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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2009
    Registration No. 333-155577
 
 
 
UNITED STATES
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
Arbitron Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
     
Delaware   52-0278528
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
  (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
9705 Patuxent Woods Drive
Columbia, MD
  21046
(Address of Principal Executive
Offices)
  (Zip Code)
ARBITRON INC. 2008 EQUITY COMPENSATION PLAN
(as amended and restated as of May 13, 2008)
(Full Title of the Plan)
Timothy T. Smith, Esq.
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Legal and Business Affairs, and Secretary
Arbitron Inc.
9705 Patuxent Woods Drive
Columbia, MD 21046
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(410) 312-8000
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer þ   Accelerated filer o  Non-accelerated filer o  Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
 
 

 


 

EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 of Arbitron, Inc. is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, solely in order to file revised Exhibits 3.5 and 23.2.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
     Item 8. Exhibits.
The Exhibits to this registration statement are listed in the Index to Exhibits.

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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 New York, New York, on this 3 day of March, 2009.
         
  ARBITRON INC.
a Delaware corporation
 
 
  By:   /s/ Michael P. Skarzynski    
    Michael P. Skarzynski   
    Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer   
 
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
             
Signature   Title   Date
 
           
/s/ Michael P. Skarzynski   President, and Chief Executive Officer   March 3, 2009
         
Michael P. Skarzynski   (Principal executive officer)    
 
           
/s/ Sean R. Creamer   Executive Vice President of Finance and   March 3, 2009
           
Sean R. Creamer   Planning and Chief Financial Officer
(Principal financial and accounting officer)
   
 
           
*
       
         
Shellye Archambeau   Director   March 3, 2009
 
           
*
       
         
David W. Devonshire   Director   March 3, 2009
 
           
*
       
         
Philip Guarascio   Director   March 3, 2009
 
           
*
       
         
William T. Kerr   Director   March 3, 2009
 
           
*
       
         
Larry E. Kittelberger   Director   March 3, 2009
 
           
*
       
         
Stephen B. Morris   Director   March 3, 2009
 
           
*

       
         
Luis G. Nogales   Director   March 3, 2009
 
           
*
       
         
Richard A. Post   Director   March 3, 2009
 
           
By:
  /s/ Timothy T. Smith
 
Timothy T. Smith
As Attorney-in-fact
(see Exhibit 24.1)
      March 3, 2009 

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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
     
Number   Description
 
   
3.1**
  Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Arbitron Inc. (formerly known as Ceridian Corporation) (Filed as Exhibit 4.01 to Ceridian’s Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 33-54379) and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
3.2**
  Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Arbitron Inc. (formerly known as Ceridian Corporation) (Filed as Exhibit 3 to Ceridian’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1996 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
3.3**
  Certificate of Amendment of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Arbitron Inc. (formerly known as Ceridian Corporation) (Filed as Exhibit 3.01 to Ceridian’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1999 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
3.4**
  Certificate of Amendment to Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Arbitron Inc. (formerly known as Ceridian Corporation) (Filed as Exhibit 3.4 to Arbitron’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
3.5*
  Second Amended and Restated Bylaws of Arbitron Inc., effective as of February 25, 2009 (Filed as Exhibit 3.5 to Arbitron’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
4.1**
  Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to Arbitron’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2000 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
4.2**
  Rights Agreement, dated as of November 21, 2002, between Arbitron and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent, which includes the form of Certificate of Designation of the Series B Junior Participating Preferred Stock as Exhibit A, the Summary of Rights to Purchase Series B Junior Participating Preferred Shares as Exhibit B and the Form of Rights Certificate as Exhibit C (Filed as Exhibit 99.1 to Arbitron’s Form 8-K, filed November 21, 2002 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
4.3**
  Amendment No. 1 to Rights Agreement, dated as of January 31, 2007, between Arbitron and The Bank of New York, as Rights Agent (Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to Arbitron’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2006 and incorporated herein by reference).
 
   
5.1**
  Opinion of Timothy T. Smith, Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Legal and Business Affairs, and Secretary of the Registrant regarding the legality of the securities being registered
 
   
10.1**
  Arbitron 2008 Equity Compensation Plan
 
   
23.1**
  Consent of Timothy T. Smith (included in Exhibit 5.1)
 
   
23.2*
  Consent of KPMG LLP
 
   
24.1**
  Powers of attorney
 
*   Filed Herewith
 
**   Previously Filed

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