GREP (incorporated by reference to Annex A of Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4, filed with the SEC on May 16, 2022).
4.1	Description of Securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 27, 2023).
4.2	Specimen Common Stock Certificate (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.’s Registration Statement on Form S-4/A, filed with the SEC on September 12, 2022).
5.1**	Opinion of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P, as to the validity of the securities being registered.
23.1*	Consent of Forvis Mazars, LLP, independent registered accounting firm of Granite Ridge Resources, Inc.
23.2*	Consent of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.3**	Consent of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P (included as part of Exhibit 5.1).
24.1**	Power of Attorney (included on the signature page to the initial filing of this registration statement).
99.1	Reserve Report of Granite Ridge Resources as of December 31, 2023 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 99.1 to the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on March 8, 2024).
107**	Filing Fee Table

*

Filed herewith

**

Previously filed

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Item 17.

Undertakings

(a)   The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:

(1)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

(i)

to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act;

(ii)

to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this registration statement. 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 a 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, as applicable, in the effective registration statement; and

(iii)

to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this registration statement or any material change to such information in this registration statement;

provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(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 reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to section 13 or section 15(d) of the Exchange Act that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement, or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.

(2)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.

(3)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

(4)

That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act 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 required to be filed 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 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.

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(5)

That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act 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.

(b)

The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Exchange Act (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to section 15(d) of the Exchange Act) that is incorporated by reference in 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.

(c)

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Dallas, Texas, on December 19, 2024.

GRANITE RIDGE RESOURCES, INC.

By:	/s/ Luke C. Brandenberg
	Name:	Luke C. Brandenberg
	Title:	President and Chief Executive Officer

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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signatures	Title	Date

/s/ Luke C. Brandenberg	President and Chief Executive Officer	December 19, 2024
Luke C. Brandenberg	(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Tyler S. Farquharson	Chief Financial Officer	December 19, 2024
Tyler S. Farquharson	(Principal Financial Officer)

/s/ Kimberly Weimer	Chief Accounting Officer (Principal	December 19, 2024
Kimberly Weimer	Accounting Officer)

*	Director and Co-Chairman of the Board	December 19, 2024
Matt Miller

*	Director and Co-Chairman of the Board	December 19, 2024
Griffin Perry

*	Director	December 19, 2024
Amanda N. Coussens

*	Director	December 19, 2024
Thaddeus Darden

*	Director	December 19, 2024
Michele J. Everard

*	Director	December 19, 2024
Kirk Lazarine

*	Director	December 19, 2024
John McCartney

*By:	/s/ Luke C. Brandenberg
	Name
	Attorney-in-fact

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Exhibit 23.1

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") of Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (the "Company") of our report, dated March 8, 2024, on our audits of the consolidated financial statements of the Company as of December 31, 2023 and 2022, and for each of the years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2023.

/s/ Forvis Mazars, LLP

Dallas, Texas

December 19, 2024

Exhibit 23.2

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PETROLEUM ENGINEERS AND GEOLOGISTS

We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Post Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 on Form S-3 (the "Registration Statement") of Granite Ridge Resources, Inc. (the "Company") of our report prepared for the Company dated January 16, 2024, with respect to estimates of reserves and future net revenue to the Company's interest, as of December 31, 2023, in certain oil and gas properties located in North Dakota, Texas, Louisiana, Montana, Wyoming, Colorado, and New Mexico. We also hereby consent to all references to our firm or such report, including in or incorporated by reference into such Registration Statement, including under the heading "Experts".