1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 7, 1996 Registration No. 33-61564 =============================================================================== 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 TIG HOLDINGS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 94-3172455 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. employer incorporation or organization) identification number) 65 EAST 55TH STREET 28TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) TIG HOLDINGS, INC. 1993 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN TIG HOLDINGS, INC. 1996 LONG-TERM INCENTIVE PLAN TIG HOLDINGS, INC. 1996 NON-EMPLOYEE DIRECTORS COMPENSATION PROGRAM TIG HOLDINGS, INC. SEPTEMBER 1996 CONSULTANT STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT PETER M. ACTON 65 EAST 55TH STREET 28TH FLOOR NEW YORK, NY 10022 (Name and address of agent for service) (212) 446-2700 (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) 2 NOTE The purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is to provide that shares registered hereunder will be available for issuance pursuant to the TIG Holdings, Inc. 1996 Long-Term Incentive Plan, TIG Holdings, Inc. 1996 Non-Employee Directors Compensation Program and the TIG Holdings, Inc. November 1996 Consultant Stock Option Agreement, as well as pursuant to the 1993 Long-Term Incentive Plan. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 8. Exhibits. Exhibit Number Description -------------- ----------- 5 Opinion of Peter M. Acton, General Counsel of the Registrant, regarding legality of securities being registered (including consent). 23.1 Consent of Peter M. Acton (included as part of Exhibit 5) 23.2 Consent of Independent Auditors. 24 Powers of Attorney. -2- 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant 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 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 this 7th day of November, 1996. TIG HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ Jon W. Rotenstreich ------------------------------------- Name: Jon W. Rotenstreich Title: Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following person on November 7, 1996 in the capacities and on the date indicated. Signature Title(s) Date - --------- -------- ---- * Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive November 7, 1996 - ------------------------------ Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) Jon W. Rotenstreich * - ------------------------------ Don D. Hutson President, Chief Operating Officer and Director November 7, 1996 * Executive Vice President and Chief Financial November 7, 1996 - ------------------------------ Officer (Principal Financial Officer) Edwin G. Pickett * - ------------------------------ Steven A. Cook Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) November 7, 1996 * - ------------------------------ George B. Beitzel Director November 7, 1996 * - ------------------------------ William G. Clark Director November 7, 1996 * - ------------------------------ Joel S. Ehrenkranz Director November 7, 1996 * - ------------------------------ George D. Gould Director November 7, 1996 * - ------------------------------ William W. Priest, Jr. Director November 7, 1996 -3- 4 Signature Title(s) Date - --------- -------- ---- * - ------------------------------ Harold Tanner Director November 7, 1996 * By Power of Attorney /s/ Louis J. Paglia November 7, 1996 ------------------------------------------- Louis J. Paglia Attorney-in-Fact -4- 5 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description Page No. - -------------- ----------- -------- 5 Opinion of Peter M. Acton, General Counsel to the Registrant, regarding legality of securities being registered (including consent). 23.1 Consent of Peter M. Acton (included as part of Exhibit 5) 23.2 Consent of Independent Auditors. 24 Power of Attorney. -5-