AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON March 31, 2003
REGISTRATION NO. 333-95659
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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SOVEREIGN SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 36-4176637
(State or other (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of incorporation Identification Number)
or organization)
225 West Washington Street
Suite 2200
Chicago, Illinois 60606
SOVEREIGN SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.
EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the plans)
TERRY D. SMITH
VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
SOVEREIGN SPECIALTY CHEMICALS, INC.
225 WEST WASHINGTON STREET
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS 60606
(312) 419-7100
(Name, address, and telephone number of agent for service)
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
On January 28, 2000, Sovereign Specialty Chemicals, Inc. (the
"Company") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Registration Statement No. 333-95659)
(the "Registration Statement") to register 20,000 shares of the Company's
common stock, par value $.01 per share, which was issuable under our
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "ESPP"). The ESPP was terminated on April
30, 2000 after 7,045 shares were sold to employees under the ESPP.
Pursuant to the undertaking contained in the Registration Statement,
the Company is filing this Post-effective Amendment to remove from
registration the securities that were included in the Registration
Statement but which were not sold under the ESPP. The Registration
Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the removal from
registration of all such securities.
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-8 and has duly caused this
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Chicago, State of Illinois.
Dated: March 31, 2003 Sovereign Specialty Chemicals, Inc.
By: /s/ Terry D. Smith
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Name: Terry D. Smith
Title: Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration
Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities
and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE CAPACITY
March 31, 2003 /s/ Norman E. Wells, Jr. Chairman, Chief Executive
-------------------------- Officer and Director (Principal
Norman E. Wells, Jr. Executive Officer)
March 31, 2003 /s/ Terry D. Smith Vice President, Chief Financial
-------------------------- Officer, Chief Accounting
Terry D. Smith Officer and Treasurer,
(Principal Financial Officer)
March 31, 2003 /s/ Patrick W. Stanton Principal Accounting Officer,
-------------------------- Assistant Secretary and
Patrick W. Stanton Assistant Treasurer
March 31, 2003 * Director
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Robert B. Covalt
March 31, 2003 * Director
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John L. Garcia
March 31, 2003 * Director
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John D. Macomber
March 31, 2003 * Director
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Robert H. Malott
March 31, 2003 * Director
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Daniel B. Mulholland
March 31, 2003 * Director
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Thomas P. Salice
* The undersigned, by signing her name hereto, does sign and execute this
Registration Statement pursuant to the Power of Attorney executed by the
above named directors of the Registrant and filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on behalf of such directors.
/s/ Christine J. Smith
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Christine J. Smith
Attorney-in-fact