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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 13, 1995
Registration No. 33-6643
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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
ALLIED Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Iowa 42-0958655
(State or other jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
701 Fifth Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50391-2000
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
ALLIED Group Inc., Nonqualified Stock Option Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Jamie H. Shaffer, 701 Fifth Avenue, Des Moines, IA 50391-2000
(Name and address of agent for service)
(515) 280-4211
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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DEREGISTRATION OF 33,135 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK
On June 18, 1986, ALLIED Group, Inc. (the "Company") registered
150,000 shares of common stock for issuance under the ALLIED Group, Inc.
Nonqualified Stock Option Plan (the "Plan") on Registration Statement No.
33-6643. Prior to June 17, 1993, no shares had been issued pursuant to the Plan,
leaving 150,000 shares for issuance under Registration Statement No. 33-6643. On
June 17, 1993, as a result of a 3-for-2 stock split of the Company's common
stock and by operation of Rule 416 promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, Registration Statement No. 33-6643 was deemed to cover 225,000
shares of common stock for issuance under the Plan.
As of October 20, 1995, there remained 97,500 shares of common stock
available for issuance in connection with future option grants under the Plan.
On October 20, 1995, the Board of Directors amended the Plan to reduce the
number of shares of common stock that could be issued in connection with future
option grants under the Plan to 64,365 shares. Accordingly, the Company hereby
deregisters 33,135 shares (out of 97,500 shares) of common stock.
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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-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned,
thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Des Moines, State of Iowa, on November
13, 1995.
ALLIED Group, Inc.
By: /s/ Jamie H. Shaffer
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Jamie H. Shaffer, President (Financial)
and Treasurer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement or amendment thereto has been signed by the following
persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Douglas L. Andersen President (Property- November 13, 1995
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Douglas L. Andersen Executive Officer)
/s/ Jamie H. Shaffer President (Financial) November 13, 1995
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Jamie H. Shaffer (Principal Executive,
Financial, and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ John E. Evans Chairman and Director November 13, 1995
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John E. Evans
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James W. Callison
/s/ Harold S. Carpenter Director November 13, 1995
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Harold S. Carpenter
/s/ Charles I. Colby Director November 13, 1995
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Charles I. Colby
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Harold S. Evans
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Richard O. Jacobson
/s/ John P. Taylor Director November 13, 1995
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John P. Taylor
/s/ William E. Timmons Director November 13, 1995
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William E. Timmons
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Donald S. Willis
