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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 1998
Registration No. 333-28391
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT No. 1 to
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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IDX SYSTEMS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Vermont 7373 03-0222230
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code No.) Identification Number)
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1400 Shelburne Road, P.O. Box 1070,
South Burlington, Vermont 05403, (802) 862-1022
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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Richard E. Tarrant
President and Chief Executive Officer
IDX Systems Corporation
1400 Shelburne Road, P.O. Box 1070
South Burlington, Vermont 05403
(802) 862-1022
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Robert W. Baker, Jr., Esq. Peter B. Tarr, Esq. Joseph P. Whitford, Esq.
IDX Systems Corporation Hale and Dorr LLP Foster Pepper & Shefelman PLLC
1400 Shelburne Road 60 State Street 1111 Third Avenue
P.O. Box 1070 Boston, Suite 3400
South Burlington, Massachusetts 02109 Seattle,
Vermont 05403 (617) 526-6000 Washington 98101
(802) 862-1022 (206) 447-4400
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
Pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-4 (File No. 333-28391)
(the "Registration Statement"), IDX Systems Corporation (the "Registrant")
registered shares of its common stock, $.01 par value per share ("Registrant
Common Stock") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in connection with
the merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant with and into PHAMIS,
Inc., a Washington corporation. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the
Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of deregistering all of
such shares of Registrant Common Stock that remain unissued immediately
following consummation of the merger and the conversion of all issued and
outstanding shares of common stock, $.01 par value per share of PHAMIS, Inc.
into shares of Registrant Common Stock pursuant thereto.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to Rule 478 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereby duly authorized, in the City
of South Burlington, State of Vermont, on this 29th day of April, 1998.
IDX SYSTEMS CORPORATION
By:/s/ Richard E. Tarrant
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Richard E. Tarrant
President and Chief Executive Officer
