1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 10, 1999 Registration No.333-27937 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------------- POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------------------- HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) FLORIDA 59-0559446 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification Incorporation or Organization) Number) 20 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE SUITE 200 ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32801 (407) 841-4755 (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices) ------------------------------- J. STEPHEN ZEPF TREASURER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. 20 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE SUITE 200 ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32801 TELEPHONE (407) 841-4755 (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number of Agent for Service) ----------------------------------- Copies of Communications to: BENJAMIN P. BUTTERFIELD MICHAEL L. JAMIESON GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY HOLLAND & KNIGHT LLP HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. 400 NORTH ASHLEY DRIVE 20 NORTH ORANGE AVENUE SUITE 2300 SUITE 200 TAMPA, FLORIDA 33602 ORLANDO, FLORIDA 32801 (813) 227-8500 (407) 841-4755 ---------------------------- 2 This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-27937) is being filed to deregister all of the remaining shares of Common Stock that were originally registered on this Form S-3 but were not sold. 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirement 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-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Orlando, Florida, on September 9, 1999. HUGHES SUPPLY, INC. By: /s/ David H. Hughes ------------------------- David H. Hughes Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: SIGNATURE TITLE DATE --------- ----- ---- /s/ David H. Hughes Chairman of the Board and Chief September 9, 1999 - -------------------- Executive Officer (principal David H. Hughes executive officer) /s/ J. Stephen Zepf Treasurer and Chief Financial September 9, 1999 - -------------------- Officer (principal financial and J. Stephen Zepf accounting officer) * Director September 9, 1999 - -------------------- A. Stewart Hall, Jr. * Director September 9, 1999 - -------------------- Vincent S. Hughes * Director September 9, 1999 - ------------------- John D. Baker II * Director September 9, 1999 - -------------------- Robert N. Blackford * Director September 9, 1999 - ------------------- H. Corbin Day - -------------------- Director September , 1999 William P. Kennedy * By: /s/ David H. Hughes ------------------- David H. Hughes Attorney-in-Fact