1 Registration Statement dated June 10, 1997. Registration No. 333-20863 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO Form S-4 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 QUAKER STATE CORPORATION ------------------------ (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 1-2677 25-0742820 - ------------------------ --------------------- --------------------- (State of incorporation) (Commission File No.) (IRS Employer ID No,) 225 E. John Carpenter Freeway ----------------------------- Irving, Texas 75062 -------------------- (972) 868-0400 -------------- (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) PAUL E. KONNEY Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Quaker State Corporation 225 E. John Carpenter Freeway Irving, Texas 75062 (972) 868-0437 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copies to: RICHARD WINKLER, ESQ. DANIEL F. ARCHER, ESQ. Quaker State Corporation FENTON & KELLER, 225 E. John Carpenter Freeway A PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION Irving, Texas 75062 2801 MONTERREY - SALINAS HWY. (972) 868-0400 MONTERREY, CA 93942-0791 (408) 373-1241 Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: February 20, 1997 If the securities being registered on this Form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box: [ ] 1 2 DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES Quaker State Corporation (the "Registrant") under a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration No. 333-20863) (the "Registration Statement"), registered 719,299 shares of the Registrant's Capital Stock, $1.00 par value per share, with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 31, 1997 and, by this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, hereby deregisters under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, 259,281 shares of such stock. REASON FOR DEREGISTRATION The 259,281 shares being deregistered remained unused and unissued upon consummation of the Agreement of Merger and Plan of Reorganization for the Acquisition of Snappy Lube, Inc. on February 20, 1997. 2 3 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant has duly caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irving, State of Texas, on June 10, 1997. QUAKER STATE CORPORATION By: /s/ Herbert M. Baum ------------------------------------- (Herbert M. Baum) Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Amendment to Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * - ---------------------------------------- Chairman of the Board, Chief 6/10/97 (Herbert M. Baum) Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) * - ---------------------------------------- Vice Chairman, Chief Financial 6/10/97 (Conrad A. Conrad) Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer) * - ---------------------------------------- Vice President and Controller 6/10/97 (Keith S. Krzeminski) (Principal Accounting Officer) 3 4 Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (John D. Barr) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (Leonard M. Carroll) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (J. Taylor Crandall) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (Laurel Cutler) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (C. Frederick Fetterolf) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (Thomas A. Gardner) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (F. William Grube) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (Forrest R. Haselton) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (L. David Myatt) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (Raymond A. Ross, Jr.) * Director 6/10/97 - ---------------------------------------- (Lorne R. Waxlax) * By: /s/ Paul E. Konney Attorney in Fact ----------------------------------- Paul E. Konney 4