As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 1998 Registration Statement No. 333-64195 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 ------------------------ DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION (formerly Chrysler Corporation) (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) STATE OF DELAWARE (State of incorporation) 38-2673623 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) ------------------------------ 1000 CHRYSLER DRIVE AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN 48326-2766 (248) 576-5741 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) ------------------------------ RICHARD D. HOUTMAN, ESQ. 1000 CHRYSLER DRIVE AUBURN HILLS, MICHIGAN 48326-2766 (248) 512-3992 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) ------------------------------ COPIES TO: PAUL H. WILSON, JR., ESQ. J. MICHAEL SCHELL, ESQ. MEREDITH M. BROWN, ESQ. MARGARET L. WOLFF, ESQ. DEBEVOISE & PLIMPTON SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP 875 THIRD AVENUE 919 THIRD AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 (212) 909-6000 (212) 735-3000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES This Post-Effective No. 1 is filed by DaimlerChrysler Corporation (formerly Chrysler Corporation) to deregister the 6,500,000 shares of Common Stock, par value $1.00 per share, previously registered on the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-64195), which shares have not been issued as of the date hereof. 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-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Auburn Hills, and State of Michigan, on the 18th day of December 1998. DAIMLERCHRYSLER CORPORATION BY /S/ GARY C. VALADE ----------------------------------------- Gary C. Valade EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICER: ROBERT J. EATON* - ------------------------------ Chief Executive Officer December 18, 1998 Robert J. Eaton PRINCIPAL FINANCIAL OFFICER: /s/ GARY C. VALADE Executive Vice President - ------------------------------ and Chief Financial December 18, 1998 Gary C. Valade Officer PRINCIPAL ACCOUNTING OFFICER: JAMES D. DONLON III* - ------------------------------ Vice President and December 18, 1998 James D. Donlon III Controller /s/ R.D. HOUTMAN - ------------------------------ R.D. Houtman December 18, 1998 ATTORNEY-IN-FACT DIRECTORS: ECKHARD CORDES* - ------------------------------ Director December 18, 1998 Eckhard Cordes ROBERT J. EATON* - ------------------------------ Director December 18, 1998 Robert J. Eaton DIRECTORS: MANFRED GENTZ* - ------------------------------ Director December 18, 1998 Manfred Gentz Jurgen Hubbert* - ------------------------------ Director December 18, 1998 Jurgen Hubbert KURT J. LAUK* - ------------------------------ Director December 18, 1998 Kurt J. Lauk - ------------------------------ Director December 18, 1998 Jurgen Schrempp THOMAS T. STALLKAMP* - ------------------------------ Director December 18, 1998 Thomas T. Stallkamp GARY C. VALADE* - ------------------------------ Director December 18, 1998 Gary C. Valade *By: /s/ R.D. HOUTMAN ------------------------- R.D. Houtman December 18, 1998 ATTORNEY-IN-FACT