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Registration No. 333-______
As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 8, 1996
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CDI Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 23-2394430
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number)
1717 Arch Street, 35th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19013
(215) 569-2200
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(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant's principal executive offices)
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Joseph R. Seiders, Esquire
CDI Corp.
1717 Arch Street, 35th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
(215) 569-2200
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copies to:
Barton J. Winokur, Esquire
Dechert Price & Rhoads
4000 Bell Atlantic Tower
1717 Arch Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2793
(215) 994-2505
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Approximate date of commencement of the proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable on or after the effective date of this Registration
Statement.
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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, 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, please check the following box
and list the Securities Act of 1933 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: [_]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434
under the Securities Act of 1933, please check the following box: [_]
Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act, this Registration Statement
contains a combined prospectus which relates to 11,800 shares of Common Stock
of the Registrant previously registered on Form S-3, Registration No. 33-25801,
effective December 23, 1988.
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each Class of Amount to Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of
Securities to be Registered be Registered Offering Price Aggregate Registration Fee(2)
Per Unit(1) Offering Price(1)
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Common Stock, $.10 par value
per share................... 511,800 $28.6875 $14,682,263 $5001
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 based upon the
average high and low prices reported on the New York Stock Exchange on
August 6, 1996.
(2) A filing fee of $62 was previously paid relating to 11,800 shares of Common
Stock being carried forward from Registration Statement Form S-3,
Registration No. 33-25801, pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act.
The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or
dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall
file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration
Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of
the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become
effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.
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SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 8, 1996
PROSPECTUS
511,800 Shares
CDI CORP.
Common Stock Par Value $.10 per Share
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All of the shares of Common Stock offered hereby (the "Shares") are being sold
by the Selling Shareholders. CDI Corp. (the "Company") will not receive any
proceeds from the sale of the Shares. Expenses of the offering will be borne by
the Selling Shareholders.
The Common Stock of the Company is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under
the symbol "CDI".
The Shares may be sold from time to time in one or more transactions (which
may include block transactions) on the New York Stock Exchange or in privately
negotiated transactions, or otherwise, at market prices prevailing at the time
of sale, at prices related to such market prices or at negotiated prices.
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THESE SECURITIES HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR DISAPPROVED BY THE
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION NOR HAS THE COMMISSION
PASSED UPON THE ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS.
ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A CRIMINAL OFFENSE.
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The date of this Prospectus is ________, 1996.
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AVAILABLE INFORMATION
The Company is subject to the informational requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act") and in accordance
therewith files reports, proxy statements and other information with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission"). Such reports, proxy
statements and other information can be inspected and copied at the public
reference facilities of the Commission at Room 1024, 450 Fifth Street, N.W.,
Washington, D.C. 20549, and at the Commission's regional offices located at
Suite 1400, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago, Illinois 60661 and Seven World
Trade Center, 13th Floor, New York, New York 10048. Copies of such material can
be obtained from the Public Reference Section of the Commission, 450 Fifth
Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549, at prescribed rates. The Common Stock of
the Company is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and such reports, proxy
statements and other information may be inspected at the New York Stock
Exchange, 20 Broad Street, New York, New York 10005.
This Prospectus constitutes a part of a registration statement on Form S-3
(herein, together with all exhibits thereto, referred to as the "Registration
Statement") filed by the Company with the Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), with respect to the securities offered
hereby. This Prospectus does not contain all the information set forth in the
Registration Statement, certain parts of which are omitted in accordance with
the rules and regulations of the Commission. Reference is hereby made to the
Registration Statement and to the exhibits thereto for further information with
respect to the Company and the securities offered hereby. Copies of the
Registration Statement and the exhibits thereto are on file at the offices of
the Commission and may be obtained upon payment of the prescribed fee or may be
examined without charge at the public reference facilities of the Commission
described above. Statements contained herein concerning the provisions of
documents are necessarily summaries of such documents, and each statement is
qualified in its entirety by reference to the copy of the applicable document
filed with the Commission.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following documents heretofore filed by the Company with the Commission
are incorporated in this Prospectus by reference:
1. The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31,
1995 (Commission File No.1-5519).
2. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March
31, 1996 (Commission File No. 1-5519).
3. The Company's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30,
1996 (Commission File No. 1-5519).
4. The Description of Capital Stock incorporated by reference into the
Company's Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed with the Commission pursuant
to the Exchange Act (Commission File No. 1-5519).
In addition, all documents filed by the Company with the Commission after the
date of this Prospectus pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the
Exchange Act and prior to the termination of the offering made hereby shall be
deemed to be incorporated in this Prospectus by reference and to be a part
hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained herein
or in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Prospectus to
the extent that a statement contained herein or in any subsequently filed
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document which is incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such
statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed,
except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Prospectus.
Certain information incorporated by reference herein contains forward-looking
statements as such term is defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act and
Section 21E of the Exchange Act. Certain factors as discussed therein could
cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking
statements.
The Company will provide without charge to each person to whom a copy of this
Prospectus is delivered, upon the written or oral request of any such person, a
copy of any or all of the foregoing documents incorporated by reference herein,
including exhibits specifically incorporated by reference in such documents but
excluding all other exhibits to such documents. Requests should be made to:
Joseph R. Seiders, Senior Vice President and Secretary, CDI Corp., 1717 Arch
Street, 35th Floor, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2768, (215) 569-2200.
THE COMPANY
CDI Corp. provides staffing and technical services to a broad range of
customers. The Company serves its customers through three business segments:
Technical Services, Temporary Services and Management Recruiters. The
Technical Services segment offers four types of technical personnel services:
technical personnel staffing, managed staffing, managed technical outsourcing
and consulting. The Temporary Services segment provides clerical,
secretarial, office support, new product demonstration and survey personnel
and some semi-skilled light industrial personnel to customers on a temporary
basis. The Management Recruiters segment primarily recruits management,
technical, sales and clerical personnel for permanent employment positions on
a contingent fee basis.
CDI Corp. is a holding company incorporated in Pennsylvania in 1985 as the
successor to CDI Corporation, which was incorporated in 1950. Its principal
executive offices are located at 1717 Arch Street, 35th Floor, Philadelphia,
Pennsylvania 19103-2768, and its telephone number is (215) 569-2200.
SELLING SHAREHOLDERS
The Selling Shareholders are five Sprinkle Trusts No. 2 established by
Walter R. Garrison, President of the Company, for the respective benefit of
his five children, Bruce R. Garrison, C. Jeffrey Garrison, Mark R. Garrison,
Pamela G. Phelan and Susan K. Garrison. Each of the five Sprinkle Trusts No.
2 has registered 102,360 shares of Common Stock for sale pursuant to this
Prospectus and such shares may be offered from time to time by the Selling
Shareholders.
The trustees of each of the five Sprinkle Trusts No. 2 are Donald W.
Garrison (brother of Walter R. Garrison), Allen I. Rosenberg and Barton J.
Winokur. Barton J. Winokur is a director of the Company. All of the trustees
are also trustees of the five Sprinkle Trusts No. 3 established by Walter R.
Garrison for the benefit of his five children. Messrs. Rosenberg and Winokur
are also trustees of the five Sprinkle Trusts No. 1 and five Income
Accumulation Trusts Under Sprinkle Trusts No. 1 ("Income Accumulation Trusts")
established by Walter R. Garrison for the respective benefit of the same five
beneficiaries. As described below, the five Sprinkle Trusts No. 3, the five
Sprinkle Trusts No. 1 and the five Income Accumulation Trusts own a
substantial number of shares of Common Stock of the Company. Some or all of
the trustees identified herein are holders of Common Stock of the Company in
their individual capacities, but none of the Shares offered hereby are being
offered for any trustee's individual account.
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As of the date of this Prospectus, Sprinkle Trust No. 2 f/b/o Bruce R.
Garrison owns 635,584 shares of Common Stock, or 3.2% of the outstanding
Common Stock of the Company, and following the sale of the Shares offered
hereby, such trust will own 533,224 shares of Common Stock (2.7%). As of the
date of this Prospectus, Sprinkle Trust No. 2 f/b/o C. Jeffrey Garrison owns
689,360 shares of Common Stock (3.5%), and following the sale of the Shares
offered hereby, such trust will own 587,000 shares of Common Stock (3.0%). As
of the date of this Prospectus, Sprinkle Trust No. 2 f/b/o Mark R. Garrison
owns 658,083 shares of Common Stock (3.3%), and following the sale of the
Shares offered hereby, such trust will own 555,723 shares of Common Stock
(2.8%). As of the date of this Prospectus, Sprinkle Trust No. 2 f/b/o Pamela
G. Phelan owns 678,360 shares of Common Stock (3.4%), and following the sale
of the Shares offered hereby, such trust will own 576,000 shares of Common
Stock (2.9%). As of the date of this Prospectus, Sprinkle Trust No. 2 f/b/o
Susan K. Garrison owns 667,860 shares of Common Stock (3.4%), and following
the sale of the Shares offered hereby, such trust will own 565,500 shares of
Common Stock (2.9%).
As of the date of this Prospectus, Sprinkle Trust No. 1 f/b/o Bruce R.
Garrison owns 108,786 shares of Common Stock (0.5%), Sprinkle Trust No. 1
f/b/o C. Jeffrey Garrison owns 113,990 shares of Common Stock (0.6%), Sprinkle
Trust No. 1 f/b/o Mark R. Garrison owns 107,959 shares of Common Stock (0.5%),
Sprinkle Trust No. 1 f/b/o Pamela G. Phelan owns 113,990 shares of Common
Stock (0.6%) and Sprinkle Trust No. 1 f/b/o Susan K. Garrison owns 112,220
shares of Common Stock (0 .6%).
As of the date of this Prospectus, Sprinkle Trust No. 3 f/b/o Bruce R.
Garrison owns 394,018 shares of Common Stock (2.0%), Sprinkle Trust No. 3
f/b/o C. Jeffrey Garrison owns 417,000 shares of Common Stock (2.1%), Sprinkle
Trust No. 3 f/b/o Mark R. Garrison owns 408,500 shares of Common Stock (2.1%),
Sprinkle Trust No. 3 f/b/o Pamela G. Phelan owns 417,000 shares of Common
Stock (2.1%) and Sprinkle Trust No. 3 f/b/o Susan K. Garrison owns 404,000
shares of Common Stock ( 2.0%).
As of the date of this Prospectus, each of the five Income Accumulation
Trusts owns 12,150 shares of Common Stock (0.1%). None of the shares of
Common Stock owned by the Sprinkle Trusts No. 1, the Sprinkle Trusts No. 3 or
the Income Accumulation Trusts are being offered hereby.
LEGAL MATTERS
Legal matters in connection with the authorization and issuance of the
shares of Common Stock offered hereby have been passed upon by Dechert Price &
Rhoads, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Barton J. Winokur, a director and
shareholder of the Company, is a partner of Dechert Price & Rhoads.
EXPERTS
The financial statements of the Company incorporated in this Prospectus by
reference to the Annual Report on Form 10-K of CDI Corp. for the year ended
December 31, 1995, have been so incorporated in reliance on the report of KPMG
Peat Marwick LLP, independent accountants, given on the authority of said firm
as experts in auditing and accounting.
NO DEALER, SALESMAN OR ANY OTHER PERSON HAS BEEN AUTHORIZED TO GIVE ANY
INFORMATION OR TO MAKE ANY REPRESENTATIONS, OTHER THAN THOSE CONTAINED IN THIS
PROSPECTUS, IN CONNECTION WITH THE OFFERING CONTAINED HEREIN, AND IF GIVEN OR
MADE, SUCH INFORMATION OR REPRESENTATIONS MUST NOT BE RELIED UPON HAS HAVING
BEEN AUTHORIZED. THIS PROSPECTUS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE AN OFFER TO SELL, OR A
SOLICITATION OF AN OFFER TO BUY, ANY SECURITIES IN ANY JURISDICTION TO ANY
PERSON TO WHOM IT IS UNLAWFUL TO
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MAKE SUCH OFFER OR SOLICITATION. NEITHER THE DELIVERY OF THIS PROSPECTUS NOR
ANY SALE MADE HEREUNDER SHALL, UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES, CERATE AN IMPLICATION
THAT THERE HAS BEEN NO CHANGE IN THE FACTS HEREIN SET FORTH SINCE THE DATE
HEREOF.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
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SEC Registration Fee.................................. $ 5,001
Legal Fees and Expenses............................... 2,000
Accounting Fees and Expenses.......................... 2,000
Printing Expenses..................................... 1,000
Miscellaneous (including Blue Sky fees and expenses).. 499
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Total................................................. $10,500
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Each amount set forth above, except for the SEC registration fee, is
estimated.
Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
Section 410 of the Pennsylvania Business Corporation Law authorizes
indemnification if the person to be indemnified acted in good faith and in a
manner he believed was not opposed to the best interests of the Company and
had no reasonable cause to believe was unlawful. Whether the person to be
indemnified acted in good faith shall be determined by the members of the
Board not parties to such litigation, independent counsel or shareholders.
Such indemnity shall not be allowed in a derivative suit in which such person
is adjudged liable for negligence or misconduct except to the extent allowed
by the court. Whether such proceeding is brought by or in the right of the
Company or otherwise, indemnification shall be allowed only as specifically
authorized by the Board in each case. Section 9-04 of the Company's bylaws
extends the right of each director or officer of the Company to
indemnification by the Company to include amounts awarded in or paid in
settlement of an action by or in the right of the Company, and provides
generally that the Company shall pay expenses incurred by such persons in
defending an actions in advance of its final disposition, provided the person
receiving such advances undertakes to repay the amount advanced if it is
ultimately determined that he is not entitled to indemnification by the
Company.
The Pennsylvania Directors' Liability Act (the "DLA"), which became
effective in 1987, permits Pennsylvania corporations to limit the liability of
directors in the manner provided by the DLA. At the 1987 annual meeting, the
shareholders approved new provisions for the Company's bylaws to limit the
liability of directors to the extend permitted by the DLA. These provisions
(a) limit the directors' personal liability for monetary damages arising out
of breaches of their fiduciary duty of care, without changing the statutory
requirement that they perform their duties with diligence and care, (b) extend
the right of each director, officer, employee or agent of the Company to
indemnification by the Company to include amounts awarded in or paid in
settlement of an action by or in the right of the Company, and (c) provide
generally that the Company pay expenses incurred by such persons in defending
an action in advance of its final disposition, provided the person receiving
such advances undertakes to repay the amount advanced if it is ultimately
determined that he is not entitled to indemnification by the Company.
The Company maintains directors' and officers' liability insurance, as
permitted by its bylaws, with a current policy limit of $ 15,000,000.
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Item 16. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Exhibit Description
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5 Opinion of Dechert Price & Rhoads.
23(a) Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads (contained in
their opinion filed herewith as Exhibit 5).
23(b) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP.
25 Power of Attorney (contained on signature page).
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Item 17. Undertakings.
A. Undertaking required by Item 512(a) of Regulation S-K.
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The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a
post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the
Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the
effective date of the registration statement (or most recent post-effective
amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a
fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement.
Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of
securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end
of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of
prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the
aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than a 20% change
in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table in the effective registration statement;
(iii) To include any material information with respect to the plan of
distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any
material change to such information in the registration statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new
registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the
offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for the purpose of
determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the
registrant's annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in the
registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such
securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant
has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses
incurred or paid by the director, officer or controlling person of the
registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is
asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with
the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of
its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a
court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by
it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by
the final adjudication of such issue.
B. Undertaking required by Item 512(b) of Regulation S-K.
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The Company hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any
liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Company's
annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time
shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
C. Undertaking required by Item 512(h) of Regulation S-K.
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Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the
Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has
been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission
such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses
incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company
in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by
such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the Company will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the
matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of
appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the
final adjudication of such issue.
D. Undertaking required by Item 512(i) of Regulation S-K.
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The Company hereby undertakes that:
(1) For purposes of determining the liability under the Securities Act of
1933, the information omitted from the form of prospectus filed as part of
this registration statement in reliance upon Rule 430A and contained in a form
of prospectus filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b)(1) or (4) or 497(h)
under the Securities Act shall be deemed to be part of this registration
statement as of the time it was declared effective.
(2) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act
of 1933, each post-effective amendment that contains a form of prospectus
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities
offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be
deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on
August 8, 1996.
CDI CORP.
By: /s/ Walter R. Garrison
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Walter R. Garrison, President
and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS that each person whose signature appears
below constitutes and appoints Walter R. Garrison, Edgar D. Landis and Joseph
R. Seiders, and each of them, as such person's true and lawful attorney-in-
fact and agent, with full power of substitution and revocation, for such
person and in such person's name, place and stead, in any and all capacities
to sign any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this
Registration Statement and to file the same with all exhibits thereto, and
other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange
Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent full power and
authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and
necessary to be done, as fully to all intents and purposes as such person
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said
attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do
or cause to be done by virtue thereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Walter R. Garrison President, August 8, 1996 /s/ WALTER R. GARRISON
Chief Executive ------------------------
Officer and
Director
(Principal
Executive
Officer)
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Edgar D. Landis Executive Vice August 8, 1996 /s/ EDGAR D. LANDIS
President, ------------------------
Finance and
Director
(Principal
Financial and
Accounting
Officer)
Walter E. Blankley Director August 8, 1996 /s/ WALTER E. BLANKLEY
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Christian M. Hoechst Director August 8, 1996 /s/ CHRISTIAN M. HOECHST
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Lawrence C. Karlson Director August 8, 1996 /s/ LAWRENCE C. KARLSON
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Allen M. Levantin Director August 8, 1996 /s/ ALLEN M. LEVANTIN
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Alan B. Miller Director August 8, 1996 /s/ ALAN B. MILLER
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Barton J. Winokur Director August 8, 1996 /s/ BARTON J. WINOKUR
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Numbers are in accordance with the Exhibit Table in Item 601 of
Regulation S-K:
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Exhibit No. Exhibit Description Page
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5 Opinion of Dechert Price & Rhoads............ II-7
23(a) Consent of Dechert Price & Rhoads (Contained
in opinion contained in Exhibit 5)........... *
23(b) Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP............. II-8
25 Power of Attorney (contained on page II-3)... *
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* Not applicable.
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EXHIBIT 5
August 8, 1996
CDI Corp.
1717 Arch Street, 35th Floor
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-2768
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3
Dear Sirs:
We have acted as counsel to you in connection with the preparation of a
Registration Statement (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-3 to be filed
today with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, relating to the offering of an aggregate of up to 511,800
shares (the "Shares") of the outstanding Common Stock, par value $.10 per
share, of CDI Corp. by five Sprinkle Trusts No. 2 for the respective benefit
of Bruce R. Garrison, C. Jeffrey Garrison, Mark R. Garrison, Pamela G. Phelan
and Susan K. Garrison, as more fully described in the Registration Statement.
We have examined such corporate records and other documents as we have
considered appropriate to enable us to give this opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, it is our opinion that the Shares have been
validly issued and are fully paid and non-assessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as Exhibit 5 to the
Registration Statement and to the reference to our firm under the caption
"Legal Matters" in the prospectus included in the Registration Statement or in
any amended or definitive version thereof.
Very truly yours,
Dechert Price & Rhoads
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EXHIBIT 23(B)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the Prospectus
constituting part of this Registration Statement on Form S-3 of our report
dated February 26, 1996, appearing on page 33 of CDI's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the year ended December 31, 1995. We also consent to the reference
to our firm under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.
KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
Philadelphia, PA
August 8, 1996
