1 AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 1, 1999. REGISTRATION NO. 333-64407 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------------------ PHILIP SERVICES CORP. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, CANADA NOT APPLICABLE Province or other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 100 KING STREET, P.O. BOX 2440, LCD1 HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA L8N 4J6 (905) 521-1600 (Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices) PHILIP SERVICES CORP. 401(K) PLAN (Full title of plan) PHILIP ENVIRONMENTAL (NEW YORK) INC. C/O CT CORPORATION SYSTEM 1633 BROADWAY NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019 (212) 664-1666 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) ------------------------------------ COPY TO: CHRISTOPHER W. MORGAN, ESQ. SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP ROYAL BANK PLAZA, NORTH TOWER 200 BAY STREET, SUITE 1820 TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA M5J 2J4 (416) 777-4700 ------------------------------------ This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed for the purpose of removing from registration all common shares of the Registrant which were not acquired in open market purchases, as well as such indeterminate number of interests in the Philip Services Corp. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan") which were not sold, pursuant to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-64407) on or before March 31, 1999. On such date, the ability of a participant to purchase common shares of the Registrant as an investment option under the Plan was terminated. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2 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 Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton, Province of Ontario, Canada, on April 1, 1999. PHILIP SERVICES CORP. By: /s/ COLIN SOULE ------------------------------------ Colin Soule Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 2 3 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment has been signed below by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities indicated on April 1, 1999. SIGNATURE TITLE --------- ----- /s/ ALLEN FRACASSI President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal - ------------------------------------ Executive Officer) Allen Fracassi /s/ PHILLIP WIDMAN Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal - ------------------------------------ Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer) Phillip Widman * Director - ------------------------------------ Robert L. Knauss * Director - ------------------------------------ Roy Cairns Director - ------------------------------------ Harold First * Director - ------------------------------------ Peter Green * Director - ------------------------------------ William E. Haynes * Director - ------------------------------------ Felix Pardo Director - ------------------------------------ Harland A. Riker * Director - ------------------------------------ Derrick Rolfe Director - ------------------------------------ Arnold S. Tenney * Director - ------------------------------------ Herman Turkstra * /s/ PHILLIP WIDMAN - ------------------------------------ Phillip Widman, Attorney-in-Fact 3 4 AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned certifies that it is the duly authorized United States representative of Philip Services Corp. and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on behalf of it by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton, Province of Ontario, Canada, on April 1, 1999. PHILIP ENVIRONMENTAL (NEW YORK) INC. (Authorized U.S. Representative) By: /s/ COLIN SOULE ------------------------------------ Name: Colin Soule Title: Secretary 4 5 The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton, Province of Ontario, Canada, on April 1, 1999. PHILIP SERVICES CORP. 401(K) PLAN By: PHILIP SERVICES CORP., Plan Administrator By: /s/ COLIN SOULE ------------------------------------ Name: Colin Soule Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 5