1 Registration No. 333-00499 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------------------- AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------------- CARTER-WALLACE, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 13-498653 ------------------------------- ------------------ (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 1345 Avenue of the Americas New York, New York 10105 ------------------------------- ------------------ (Address of Principal (Zip Code) Executive Offices) Carter-Wallace, Inc. 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan --------------------------------------------------------- (Full title of the plan) Corporation Trust Center 1209 Orange Street Wilmington, Delaware 19801 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Name and address of agent for service) (302) 658-7581 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) 2 EXPLANATORY NOTE This Registration Statement on Form S-8 is being amended to add Exhibits 15 and 23(c). PART II ITEM 8. EXHIBITS. Exhibit Number Exhibit ------- ------- 4(a) Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1992. (b) By-laws of the Company, as amended. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1993. (c) Carter-Wallace, Inc. 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan. * 5 Opinion of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan re: legality, including consent of such counsel. * 15 Letter of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP re: unaudited interim financial information. 23(a) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. * (b) The consent of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan is contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement. (c) Amended Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. * Previously filed. II-1 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, 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 Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on this 30th day of January, 1996. CARTER-WALLACE, INC. By:/s/ Henry H. Hoyt, Jr.* ---------------------- Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on this 30th day of January, 1996. Name Title ---- ----- /s/ Henry H. Hoyt, Jr.* Chairman of the Board, Chief - ---------------------- Executive Officer and Director Henry H. Hoyt, Jr. /s/ Daniel J. Black* Chief Operating Officer and - ---------------------- Director Daniel J. Black /s/ Ralph Levine Vice President, Secretary, - ---------------------- General Counsel and Director Ralph Levine /s/ Paul A. Veteri* Vice President, Finance, Chief - ---------------------- Financial Officer and Director Paul A. Veteri *The undersigned does hereby sign this Amendment to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 on behalf of the above persons pursuant to powers of attorney duly executed and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission, all in the capacities and on the date indicated. /s/ Ralph Levine --------------------- Ralph Levine, Attorney-in-Fact II-2 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Sequentially Exhibit Numbered Number Exhibit - ------ ------- 4(a) Certificate of Incorporation, as amended, of the Company. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1992. (b) By-laws of the Company, as amended. Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended March 31, 1993. (c) Carter-Wallace, Inc. Long-Term Incentive Plan.* 5 Opinion of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan re: legality, including consent of such counsel.* 15 Letter of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP re: unaudited interim financial information. 23(a) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.* (b) The consent of Whitman Breed Abbott & Morgan is contained in the opinion filed as Exhibit 5 to this Registration Statement. (c) Amended Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP. *Previously Filed. 3