As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 1994. Registration No. 33-53341 ___________________________________________________________________________ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 _______________ FORM S-8 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 _______________ LADD FURNITURE, INC. (Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter) North Carolina 56-1311320 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) One Plaza Center, Box HP-3 High Point, North Carolina 27261-1500 (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) LADD FURNITURE, INC. 1994 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN (Full title of the plan) William S. Creekmuir Senior Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer LADD Furniture, Inc. One Plaza Center, Box HP-3 High Point, North Carolina 27261-1500 (910) 889-0333 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Copies to Robert E. Esleeck, Esq. Petree Stockton, L.L.P. 1001 West Fourth Street Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101 PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 3 of Form S-8 is hereby amended in its entirety as follows: Item 3. Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference The following documents filed by LADD Furniture, Inc. (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission are incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference: (i) the Annual Report of the Company filed on Form 10-K pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 for the year ended January 1, 1994, containing audited consolidated financial statements for the fiscal year of the Company then ended; (ii) the Current Report of the Company filed on Form 8-K pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 dated January 31, 1994 and filed on February 15, 1994; (iii) the Amendment No. 1 to the Current Report of the Company as filed under cover of Form 8-K/A-1 pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 filed on April 12, 1994; and (iv) the description of the common stock of the Company contained in the Registration Statement of the Company filed on Form 8-A pursuant to Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, including any amendments or reports which have been filed for the purpose of updating such description. In addition, all documents filed subsequent to the initial filing of this Registration Statement under cover of Form S-8 on April 29, 1994 by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference in the initial filing of this Registration Statement filed under cover of Form S-8 and in this Registration Statement filed under cover of Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 and to be a part thereof and hereof from the date of filing of such documents. 2 Item 8. Exhibits The following exhibit, listed in accordance with the number assigned to each in the exhibit table of Item 601 of Regulation S-K, is included in Part II of this Registration Statement. Exhibit numbers omitted are not applicable. Exhibit No. Exhibit 25 Power of Attorney 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 High Point, State of North Carolina, on May 18, 1995. LADD FURNITURE, INC. By s/William S. Creekmuir William S. Creekmuir, Senior Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and Chief Financial Officer