ECKERD CORP
S-3MEF, 1995-07-28
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     AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 28, 1995
 
                                                       REGISTRATION NO. 33-
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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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                               ECKERD CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
                  DELAWARE                                      13-3302437
       (State or other jurisdiction of                         (IRS employer
       incorporation or organization)                     identification number)
 
                             8333 BRYAN DAIRY ROAD
                              LARGO, FLORIDA 34647
                                 (813) 399-6000
         (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
            area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
                             ROBERT E. LEWIS, ESQ.
                         VICE PRESIDENT/GENERAL COUNSEL
                             8333 BRYAN DAIRY ROAD
                              LARGO, FLORIDA 34647
                                 (813) 399-6000
           (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
                   including area code, of agent for service)
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                                   COPIES TO:
 
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<S>                                             <C>
            STACY J. KANTER, ESQ.                             MARK KESSEL, ESQ.
     SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM                    SHEARMAN & STERLING
               919 THIRD AVENUE                              599 LEXINGTON AVENUE
           NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022                        NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022
                (212) 735-3000                                  (212) 848-4000
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    APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.
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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, 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 of 1933, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  X 33-60887
 
    If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act of 1933, please 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.  / /
 
                        CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 
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                                                 PROPOSED       PROPOSED MAXIMUM
 TITLE OF EACH CLASS OF                          MAXIMIMUM          AGGREGATE
       SECURITIES           AMOUNT TO BE      OFFERING PRICE        OFFERING           AMOUNT OF
    TO BE REGISTERED        REGISTERED(1)        PER UNIT             PRICE        REGISTRATION FEE
<S>                       <C>                <C>                <C>                <C>
Common Stock ($.01 par
value)..................  1,000,500 shares        $32.25           $32,266,125          $11,127
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(1) Includes 130,500 shares of Common Stock that the Underwriters have the
    option to purchase to cover over-allotments, if any.
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    This registration statement is being filed with respect to the registration
of additional shares of common stock, $.01 par value, of Eckerd Corporation, a
Delaware corporation (the "Company"), pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 462(b)"). Pursuant to Rule 462(b), the
contents of the registration statement of the Company (File No. 33-60887),
including the exhibits thereto, are incorporated by reference into this
registration statement.
 
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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-3 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the city of Largo, State of Florida on July 28, 1995.
 
                                          ECKERD CORPORATION
 
                                          By         /s/ SAMUEL G. WRIGHT
                                             ...................................
                                                      Samuel G. Wright
                                               Executive Vice President/Chief
                                                     Financial Officer
 
    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 date indicated:
 
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               SIGNATURE                                TITLES                     DATE
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<S>                                       <C>                                  <C>
        /s/ STEWART TURLEY                Chairman of the Board and Chief      July 28, 1995
 ........................................    Executive Officer
              Stewart Turley
 
      /s/ FRANCIS A. NEWMAN               President, Chief Operating Officer   July 28, 1995
 ........................................    and Director
            Francis A. Newman
 
                   *                      Director                             July 28, 1995
 ........................................
              John W. Boyle
 
       /s/ SAMUEL G. WRIGHT               Executive Vice President/            July 28, 1995
 ........................................    Chief Financial Officer
             Samuel G. Wright
 
                   *                      Director                             July 28, 1995
 ........................................
             James T. Doluisio
 
                   *                      Director                             July 28, 1995
 ........................................
              Donald F. Dunn
 
                   *                      Director                             July 28, 1995
 ........................................
           Albert J. Fitzgibbons, III
 
                   *                      Director                             July 28, 1995
 ........................................
              Lewis W. Lehr
 
                   *                      Director                             July 28, 1995
 ........................................
             Rupinder S. Sidhu
 
                   *                      Director                             July 28, 1995
 ........................................
              Alexis P. Michas
 
*By       /s/ ROBERT E. LEWIS
    ....................................
            Robert E. Lewis
            Attorney-in-Fact
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
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 EXHIBIT
  NUMBER                                            DESCRIPTION
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<S>          <C>   <C>
  5.1        --    Opinion and consent of Robert E. Lewis, Esq. (Filed as Exhibit 5.1 to the
                   Registration Statement on Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 33-60887) and
                   incorporated by reference herein).
 15.1        --    Letter of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP dated July 28, 1995 re Unaudited Interim
                   Financial Information.
 23.1        --    Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP dated July 28, 1995.
 23.2        --    Consent of Robert E. Lewis, Esq. (included in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
 24.1        --    Power of Attorney (Filed as Exhibit 24.1 to the Registration Statement on
                   Form S-3 of the Company (File No. 33-60887) and incorporated by reference
                   herein).
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                                                                    EXHIBIT 15.1
 
Eckerd Corporation
8333 Bryan Dairy Road
Largo, Florida 34647
 
Gentlemen:
 
Re: Registration Statement on Form S-3 of Eckerd Corporation
    Filed Pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities Act of 1933
 
    With respect to the subject registration statement, we acknowledge our
awareness of the incorporation by reference therein of our report dated June 10,
1995 related to our review of interim financial information.
 
    Pursuant to Rule 436(c) under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act"), such
report is not considered a part of a registration statement prepared or
certified by an accountant or a report prepared or certified by an accountant
within the meaning of sections 7 and 11 of the Act.
 
Very truly yours,
 
    /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
 .....................................
 
Tampa, Florida
July 28, 1995

                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1
 
                    CONSENT OF CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS
 
The Board of Directors:
Eckerd Corporation and Subsidiaries:
 
    We consent to the use of our audit report dated March 20, 1995 on the
consolidated financial statements of Eckerd Corporation and Subsidiaries
included in its Annual Report on Form 10-K 405 as of January 28, 1995 and
January 29, 1994, and the fiscal years ended January 28, 1995, January 29, 1994
and January 30, 1993, incorporated by reference into the Prospectus (the
"Prospectus"), which forms a part of the Registration Statement on Form S-3 of
the Company filed on the date hereof pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the Securities
Act of 1933, and to the reference to this firm under the heading "Experts" in
the Prospectus.
 
    Our report refers to a change in accounting policy related to the timing of
the recognition of closed store obligations.
 
                                              /s/ KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP
                                          ......................................
 
Tampa, Florida
July 28, 1995



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