As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 21, 1996 Registration No. 33-81058 UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ Post-effective Amendment No. Nine Form S-1/A REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------------ P A N A C O, I n c. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1311 43-1593374 (State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.) 1050 West Blue Ridge Boulevard Panaco Building Kansas City, MO 64145-1216 (816) 942-6300 (Address, including ZIP code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ------------------------ -------------------------------------------------------------- (Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public) If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on a delayed or continous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933 check the following box: X This registration statement shall hereafter become effective in accordance with the provisions of section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933. Registrant files this Registration Statement pursuant to Rule 477 to withdraw the remaining 1,280,891 shares of voting common stock of the Registrant, registered pursuant to Registration Statement No. 33-81058. Registrant is filing a new Registration Statement on Form S-1 to register shares of Registrant's voting common stock for sale. Withdrawal of Registration Statement No. 33-81058 is consistent with the public interest and the portection of investors. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant has duly caused this amendment 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 November 20, 1996. PANACO, INC. By: \s\ H. James Maxwell H. James Maxwell, President & CEO Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date \s\ H. James Maxwell Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer, 11/20/96 H. James Maxwell, President, and Director (principal executive officer) \s\ Bob F. Mallory Chief Operating Officer, Executive Vice President, 11/20/96 Bob F. Mallory and Director \s\ Todd R. Bart Chief Financial Officer, Secretary, and 11/20/96 Todd R. Bart Treasurer * Executive Vice President and Director 11/20/96 Larry M. Wright * Director 11/20/96 N. Lynn Sieverling * Director 11/20/96 A. Theodore Stautberg *By: \s\ H. James Maxwell H. James Maxwell Attorney-in-Fact