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Registration No. 2-67402
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 3
TO FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
OLIN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Virginia 13-1872319
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(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
501 Merritt 7, Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1980 STOCK OPTION PLAN FOR KEY EMPLOYEES
OF OLIN CORPORATION AND SUBSIDIARIES
(Full title of the plan)
J.M. Jackson, Jr.
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Olin Corporation
501 Merritt 7
Norwalk, Connecticut 06851
(Name and address of agent for service)
203-750-3126
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
The Registrant is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (Commission File No. 2-67402) to deregister
all shares of common stock registered under such Registration Statement which
were unissued under the Registrant's 1980 Stock Option Plan For Key Employees of
Olin Corporation and Subsidiaries as of the date this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 3 is filed.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of East Alton,
State of Illinois, on July 27, 2000.
OLIN CORPORATION
By: /s/ J.M. Jackson, Jr.
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J.M. Jackson, Jr.
Title: Vice President, General
Counsel and Secretary
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 3 to Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ Donald W. Griffin Chairman of the Board, President, July 27, 2000
--------------------------------- Chief Executive Officer and Director
Donald W. Griffin (Principal Executive Officer)
Executive Vice President, Chief
/s/ Anthony W. Ruggiero Financial Officer and Director July 27, 2000
--------------------------------- (Principal Financial Officer)
Anthony W. Ruggiero
/s/ Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. Director July 27, 2000
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Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr.
/s/ William W. Higgins Director July 27, 2000
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William W. Higgins
/s/ Randall W. Larrimore Director July 27, 2000
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Randall W. Larrimore
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Signature Title Date
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/s/ Stephen F. Page Director July 27, 2000
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Stephen F. Page
Director *
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G. Jackson Ratcliffe, Jr.
/s/ Richard M. Rompala Director July 27, 2000
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Richard M. Rompala
/s/ Mary E. Gallagher Vice President and Controller July 27, 2000
--------------------------------- (Principal Accounting Officer)
Mary E. Gallagher
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