As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 1, 1995 Registration No. 33-41901 ====================================================================== SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------- POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------- INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION ------------------------------------------------------ (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 43-1470322 --------------------------------- -------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 12 East Armour Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri 64111 (816) 561-6600 --------------------------------------------- (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION 1991 STOCK OPTION PLAN ------------------------ (Full title of the plan) Ray Sandy Sutton, Esq. Interstate Bakeries Corporation 12 East Armour Boulevard Kansas City, Missouri 64111 --------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) (816) 561-6600 ------------------------------------------------------------- (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copies to: Jennings J. Newcom, Esq. Shook, Hardy & Bacon P.C. One Kansas City Place 1200 Main Street Kansas City, Missouri 64105 Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, the amount of securities registered under the Registration Statement shall include an indeterminate number of additional Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan. POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT -------------------------------------- INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION -------------------------------------- On July 21, 1995, the stockholders of Interstate Bakeries Corporation (the "Company") authorized an amendment to the Company's 1991 Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") increasing the number of shares reserved for issuance thereunder upon the exercise of options from 2,031,534 shares of Common Stock, $.01 par value to 4,000,000 shares. Accordingly, the Company's Form S-8 Registration Statement (File No. 33-41901) (the "Registration Statement") is hereby amended to confirm the registration under the Securities Act of 1933 as amended (the "Act") of all 4,000,000 shares of Common Stock issuable under the Plan. The Registration Statement is further amended to provide that, pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Act, the amount of securities registered under the Registration Statement shall include an indeterminate number of additional shares of Common Stock that may become issuable pursuant to the anti-dilution provisions of the Plan. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Interstate Bakeries Corporation certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 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 Kansas City, State of Missouri, on July 26, 1995. INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION By: /s/ Charles A. Sullivan ------------------------ Charles A. Sullivan Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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/ Charles A. Sullivan Chairman of the Board, July 21, 1995 -------------------------- Chief Executive Officer and Charles A. Sullivan Director (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Paul E. Yarick Vice President and Treasurer July 21, 1995 -------------------------- (Principal Financial Officer) Paul E. Yarick /s/ John F. McKenny Vice President and Corporate July 21, 1995 -------------------------- Controller John F. McKenny (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ G. Kenneth Baum Director July 21, 1995 -------------------------- G. Kenneth Baum /s/ Leo Benatar Director July 21, 1995 -------------------------- Leo Benatar /s/ E. Garrett Bewkes, Jr. Director July 21, 1995 -------------------------- E. Garrett Bewkes, Jr. /s/ Philip Briggs Director July 21, 1995 -------------------------- Philip Briggs /s/ Robert B. Calhoun, Jr. Director July 21, 1995 -------------------------- Robert B. Calhoun, Jr. /s/ Frank E. Horton Director July 21, 1995 -------------------------- Frank E. Horton INTERSTATE BAKERIES CORPORATION POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 EXHIBIT INDEX ------------- No. Description --- ----------- 4.1* The Company's Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, was filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K, filed August 19, 1994, and is herein incorporated by reference. 4.3* Amendment No. 1 to the Interstate Bakeries Corporation 1991 Stock Option Plan was filed as an exhibit to the Company's Definitive Proxy Statement for the Special Meeting of Stockholders held July 21, 1995 and is hereby incorporated by reference. 5* Opinion of Shook, Hardy & Bacon P.C. 23.1* Consent of Shook, Hardy & Bacon P.C. 23.2* Consent of Deloitte & Touche. 24* Powers of Attorney. -------------------- * Previously Filed