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As Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 12, 2012
Registration No. 333-166209


SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.  20549



Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to

FORM F-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE
SECURITIES  ACT OF 1933


Sonde Resources Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Alberta
 
98-1006618
(Province or other Jurisdiction
 
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization)
 
Identification No.)
Suite 3200, 500 - 4th Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta
Canada, T2P 2V6
(403) 503-7924
(Address and telephone number of Registrants' principal executive offices)

CT Corporation System
111 Eighth Avenue
New York, New York, 10011
(212) 894-8940
(Name, address and telephone number
(including area code) of agent for service)

Copies to:
Christopher W. Morgan, Esq.
 
Jennifer K. Kennedy, Esq.
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP
 
Norton Rose Canada LLP
222 Bay Street, Suite 1750, P.O. Box 258
 
3700, 400 Third Ave. SW,
Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5K 1J5
 
Calgary, Alberta, Canada T2P 4H2
(416) 777-4700
 
(403) 267-8222
     


Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale of the securities to the public:  N/A.

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 to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box.  o

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If this Form is a post−effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.C. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  o



 
 

 


EXPLANATORY NOTE

Sonde Resources Corp. (the "Registrant") is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to remove from registration the resale of up to 27,500,000 of the Registrant's common shares (the "Shares"), no par value, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "1933 Act") which were registered under a Registration Statement on Form F-3, filed with the Commission on April 21, 2010 (Commission File No. 333-166209) (the "Registration Statement").  The Shares include 25,000,000 common shares issuable upon conversion of the Registrant's Series B, 5% U.S. cumulative redeemable convertible preferred shares (the "Series B Preferred Shares"), and 2,500,000 common shares issuable upon exercise of warrants (the "Warrants"), that the Registrant issued on February 3, 2010 in connection with the restructuring of the Registrant's Series A, 5% U.S. cumulative redeemable convertible preferred shares.

The Series B Preferred Shares have been redeemed for cash by the Registrant and the Warrants have expired.  Accordingly, the Registrant is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to remove from registration the resale of the Shares under the Registration Statement.

 
 

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form F-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Calgary, Province of Alberta, Canada, on January 12, 2012.

 
SONDE RESOURCES CORP.
 
         
         
 
By:
 
/s/ Jack W. Schanck
 
     
Jack W. Schanck
 
     
Chief Executive Officer and Director
 
         
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated, on January 12, 2012.

 Signature        Title
     
/s/ Jack W. Schanck
 
Jack W. Schanck
   
Chief Executive Officer and Director
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
/s/ Kurt A. Nelson
 
Kurt A. Nelson
 
 
Chief Financial Officer
   
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
     
/s/ Kerry R. Brittain
 
Kerry R. Brittain
 
 
Chairman of the Board
     
/s/ Marvin Chronister
 
Marvin Chronister
 
 
Director
     
/s/ Dr. James M. Funk
 
Dr. James M. Funk
 
 
Director
     
/s/ W. Gordon Lancaster
 
W. Gordon Lancaster
 
 
Director
     
/s/ James H.T. Riddell
 
James H. T. Riddell
 
 
Director
 
   
/s/ Dr. William J.F. Roach
 
Dr. William J.F. Roach
   
Director
     
/s/ Gregory G. Turnbull
 
Gregory G. Turnbull
   
Director



 
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE


Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned certifies that it is the duly authorized United States representative of the Registrant and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on behalf of it by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Calgary, Alberta, Canada on January 12, 2012.

 
KERRY R. BRITTAIN
 
 
(Authorized Representative)
 
     
     
 
By:
 
/s/ Kerry R. Brittain
 
 
Name:
 
Kerry R. Brittain
 
 
Title:
 
Director
 


 
 
 
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