LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC
POS AM, 1994-11-07
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   AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON NOVEMBER 7, 1994
 
                                         REGISTRATION NOS. 33-53651 AND 33-58548
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
 
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

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                                    FORM S-3

                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
                                       TO
                      REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 33-53651

                                      AND

                         POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
                                       TO
                      REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 33-58548

                                     UNDER
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

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                         LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
             (EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
 

                   DELAWARE                                     13-3216325
       (STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF                       (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
        INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION)                     IDENTIFICATION NO.)
 

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                            3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10285
                                 (212) 526-7000
  (ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF
                   REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)

                            ------------------------

                                THOMAS A. RUSSO
                              CHIEF LEGAL OFFICER
                         LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
                            3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER
                            NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10285
                                 (212) 526-7000
 (NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
                             OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
 
                                    COPY TO:
 
    JENNIFER MARRE, ESQ.                              JOHN E. RILEY, ESQ.
LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.                      SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT
  3 WORLD FINANCIAL CENTER                           425 LEXINGTON AVENUE
  NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10285                          NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017
 
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                                    PART II
 
                     INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
 
ITEM 16.  EXHIBITS
 
     The Exhibit Index beginning on page E-1 is hereby incorporated by
reference.
 
                                      II-1
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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 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of New York, State of New York, on the 7th day of
November, 1994.
 
                                          LEHMAN BROTHERS HOLDINGS INC.
 
                                          By        MICHAEL R. MILVERSTED
                                            ------------------------------------
                                                   Michael R. Milversted
                                                         Treasurer
 
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     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
               SIGNATURES                               TITLE                      DATE
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<C>                                          <S>                            <C>
                    *                        Chief Executive Officer and    November   , 1994
- -----------------------------------------      Chairman of the Board of
          Richard S. Fuld, Jr.                 Directors
                                               (principal executive officer)

                    *                        Chief Operating Officer,       November   , 1994
- -----------------------------------------      President and Director
          T. Christopher Pettit

                    *                        Chief Financial Officer,       November   , 1994
- -----------------------------------------      (principal financial
              Robert Matza                     officer)

                    *                        (principal accounting          November   , 1994
- -----------------------------------------      officer)
             Stephen J. Bier

                    *                        Director                       November   , 1994
- -----------------------------------------
            Roger S. Berlind

                                             Director                       November   , 1994
- -----------------------------------------
              John J. Byrne

                    *                        Director                       November   , 1994
- -----------------------------------------
             Katsumi Funaki

                                             Director                       November   , 1994
- -----------------------------------------
            John D. Macomber

                    *                        Director                       November   , 1994
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           Masataka Shimasaki

                    *                        Director                       November   , 1994
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              Dina Merrill

                    *                        Director                       November   , 1994
- -----------------------------------------
             Malcolm Wilson

    *By:  MICHAEL R. MILVERSTED
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          Michael R. Milversted
            Attorney-in-Fact
            November 7, 1994
</TABLE>
 
                                      II-3
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                                 EXHIBIT INDEX
 
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                PAGE NUMBER
                                                               IN SEQUENTIAL
EXHIBIT NUMBER                  DESCRIPTION                  NUMBERING SYSTEM
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<C>                <S>                                       <C>
       8           Opinion Re: Tax Matters
     23(c)         Consent of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett
</TABLE>
 
                                       E-1

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                                                                       EXHIBIT 8
 
     Each Prospectus Supplement filed under this Registration Statement which
contains a discussion, based upon the opinion of Simpson Thacher & Bartlett, of
certain United States federal income tax consequences of an investment in the
Securities offered thereby, shall contain the opinion of Simpson Thacher &
Bartlett regarding such United States federal income tax consequences.
 
                                       E-2

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                   [SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT LETTERHEAD]



                                                    November 7, 1994


                       Re: Registration Statement Nos.
                           33-53651 and 33-58548
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Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
3 World Trade Center
New York, New York 10285

Gentlemen:

          We hereby consent to the filing under the above-referenced
Registration Statements of, and to the use of our name in, any Prospectus
Supplement to the extent that such Prospectus Supplement includes our opinion
regarding certain United States federal income tax consequences of an
investment in the Securities offered thereby.


                                          Very truly yours,

                                          Simpson Thacher & Bartlett

                                          SIMPSON THACHER & BARTLETT


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