As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2009
Registration No. 333-116438
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
NEOSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware |
|
13-3549286 |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) |
|
(I.R.S employer Identification No.) |
|
|
|
102 Rock Road Horsham, PA |
|
19044 |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) |
|
(Zip Code) |
Neose Technologies, Inc.
2004 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
A. Brian Davis
Neose Technologies, Inc.
102 Rock Road
Horsham, Pennsylvania 19044
(Name and address of agent for service)
(215) 315-9000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
COPY TO:
Steven J. Abrams, Esq.
Pepper Hamilton LLP
3000 Two Logan Square
Eighteenth and Arch Streets
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 981-4000
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 definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
Large accelerated filer o |
Accelerated filer o |
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) |
Smaller reporting company x |
EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to a Form S-8 registration statement (Registration No. 333-116438), as amended (the Registration Statement), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 14, 2004, Neose Technologies, Inc. (Neose) registered shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (the Shares) to be offered pursuant to the Neose Technologies, Inc. 2004 Equity Incentive Plan.
On March 2, 2009, Neose filed a certificate of dissolution with the Delaware Secretary of State pursuant to its Plan of Complete Liquidation and Dissolution, which was approved by the Board of Directors and the stockholders of Neose (the Liquidation). The Company closed its stock transfer books and discontinued recording transfers of shares of its common stock at the close of business on March 2, 2009. In connection with the Liquidation, the Registration Statement is hereby withdrawn and all securities registered hereunder, which remain unsold as of the date hereof, are hereby removed from registration.
1
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Neose Technologies, Inc. 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 No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in Horsham, Pennsylvania, on the 3rd day of March, 2009.
|
NEOSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
By: |
/s/ A. Brian Davis |
|
|
A. Brian Davis |
|
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer |
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on March 3, 2009:
Signature |
|
Title |
|
|
|
/s/ A. Brian Davis |
|
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (principal |
A. Brian Davis |
|
executive officer, principal financial officer and principal |
|
|
accounting officer) |
|
|
|
/s/ L. Patrick Gage |
|
Chairman of the Board of Directors |
L. Patrick Gage |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Brian H. Dovey |
|
Director |
Brian H. Dovey |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ William F. Hamilton |
|
Director |
William F. Hamilton |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ Douglas J. MacMaster, Jr. |
|
Director |
Douglas J. MacMaster, Jr. |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ H. Stewart Parker |
|
Director |
H. Stewart Parker |
|
|
|
|
|
/s/ George J. Vergis, Ph.D. |
|
Director |
George J. Vergis, Ph.D. |
|
|
2