As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 23, 2007
Registration Statement 333-04985
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Connetics Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 94-3173928
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
3160 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 843-2800
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
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1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
1994 Stock Plan
1995 Directors' Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plans)
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Jeffrey S. Thompson
Chief Executive Officer
CONNETICS CORPORATION
3160 Porter Drive
Palo Alto, California 94304
(650) 843-2800
(Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to
William Grant, Esq.
Willkie Farr & Gallagher LLP
787 Seventh Avenue
New York, New York 10019
(212) 728-8000
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DEREGISTRATION OF UNSOLD SECURITIES
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Pursuant to a Form S-8 registration statement (File No. 333-04985) (the
"Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
May 31, 1996, Connetics Corporation (the "Company") registered shares of common
stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Shares") to be offered pursuant to the
Connetics Corporation 1995 Employee Stock Purchase Plan, the Connetics
Corporation 1994 Stock Plan and the Connetics Corporation 1995 Directors' Stock
Option Plan.
The purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement is to terminate the Registration Statement and to deregister all of
the Shares originally registered thereby which remain outstanding as of such
termination.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Company 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. 2
to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Palo Alto, State of California, on
February 23, 2007.
CONNETICS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jeffrey S. Thompson
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Name: Jeffrey S. Thompson
Title: Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed on
February 23, 2007 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
/s/ Jeffrey S. Thompson
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Name: Jeffrey S. Thompson
Title: Chief Executive Officer
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Michael Cornelius
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Name: Michael Cornelius
Title: Executive Vice President
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Jeffrey Wadman
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Name: Jeffrey Wadman
Title: Vice President
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Charles W. Stiefel
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Name: Charles W. Stiefel
Title: Director
/s/ Brent Stiefel
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Name: Brent Stiefel
Title: Director
/s/ Michael Cornelius
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Name: Michael Cornelius
Title: Director