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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 12, 2000
REGISTRATION NO. 333-61005
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE
AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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PERITUS SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC.
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
MASSACHUSETTS 04-3126919
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
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112 TURNPIKE ROAD, SUITE 111
WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01581
(508) 870-0963
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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JOHN D. GIORDANO
PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER AND CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
PERITUS SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC.
112 TURNPIKE ROAD, SUITE 111
WESTBOROUGH, MASSACHUSETTS 01581
(508) 870-0963
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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COPY TO:
PETER B. TARR, ESQ.
HALE AND DORR LLP
60 STATE STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02109
TELEPHONE: (617) 526-6000
TELECOPY: (617) 526-5000
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not
applicable.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [_]
If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box. [_]
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier
effective registration statement for the same offering. [_] _____________
If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [_] _____________
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [_]
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Explanatory Note:
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Pursuant to a Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-61005) (the
"Registration Statement"), Peritus Software Services, Inc. (the "Company")
registered an aggregate of 2,093,433 shares of Common Stock, $0.01 par value per
share, of the Company held by certain stockholders of the Company (the
"Shares").
The offering of the Shares terminated on December 1, 1999. None of the
Shares were sold in the offering. Accordingly, this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 1 to Registration Statement is being filed for the purpose of deregistering
all of the Shares which were not sold in the offering.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to Rule 478 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the Registrant duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in Westborough, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on the 12th day
of June, 2000.
PERITUS SOFTWARE SERVICES, INC.
By: /s/ John D. Giordano
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John D. Giordano
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Chief Financial Officer
