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Registration No. 33-43994
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORM S-3
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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THE MEAD CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Ohio 31-0535759
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number)
Mead World Headquarters
Courthouse Plaza Northeast
Dayton, Ohio 45463
937-495-6323
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant's principal executive office)
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David L. Santez, Esq.
Assistant Secretary
The Mead Corporation
Mead World Headquarters
Courthouse Plaza Northeast
Dayton, Ohio 45463
937-495-6323
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is being filed by The Mead
Corporation, an Ohio corporation (the "Registrant"), for the purpose of removing
from registration any debt securities registered on the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 33-43994) hereunder which remain
unsold as of the date hereof.
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 Amendment to
Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto
duly authorized, in the City of Dayton, State of Ohio, as of November 30, 2000.
THE MEAD CORPORATION
By /s/ Peter H. Vogel, Jr.
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Peter H. Vogel, Jr.
Vice President, Finance and Treasurer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
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