Registration No. 333-00547
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
To
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Florida Progress Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
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Explanatory Note
On January 30, 1996, Florida Progress Corporation (the "Company") filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission a registration statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-00547) (the "Registration Statement") under the Securities
Act of 1933 (the "Act") covering 350,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock,
without par value (the "Shares"). The prospectus contained therein covered the
resale of the Shares by the selling shareholders named therein (the "Selling
Shareholders"). The Selling Shareholders originally acquired the Shares in
December 1994. The Registration Statement was declared effective on February 7,
1996.
Since February 7, 1996, the Selling Shareholders have sold or transferred
an aggregate of 87,000 Shares under the Registration Statement, but expect to
make future sales of such Shares under and pursuant to Rule 144(k). As such, the
Company hereby amends the Registration Statement to deregister and withdraw from
registration under the Act the 263,000 Shares remaining unsold.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant
has duly caused this post-effective amendment to the registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of St. Petersburg, State of Florida, on this 30th day of October, 1997.
FLORIDA PROGRESS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Richard Korpan
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Richard Korpan
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
post-effective amendment to the registration statement has been signed below by
the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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(i) /s/ Richard Korpan President, Chief Executive Officer October 30, 1997
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Richard Korpan
Principal Executive Officer
(ii) /s/Jeffrey R. Heinicka October 30, 1997
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Jeffrey R. Heinicka Senior Vice President and
Principal Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer
(iii) /s/John Scardino, Jr. October 30, 1997
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John Scardino, Jr. Vice President and Controller
Principal Accounting Officer
(iv) A majority of the Directors, including (i) above:
Jack B. Critchfield )
W.D. "Bill" Frederick, Jr. )
Michael P. Graney )
Clarence V. McKee )
Vincent J. Naimoli ) By: /s/ Kenneth E. Armstrong
Richard A. Nunis ) Kenneth E. Armstrong
Charles B. Reed ) Attorney-in-fact
Joan D. Ruffier ) October 30, 1997
Jean Giles Wittner )
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Frank C. Logan
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Robert T. Stuart, Jr.
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