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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JUNE 9, 1999
REGISTRATION NO. 333-62857
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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FREEDOM SECURITIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 6211 04-3335712
(State or other (Primary Standard (I.R.S. Employer
jurisdiction of Industrial Classification Identification Number)
incorporation or) Code Number)
organization
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ONE BEACON STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108
(617) 725-2000
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
JOHN H. GOLDSMITH
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
ONE BEACON STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108
(617) 725-2000
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
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With a copy to:
KEVIN J. MCKAY
FREEDOM SECURITIES CORPORATION
ONE BEACON STREET
BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02108
(617) 725-2000
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Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: Completed.
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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 in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, 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, 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 this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration 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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The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg.
No. 333-62857) ("Registration Statement") to deregister and remove from
registration 725,466 shares of common stock of Freedom Securities Corporation
remaining unsold at the conclusion of the Offering described in the Registration
Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
Freedom certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-1 and has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment to this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Boston, Commonwealth of
Massachusetts, on June 9, 1999.
FREEDOM SECURITIES CORPORATION
By: /s/ JOHN H. GOLDSMITH
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Name: John H. Goldsmith
Title: Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ JOHN H. GOLDSMITH Chairman, Director and Chief
- -------------------------- Executive Officer June 9, 1999
John H. Goldsmith
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- -------------------------- Chief Financial Officer June 9, 1999
William C. Dennis, Jr.
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- -------------------------- Director June 9, 1999
David V. Harkins
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- -------------------------- Director June 9, 1999
C. Hunter Boll
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- -------------------------- Director June 9, 1999
Thomas M. Hagerty
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- -------------------------- Director June 9, 1999
Seth W. Lawry
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- -------------------------- Director June 9, 1999
Winston J. Churchill
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- -------------------------- Director June 9, 1999
John F. Luikart
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- -------------------------- Director June 9, 1999
Robert H. Yevich
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David P. Prokupek Director June 9, 1999
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- -------------------------- Director June 9, 1999
Hugh R. Harris
* By: /s/ John H. Goldsmith
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John H. Goldsmith, Attorney-in-Fact
