As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 3, 2009

 

Registration No. 333-01410

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC 20549

 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-8

 

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

NEOSE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

Neose Technologies, Inc.

1995 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan

Neose Technologies, Inc.

Employee Stock Purchase 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.

 

 

 

 

EXPLANATORY NOTE

 

Pursuant to a Form S-8 registration statement (Registration No. 333-01410) (the “Registration Statement”) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 15, 1996, Neose Technologies, Inc. (“Neose”) registered shares of common stock, par value $0.01 (the “Shares”) to be offered pursuant to (i) the Neose Technologies, Inc. 1995 Stock Option/Stock Issuance Plan, and (ii) the Neose Technologies, Inc. Employee Stock Purchase 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  In connection with the Liquidation, the Registration Statement is hereby withdrawn and all securities registered hereunder, which remain unsold as of the date hereof, are hereby removed from registration.

 

 

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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. 1 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.

 

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