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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 17, 1997
REGISTRATION NO. 33-92326
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BRODERBUND SOFTWARE, INC.
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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DELAWARE 94-2768218
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(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION OF (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) (PRIMARY STANDARD IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION
CODE NUMBER)
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500 REDWOOD BOULEVARD
NOVATO, CA 94948-6121
(415) 382-4400
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF REGISTRANT'S PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
THOMAS L. MARCUS, ESQ.
VICE PRESIDENT OF BUSINESS DEVELOPMENT
AND GENERAL COUNSEL
BRODERBUND SOFTWARE, INC.
500 REDWOOD BOULEVARD
NOVATO, CA 94948-6121
(415) 382-4400
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE AND TELEPHONE NUMBER, INCLUDING AREA CODE,
OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
COPIES TO:
TOR R. BRAHAM, ESQ.
IVAN J. BROCKMAN, ESQ.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
650 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CA 94304
(415) 493-9300
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THE REGISTRANT HEREBY WITHDRAWS FROM REGISTRATION AN AGGREGATE OF
180,705 SHARES OF ITS COMMON STOCK REGISTERED TO PERMIT RESALES BY THE
STOCKHOLDERS NAMED THEREIN. THE FOLLOWING TABLE SETS FORTH CERTAIN INFORMATION
RELATING TO THE NUMBER OF SHARES BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY THE NAMED STOCKHOLDERS
FOR WHICH THE REGISTRATION IS WITHDRAWN. THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT IS HEREBY
AMENDED, AS APPROPRIATE, TO REFLECT THE WITHDRAWAL FROM REGISTRATION OF SUCH
SHARES.
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NAME OF STOCKHOLDER SHARES WITHDRAWN FROM REGISTRATION
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Ken Hess and Connie Hess as Trustees for the Ken and
Connie Hess Living Trust ....................................... 127,345
M. Lynn Brewer ..................................................... 40,489
Jonathan S. Aaronson and Alma C. Rodoni as Trustees for the
Jonathan S. Aaronson and Alma C. Rodoni Living Trust
Dated 5/1/91 ................................................... 5,528
Tina C. Nomura ..................................................... 136
Daniel Handalian II ................................................ 325
Hugo D. Paz ........................................................ 1,250
Courtney J. Kermeen ................................................ 325
Bonnie Anderson .................................................... 5,307
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant, Broderbund Software, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, 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 the Registration Statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the
City of Novato, State of California, on this 16th day of April, 1997.
BRODERBUND SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ JOSEPH P. DURRETT
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Joseph P. Durrett,
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated:
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/s/ JOSEPH P. DURRETT Chief Executive Officer (Principal April 16, 1997
- ---------------------------------------- Executive Officer) and Director
Joseph P. Durrett
/s/ WILLIAM M. McDONAGH* President, Chief Operating Officer and April 16, 1997
- ---------------------------------------- Director
William M. McDonagh
/s/ MICHAEL J. SHANNAHAN* Vice President and Chief Financial April 16, 1997
- ---------------------------------------- Officer (Principal Financial and
Michael J. Shannahan Accounting Officer)
/s/ DOUGLAS G. CARLSTON* Chairman of the Board of Directors April 16, 1997
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Douglas G. Carlston
/s/ EDMUND R. AUER* Director April 16, 1997
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Edmund R. Auer
/s/ GARY L. BUCKMILLER* Director April 16, 1997
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Gary L. Buckmiller
Director
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Scott D. Cook
/s/ WILLIAM P. EGAN* Director April 16, 1997
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William P. Egan
/s/ DAVID E. LIDDLE, PH.D.* Director April 16, 1997
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David E. Liddle, Ph.D.
/s/ LAWRENCE H. WILKINSON* Director April 16, 1997
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Lawrence H. Wilkinson
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* By: /s/ THOMAS L. MARCUS
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Thomas L. Marcus,
Attorney-in-fact
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