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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JANUARY 24, 2001
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-86385
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-62921
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 3 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-4136
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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THE SEAGRAM COMPANY. LTD. --
LA COMPAGNIE SEAGRAM LTEE JOSEPH E. SEAGRAM & SONS, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANTS AS SPECIFIED IN THEIR CHARTERS)
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CANADA INDIANA
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION
NONE 13-1285240
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
1430 PEEL STREET 375 PARK AVENUE
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA H3A 1S9 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10152
(514) 987-5200 (212) 572-7000
(ADDRESSES, INCLUDING ZIP CODES, AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS,
INCLUDING AREA CODES, OF REGISTRANTS' PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
DANIEL R. PALADINO, ESQ.
JOSEPH E. SEAGRAM & SONS, INC.
375 PARK AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10152
(212) 572-7000
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING
AREA CODE, OF REGISTRANTS' AGENT FOR SERVICE AND AUTHORIZED
REPRESENTATIVE OF THE SEAGRAM COMPANY LTD. IN THE UNITED STATES)
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Copies to:
SARAH E. COGAN, ESQ.
JOHN D. LOBRANO, ESQ.
SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT
425 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
A Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-86385, which
also constituted Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No.
333-62921 and Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No.
333-4136), was originally filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission
(the "Commission") on September 2, 1999 by the Registrants (the "Registration
Statement"). The offering of securities by the Registrants has been terminated.
The total principal amount of debt securities registered by Joseph E. Seagram &
Sons, Inc. under the Registration Statement was $1.5 billion. The total amount
of Class A Preferred Stock registered by Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. under
the Registration Statement was $10 million. The total amount of warrants
registered by Joseph E. Seagram & Sons, Inc. under the Registration Statement
was $10 million. The total amount of guarantees registered by The Seagram
Company Ltd. under the Registration Statement was $1.5 billion. None of the
above securities registered under the Registration Statement have been issued.
Pursuant to the undertaking of the Registrants contained in the section
in Part II of the Registration Statement entitled "Undertakings", the
Registrants hereby request that the unsold debt securities, Class A Preferred
Stock, warrants and guarantees be removed from registration by means of this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
undersigned registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York,
State of New York, on January 24, 2001.
JOSEPH E. SEAGRAM & SONS, INC.
/s/ John R. Preston
By: ----------------------
John R. Preston
Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed on
January 24, 2001 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
------------------------- Chief Executive Officer
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
/s/ Frank Mergenthaler
------------------------- Chief Financial Officer, Chief
Frank Mergenthaler Accounting Officer and Director
/s/ Daniel R. Paladino
------------------------- Director
Daniel R. Paladino
/s/ John R. Preston
------------------------- Director
John R. Preston
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
undersigned registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York,
State of New York, on January 24, 2001.
THE SEAGRAM COMPANY LTD.
/s/ Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
By: ----------------------
Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
Chief Executive Officer and
Director
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed on
January 24, 2001 by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ Edgar Bronfman, Jr.
-------------------------- Chief Executive Officer and
Edgar Bronfman, Jr. Director
/s/ Jean-Marie Messier
-------------------------- Director
Jean-Marie Messier
/s/ Eric Licoys
-------------------------- Director
Eric Licoys
/s/ Alan Bell
-------------------------- Director
Alan Bell
/s/ Craig Thorburn
-------------------------- Director
Craig Thorburn
/s/ Frank Mergenthaler
-------------------------- Chief Financial Officer and
Frank Mergenthaler Chief Accounting Officer
/s/ Daniel R. Paladino
-------------------------- Authorized U.S. Representative
Daniel R. Paladino
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