Registration No. 333-32528 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 XTRA CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 06-0954158 (State or other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Incorporation or Organization) 200 Nyala Farms Road Westport, CT 06880 (Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code) ______________________________________________________________________________ XTRA CORPORATION 1997 STOCK INCENTIVE PLAN (full title of plan) ______________________________________________________________________________ Lewis Rubin President and Chief Executive Officer XTRA Corporation 200 Nyala Farms Road Westport, CT 06880 203-221-1005 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service) ______________________________________________________________________________ Please send copies of all communications to: David A. Fine, Esq. Ropes & Gray One International Place Boston, MA 02110 617-951-7000 Pursuant to Rule 478(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant hereby de-registers any and all shares of Common Stock originally registered hereunder which have not been issued. The XTRA Corporation 1997 Stock Incentive Plan, pursuant to which the shares would have been issued, has either expired by its terms or been terminated and no additional shares may be issued or sold under such plan. SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Westport, the State of Connecticut, on this 24th day of September, 2001. XTRA CORPORATION By: /s/ Lewis Rubin --------------- Lewis Rubin President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the Requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated. Signature Capacity Date /s/ Lewis Rubin President, Chief Executive Officer September 24, 2001 --------------- (Principal Executive Officer) and Lewis Rubin Director /s/ Stephanie L. Johnson Vice President and Treasurer September 24, 2001 ------------------------ (Principal Financial Officer) Stephanie L. Johnson /s/ Thomas G. Schaefer Vice President and Controller September 24, 2001 ---------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer) Thomas G. Schaefer Director --------------------- Warren E. Buffett /s/ Marc D. Hamburg Director September 24, 2001 ------------------- Marc D. Hamburg /s/ William H. Franz Director September 25, 2001 -------------------- William H. Franz