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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 5, 1997
REGISTRATION NO. 333-18397
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFECTIVE AMENDMENT
NO. 1
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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COTTER & COMPANY
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
DELAWARE
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)
5072
(PRIMARY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION CODE NUMBER)
36-2099896
(I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION NO.)
8600 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60631-3505
(773) 695-5000
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
DANIEL A. COTTER
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
COTTER & COMPANY
8600 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60631-3505
(773) 695-5000
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPIES TO:
DANIEL T. BURNS, ESQ.
COTTER & COMPANY
8600 WEST BRYN MAWR AVENUE
CHICAGO, IL 60631-3505
(773) 695-6601
(773) 695-5465 (fax)
WILLIAM K. BLOMQUIST, ESQ.
ARNSTEIN & LEHR
120 S. RIVERSIDE PLAZA
SUITE 1200
CHICAGO, IL 60606-3913
(312) 876-7128
(312) 876-0288 (fax)
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 /
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COTTER & COMPANY
CROSS REFERENCE SHEET
PURSUANT TO ITEM 501 OF REGULATION S-K
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S-4 ITEM NUMBER AND HEADING LOCATION IN PROSPECTUS
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1. Forepart of Registration Statement and Outside Front
Cover Page of Prospectus.................................... Facing Page of Registration Statement; Cross-Reference
Sheet; Outside Front Cover Page
2. Inside Front and Outside Back Cover Pages of
Prospectus.................................................. Inside Front Cover Page; Available Information;
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference;
Outside Back Cover Page
3. Risk Factors, Ratio of Earnings to Fixed Charges and
Other Information........................................... Summary; Risk Factors
4. Terms of the Transaction......................................... Summary; The Merger; The Merger Agreement
5. Pro Forma Financial Information.................................. Summary; Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial
Statements; Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated
Financial Statements
6. Material Contacts with the Companies being Acquired.............. Summary; The Cotter Annual Meeting; the SCC Special
Meeting; The Merger Agreement
7. Additional Information Required for Reoffering by Persons
and Parties Deemed to be Underwriters....................... Inapplicable
8. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel........................... Legal Matters
9. Disclosure of Commission Position on Indemnification
for Securities Act Liabilities.............................. Inapplicable
10. Information with Respect to S-3 Registrants...................... Inapplicable
11. Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference................ Inapplicable
12. Information with Respect to S-2 or S-3 Registrants............... Summary; Available Information; Incorporation of
Certain Documents by Reference
13. Incorporation of Certain Information by Reference................ Available Information; Incorporation of Documents by
Reference
14. Information with Respect to Registrants Other than
S-3 or S-2 Registrants...................................... Inapplicable
15. Information with Respect to S-3 Companies Inapplicable
16. Information with Respect to S-2 or S-3 Companies................. Inapplicable
17. Information with Respect to Companies Other
than S-3 or S-2 Companies................................... Summary - The Companies; Selected Historical Financial
Data; Business of SCC
18. Information if Proxies, Consents or Authorizations
are to be Solicited......................................... The Merger Agreement
19. Information if Proxies, Consents or Authorizations
are not to be Solicited, or in an Exchange Offer............ Inapplicable
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COTTER & COMPANY
and
SERVISTAR COAST TO COAST CORPORATION
SUPPLEMENT
dated March 5, 1997 to
Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus dated February 14, 1997
INCORPORATION OF DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
The following document previously filed by Cotter with the Securities and
Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended,
is hereby incorporated by reference into this Joint Proxy Statement/Prospectus.
1. Cotter's Current Report on Form 8-K dated February 27, 1997.
Pursuant to Cotter's previous undertaking, a copy of Cotter's financial
statements for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1996 contained in the
foregoing Current Report is being furnished to each stockholder of Cotter and
shareholder of SCC who has previously received a copy of this Joint Proxy
Statement/Prospectus.
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ITEM 21. EXHIBITS AND FINANCIAL STATEMENT SCHEDULES
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23.G Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the
requirements for filing on Form S-4 and has duly caused this Amendment to
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Chicago, State of Illinois, on the 5th day of
March, 1997.
COTTER & COMPANY
By: /s/ DANIEL A. COTTER
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Daniel A. Cotter
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
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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/s/ DANIEL A. COTTER President, Chief Executive Officer March 5, 1997
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Daniel A. Cotter
/s/ KERRY J. KIRBY Vice President, Treasurer and Chief March 5, 1997
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Kerry J. Kirby Accounting Officer
/s/ ROBERT J. LADNER* Chairman of the Board and Director March 5, 1997
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Robert J. Ladner
/s/ WILLIAM M. CLAYPOOL, III* Director March 5, 1997
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William M. Claypool, III
/s/ SAMUEL D. COSTA, JR.* Director March 5, 1997
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Samuel D. Costa, Jr.
/s/ LEONARD C. FARR* Director March 5, 1997
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Leonard C. Farr
/s/ WILLIAM M. HALTERMAN* Director March 5, 1997
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William M. Halterman
/s/ LEWIS W. MOORE* Director March 5, 1997
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Lewis W. Moore
/s/ KENNETH M. NOBLE* Director March 5, 1997
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Kenneth M. Noble
/s/ RICHARD L. SCHAEFER* Director March 5, 1997
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Richard L. Schaefer
/s/ GEORGE V. SHEFFER* Director March 5, 1997
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George V. Sheffer
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ DENNIS A. SWANSON* Director March 5, 1997
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Dennis A. Swanson
/s/ JERRALD T. KABELIN* Director March 5, 1997
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Jerrald T. Kabelin
/s/ J.W. (BILL) BLAGG* Director March 5, 1997
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J.W. (Bill) Blagg
/s/ JOHN F. LOTTES, III* Director March 5, 1997
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John F. Lottes, III
/s/ JOHN M. WEST, JR.* Director March 5, 1997
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John M. West, Jr.
*By DANIEL T. BURNS March 5, 1997
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Daniel T. Burns,
Attorney-in-Fact
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
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SEQUENTIALLY
NUMBERED
EXHIBIT NO. DESCRIPTION OF EXHIBIT PAGE
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23.G Consent of Ernst & Young LLP
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EXHIBIT 23-G
Consent of Independent Auditors
We consent to the incorporation by reference, in Post-effective Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 (file No. 333-18397) and related
Prospectus of Cotter & Company for the registration of 692,230 shares of its
common stock, of our report dated February 10, 1997, with respect to the
consolidated financial statements of Cotter & Company included in its Current
Report on Form 8-K dated February 27, 1997 (date of earliest event reported),
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Chicago, Illinois
March 5, 1997
