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Registration No. 33-56368
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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BELL SPORTS CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 36-3671789
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
6350 San Ignacio Avenue,
San Jose, California 95119
(408) 574-3400
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant's principal executive offices)
Bell Sports Corp.
Retirement and 401(k) Plan
and Trust
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Linda K. Bounds
Senior Vice President,
Chief Financial Officer,
Secretary and Treasurer
6350 San Ignacio Avenue
San Jose, California 95119
(Name and address of agent for service)
(408) 574-3400
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 33-56368
is being filed by Bell Sports Corp. to remove from registration under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the securities which remain unsold pursuant
to such Registration Statement on the date of this filing. No further offering
of such securities will be made.
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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 previously met all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of
California, on this 17th day of August, 1998.
BELL SPORTS CORP.
By: /s/ Mary J. George
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Mary J. George
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement has been signed below by the
following persons, in the capacities indicated, on this 17th day of August,
1998.
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Name and Signature Title
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/s/ Mary J. George President and Chief Executive Officer, Director
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Mary J. George
/s/ Linda K. Bounds Chief Financial Officer, Senior Vice
- --------------------- President, Secretary and Treasurer (Principal Financial
Linda K. Bounds Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ Terry G. Lee Chairman of the Board of Directors
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Terry G. Lee
/s/ William M. Barnum Director
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William M. Barnum
/s/ Kim G. Davis Director
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Kim G. Davis
/s/ John F. Hetterick Director
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John F. Hetterick
/s/ Edward L. McCall Director
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Edward L. McCall
/s/ Tim R. Palmer Director
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Tim R. Palmer
/s/ John M. Sullivan Director
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John M. Sullivan
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