As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2009
Registration No. 333-144685
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Western Goldfields Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Ontario | Not Applicable |
| (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (IRS Employer Identification Number) |
200 Bay Street, Suite 3120 Royal Bank Plaza, South Tower Toronto, Ontario Canada M5J 2J4 (416) 324-6000 | Western Goldfields (USA), Inc. 6502 East Highway 78 Brawley, California 92227 (928) 341-4653 Extension 103 |
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| (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) | (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service of process) |
Copy to:
Christopher J. Cummings, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
199 Bay Street, Commerce Court West
Suite 4405, P.O. Box 247
Toronto, Ontario M5L 1E8
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
The Registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-144685) on July 18, 2007, as amended by amendment no. 1 filed on August 3, 2007 (the “Registration Statement”), registering the offer and sale by the selling security holder named in the Registration Statement, of up to 6,056,180 of common shares (“Securities”) of the Registrant deliverable from time to time in connection with the exercise of warrants.
On June 1, 2009, pursuant to a plan of arrangement approved by the Ontario Court of Justice on May 27, 2009, New Gold Inc., a British Columbia corporation, acquired all of the issued and outstanding common shares of Registrant. This post-effective amendment no. 2 is being filed to deregister all of the unsold Securities registered under this Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company 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. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Toronto, in the province of Ontario, on June 5, 2009.
| | WESTERN GOLDFIELDS INC. | |
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| | By: | /s/ Brian Penny | |
| | Name: | Brian Penny | |
| | Title: | Chief Financial Officer | |
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities on June 5, 2009.
Signature | Title | |
/s/ Robert Gallagher
Robert Gallagher | Chief Executive Officer and Director | |
/s/ Brian Penny
Brian Penny | Chief Financial Officer and Director | |
/s/ James Currie
James Currie | Director | |
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act of 1933, the Authorized Representative has duly signed this registration statement below on June 5, 2009.
| | WESTERN GOLDFIELDS (USA), INC. | |
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| | By: | /s/ Brian Penny | |
| | | Name: | Brian Penny | |
| | | Title: | Treasurer | |
