Registration No. 333-01933 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 NEW ENGLAND INVESTMENT COMPANIES, L.P. -------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 13-3405992 ------------------------------- ---------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification Number) 399 Boylston Street Boston, Massachusetts 02116 02116 - ---------------------------------------- ------------ (Address of Principal Executive offices) (Zip Code) 1993 EQUITY INCENTIVE PLAN ---------------------------- (Full title of the plan) EDWARD N. WADSWORTH, GENERAL COUNSEL NEW ENGLAND INVESTMENT COMPANIES, L.P. 399 BOYLSTON STREET BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02116 (617) 578-3500 - ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name, address and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) New England Investment Companies, L.P. (the "Registrant") hereby withdraws from registration under this Registration Statement 1,747,499 units of limited partnership units ("LP Units") of the Registrant registered hereunder which have not been issued pursuant to the 1993 Equity Incentive Plan. These LP Units have been included in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-43407). -2- SIGNATURE --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Boston, Massachusetts, on this 28th day of January, 1998. NEW ENGLAND INVESTMENT COMPANIES, L.P. By: NEW ENGLAND INVESTMENT COMPANIES, INC., its General Partner By: /s/ Edward N. Wadsworth --------------------------------- Edward N. Wadsworth, Executive Vice President -3-