Solutia POSASR Automatic shelf registration (post-effective amendment)

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 31, 2009

Registration No. 333-160834     

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

SOLUTIA INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) 43-1781797
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)

575 Maryville Centre Drive
P.O. Box 66760
St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6760
(314) 674-1000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

Paul J. Berra, III
Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Chief Administrative Officer
575 Maryville Centre Drive
P.O. Box 66760
St. Louis, Missouri 63166-6760
(314) 674-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)

Copies to:
Christian O. Nagler
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
601 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022-4611
(212) 446-4800

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this registration statement.

     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, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, 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, 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 SEC 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 classes 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):

Large accelerated filer þ  Accelerated filer o  Non-accelerated filer o
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company) Smaller reporting company o 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

	Proposed Maximum
Title of Each Class of Securities	Aggregate	Amount of
to be Registered	Offering Price (1)	Registration Fee (2)
Common Stock	$41,848,785	$	2,335.17

(1)	Calculated in accuruance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933.
(2)	Pursuant to Rule 457(p), $1,315 of fees previously paid with respect to unsold securities are being applied to offset a portion of this fee. The $1,315 was paid with respect to Registration Statement No. 333-157668. Accordingly, $1,020 is being paid herewith.

EXPLANATORY NOTE

     This post-effective amendment is being filed to pay a previously deferred registration fee pursuant to Rule 456(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933.

PART II

Information Not Required in Prospectus

Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

     The following is a statement of the expenses (all of which are estimated) to be incurred by us in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities, other than underwriting discounts and commissions.

	Amount
	to be paid
SEC registration fee	$		(1)
Legal fees and expenses		25,000
Accounting fees and expenses		60,000
Printing fees		10,000
Rating agency fees			(2)
Trustee’s fees and expenses		10,000
Miscellaneous		5,000
Total	$	110,000

(1)	Deferred in reliance upon Rule 456(b) and 457(r).
(2)	Rating agency fees are calculated in part based on the amount of securities offered and accordingly cannot be estimated at this time.

Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     Section 145(a) of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware (the “DGCL”) empowers a Delaware corporation to indemnify any persons who are, or are threatened to be made, parties to any threatened, pending or completed legal action, suit or proceeding, whether civil, criminal, administrative or investigative (other than an action by or in the right of such corporation), by reason of the fact that such person is or was an officer, director, employee or agent of such corporation, or is or was serving at the request of such corporation as a director, officer, employee or agent of another corporation, partnership, joint venture, trust or other enterprise. The indemnity may include expenses (including attorneys’ fees) judgments, fines and amounts paid in settlement actually and reasonably incurred by such person in connection with such action, suit or proceeding, provided that such officer, director, employee or agent acted in good faith and in a manner he or she reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the corporation’s best interests, and, for criminal proceedings, had no reasonable cause to believe his or her conduct was unlawful. Section 145(b) of the DGCL provides that a Delaware corporation may indemnify officers and directors in an action by or in the right of the corporation under the same conditions, except that no indemnification is permitted without judicial approval if the officer or director is adjudged to be liable to the corporation. Where an officer or director is successful on the merits or otherwise in the defense of any action referred to above, the corporation must indemnify him or her against the expenses which such officer or director actually and reasonably incurred.

     Section 145(g) of the DGCL provides that a corporation shall have the power to purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of any person who is or was a director or officer of the corporation against any liability asserted against the person in any such capacity, or arising out of the person’s status as such, whether or not the corporation would have the power to indemnify the person against such liability under the provisions of the DGCL.

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     In accordance with Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL, our amended and restated certificate of incorporation provides that the directors of Solutia shall not be personally liable to Solutia or its stockholders for monetary damages for violations of their fiduciary duty, except (i) for any breach of the director’s fiduciary 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) pursuant to Section 174 of the DGCL (providing for liability of directors for unlawful payment of dividends or unlawful stock purchases or redemptions), or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper personal benefit. Our amended and restated certificate of incorporation will contain provisions permitted by Section 102(b)(7) of the DGCL.

     Our amended and restated bylaws provide for indemnification of the officers and directors of Solutia to the fullest extent permitted by the DGCL.

     The foregoing is only a general summary of certain aspects of Delaware law and the registrant’s organizational documents dealing with indemnification of directors and officers and does not purport to be complete. It is qualified in its entirety by reference to the applicable provisions of the DGCL and of the registrant’s amended and restated certificate of incorporation and bylaws.

     In addition, the Company’s directors and officers are covered by insurance indemnifying them against certain liabilities which might be incurred by them in their capacities as such, including certain liabilities under the Securities Act.

     See also the indemnification provisions in the registration rights agreements incorporated herein by reference as Exhibits 10(a) and 10(b).

Item 16. Exhibits

		Incorporated by
Exhibit		Reference
No.	Description	to Filings Indicated
1.1	Form of Underwriting Agreement	*
3.1(i)	Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Solutia Inc. effective as of February 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Solutia Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-13255), filed on March 4, 2008)
3.1(ii)	Amended and Restated By-Laws of Solutia Inc. effective as of February 28, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Solutia Inc.’s Form 8-K (File No. 001-13255), filed on March 4, 2008)
4.1	Form of Indenture between Solutia Inc. and [    ] as Trustee, providing for issuance of Senior Debt Securities in Series (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of Solutia Inc.’s Form S-3 (File No. 333-151980), filed on July 25, 2008)
4.2	Form of Indenture between Solutia Inc. and [     ] as Trustee, providing for the issuance of Subordinated Debt Securities in Series (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of Solutia Inc.’s Form S-3 (File No. 333-151980), filed on July 25, 2008)
4.3	Form of Unit Agreement (including form of unit certificates)	*
4.4	Form of Purchase Contract Agreement	*
4.5	Form of Preferred Stock Designations (including form of Preferred Stock)	*
4.6	Form of Deposit Agreement	*
4.7	Form of Warrant Agreement	*
5.1	Opinion of Kirkland & Ellis LLP	**

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		Incorporated by
Exhibit		Reference
No.	Description	to Filings Indicated
12.1	Computation of Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges for the year ended December 31, 2008 (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 12 of Solutia Inc.’s Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 (File No. 001-13255))
23.1	Consent of Deloitte & Touche LLP**
23.2	Consent of Kirkland & Ellis LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
24.1	Power of Attorney (included on signature page)
25.1	Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of [ ], as trustee for debt securities	*
25.2	Statement of Eligibility on Form T-1 of [ ], as trustee for subordinated debt securities	*

*	To be filed as an exhibit to a Current Report on Form 8-K and incorporated herein by reference or as a post-effective amendment.
**	Previously filed.

Item 17. Undertakings

     The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

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

     (i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

     (ii) 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 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement; and

     (iii) 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 paragraphs (i), (ii) and (iii) 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 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 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 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.

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     (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 of 1933 to any purchaser:

     (i) Each prospectus filed by a 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 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 the 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.

     (5) 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 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.

     (6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to

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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.

     (7) To file an application for the purpose of determining the eligibility of the trustee to act under subsection (a) of Section 310 of the Trust Indenture Act in accordance with the rules and regulations prescribed by the SEC under Section 305(b)(2) of the Trust Indenture Act.

     (8) To supplement the prospectus, after the expiration of the subscription period, to set forth the results of the subscription offer, the transactions by the underwriters during the subscription period, the amount of unsubscribed securities to be purchased by the underwriters, and the terms of any subsequent reoffering thereof. If any public offering by the underwriters is to be made on terms differing from those set forth on the cover page of the prospectus, a post-effective amendment will be filed to set forth the terms of such offering.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers or persons controlling the Registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, the Registrant has been informed that in the opinion of the SEC such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 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, that 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.

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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 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the County of St. Louis, State of Missouri, on July 31, 2009.

SOLUTIA INC.
(Registrant)

By: Name:	/s/ Paul J. Berra IIIPaul J. Berra III
Title:	Senior Vice President General Counsel, and Chief Administrative Officer

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this post-effective amendment has been signed below by the following persons on July 31, 2009 in the capacities indicated.

Signature	Title
*Jeffry N. Quinn	President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board (Principal Executive Officer)
*James M. Sullivan	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
*Timothy J. Spihlman	Vice President and Corporate Controller (Principal Accounting Officer)
* Robert K. deVeer, Jr.	Director

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Signature	Title
*James P. Heffernan	Director
*Thomas Jagodinski	Director
*William T. Monahan	Director
*Robert A. Peiser	Director
*Gregory C. Smith	Director

*  By:	/s/ Paul J. Berra III
	As Attorney-in-fact

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