As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 29, 2000
Registration No. 333-31987
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Form S-3
Post-Effective Amendment No. 2
To
Registration Statement
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
Thermedics Detection Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-3106698
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
220 Mill Road
Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824
(508) 251-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
Sandra L. Lambert, Clerk
Thermedics Detection Inc.
c/o Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
P.O. Box 9046
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
(781) 622-1000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Seth H. Hoogasian, Esq.
General Counsel
Thermedics Detection Inc.
c/o Thermo Electron Corporation
81 Wyman Street
P.O. Box 9046
Waltham, Massachusetts 02454-9046
(781) 622-1000
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as
practicable after the Registration Statement has become effective.
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, check the following box. [X]
If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, 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 of 1933, check the following box and list the
Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
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This post-effective amendment removes from registration any of the
securities which remain unsold as of the date of the filing of this
post-effective amendment. The registrant was obligated to maintain the
effectiveness of this registration statement until all the securities offered
hereby were eligible for resale pursuant to Rule 144(k) under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended. Because the securities covered hereby are eligible for
resale pursuant to Rule 144(k), the registrant hereby removes these securities
from registration. The registration is hereby terminated.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant has
duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-31987) to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Waltham, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on this 29th day of March, 2000.
THERMEDICS DETECTION INC.
By: /s/ James Barbookles
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James Barbookles
President and Chief Executive Officer
Signature Title Date
President, Chief Executive March 29, 2000
/s/ James Barbookles Officer and Director
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James Barbookles
/s/ Theo Melas-Kyriazi Chief Financial Officer March 29, 2000
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Theo Melas-Kyriazi
/s/ Paul F. Kelleher Chief Accounting Officer March 29, 2000
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Paul F. Kelleher
/s/ John T. Keiser Chairman of the Board of March 29, 2000
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John T. Keiser Directors
/s/ Earl R. Lewis Director March 29, 2000
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Earl R. Lewis
