As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 27, 2003 Registration No. 333-103833 ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ___________________ POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ___________________ ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 72-1409562 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) of incorporation or organization) 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3400 New Orleans, Louisiana 70170 (504) 569-1875 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) John H. Peper Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary Energy Partners, Ltd. 201 St. Charles Avenue, Suite 3400 New Orleans, Louisiana 70170 (504) 569-1875 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ___________________ Copies of communications to: John Schuster, Esq. Felix P. Phillips, Esq. Cahill Gordon & Reindel Baker Botts L.L.P. 80 Pine Street One Shell Plaza New York, New York 10005 910 Louisiana Street (212) 701-3000 Houston, TX 77002-4995 (713) 229-1234 Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not Applicable 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, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box. 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 delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434, please check the following box. ___________________ DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES On March 14, 2003, Energy Partners, Ltd. ("EPL") filed a registration statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-103833), as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed April 3, 2003 and the 424(b) prospectus filed on April 17, 2003 (collectively, the "Registration Statement"), to register $80,500,000 of its common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"). $74,247,564 of Common Stock has been sold under the Registration Statement. EPL hereby deregisters the remaining unsold $6,252,436 of Common Stock covered by the Registration Statement. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New Orleans, State of Louisiana, on May 27, 2003. ENERGY PARTNERS, LTD. By: /s/ Richard A. Bachmann ------------------------------------ Richard A. Bachmann Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- /s/ Richard A. Bachmann ----------------------------------- Chairman, President and Chief Executive May 27, 2003 Richard A. Bachmann Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Suzanne V. Baer ----------------------------------- Executive Vice President and Chief Financial May 27, 2003 Suzanne V. Baer Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) * Director May 27, 2003 ----------------------------------- Austin M. Beutner * Director May 27, 2003 ----------------------------------- John C. Bumgarner, Jr. * Director May 27, 2003 ----------------------------------- Jerry D. Carlisle * Director May 27, 2003 ----------------------------------- Harold D. Carter * Director May 27, 2003 ----------------------------------- Robert D. Gershen * Director May 27, 2003 ----------------------------------- Gary L. Hall * Director May 27, 2003 ----------------------------------- William O. Hiltz * Director May 27, 2003 ----------------------------------- Eamon M. Kelly * Director May 27, 2003 ----------------------------------- John G. Phillips *By: /s/ John H. Peper ------------------------------ Attorney-in-Fact