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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 17, 1998
REGISTRATION NO. 333-24113
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION 95-2095071
(State or Other Jurisdiction 2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVE (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization) P.O. BOX 58090 Identification Number)
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95052-8090
(408) 721-5000
(Address, including ZIP code, and
telephone number, including area code,
of registrant's principal executive offices)
JOHN M. CLARK III, ESQ.
SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT, GENERAL COUNSEL AND SECRETARY
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
2900 SEMICONDUCTOR DRIVE
P.O. BOX 58090
SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA 95052-8090
(408) 721-5000
(Name, address, including ZIP code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
PETER F. KERMAN, ESQ.
ORA T. FISHER, ESQ.
LATHAM & WATKINS
75 Willow Road
Menlo Park, California 94025
(650) 328-4600
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC: From
time to time after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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. /X/
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an
offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please check the
following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the
earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. / /
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule
462(c) under the Securities Act, 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. / /
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The Registrant hereby withdraws from registration under the Securities
Act of 1933, as amended, 992,914 shares of common stock, par value $0.50
per share ("Common Stock"), registered under this Registration Statement.
Such shares constitute all of the unsold shares of Common Stock registered
hereunder for the account of certain stockholders of the Registrant.
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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
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Santa Clara, California, on March 17, 1998.
NATIONAL SEMICONDUCTOR CORPORATION
By: BRIAN L. HALLA*
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Brian L. Halla
Chairman of the Board, President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed
by or on behalf of the following persons in the capacities and on the dates
indicated.
Signature Title Date
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BRIAN L. HALLA* Chairman of the Board, President March 17, 1998
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(Brian L. Halla) and Chief Executive Officer
(principal executive officer)
DONALD MACLEOD* Executive Vice President, Finance March 17, 1998
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(Donald MacLeod) and Chief Financial Officer
(principal financial officer)
RICHARD D. CROWLEY, JR.* Vice President and Controller March 17, 1998
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(Richard D. Crowley, Jr.) (principal accounting officer)
GARY P. ARNOLD* Director March 17, 1998
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(Gary P. Arnold)
ROBERT BESHAR* Director March 17, 1998
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(Robert Beshar)
MODESTO A. MAIDIQUE* Director March 17, 1998
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(Modesto A. Maidique)
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EDWARD R. McCRACKEN* Director March 17, 1998
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(Edward R. McCracken)
J. TRACY O'ROURKE* Director March 17, 1998
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(J. Tracy O'Rourke)
CHARLES E. SPORCK* Director March 17, 1998
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(Charles E. Sporck)
DONALD E. WEEDEN* Director March 17, 1998
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(Donald E. Weeden)
*By:/s/ JOHN M. CLARK III
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John M. Clark III
Attorney-in-Fact
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