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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 1, 1999.
REGISTRATION NO. 333-64407
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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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PHILIP SERVICES CORP.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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PROVINCE OF ONTARIO, CANADA NOT APPLICABLE
Province or other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
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100 KING STREET, P.O. BOX 2440, LCD1
HAMILTON, ONTARIO, CANADA
L8N 4J6
(905) 521-1600
(Address and telephone number of Registrant's principal executive offices)
PHILIP SERVICES CORP. 401(K) PLAN
(Full title of plan)
PHILIP ENVIRONMENTAL (NEW YORK) INC.
C/O CT CORPORATION SYSTEM
1633 BROADWAY
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10019
(212) 664-1666
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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COPY TO:
CHRISTOPHER W. MORGAN, ESQ.
SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM LLP
ROYAL BANK PLAZA, NORTH TOWER
200 BAY STREET, SUITE 1820
TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA M5J 2J4
(416) 777-4700
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This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed for the purpose of removing
from registration all common shares of the Registrant which were not acquired in
open market purchases, as well as such indeterminate number of interests in the
Philip Services Corp. 401(k) Plan (the "Plan") which were not sold, pursuant to
the Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-64407) on or before March
31, 1999. On such date, the ability of a participant to purchase common shares
of the Registrant as an investment option under the Plan was terminated.
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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 Post-Effective
Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Hamilton, Province of Ontario, Canada, on April 1,
1999.
PHILIP SERVICES CORP.
By: /s/ COLIN SOULE
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Colin Soule
Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment has been signed below by or on behalf of the following
persons in the capacities indicated on April 1, 1999.
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SIGNATURE TITLE
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/s/ ALLEN FRACASSI President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal
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Allen Fracassi
/s/ PHILLIP WIDMAN Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal
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Phillip Widman
* Director
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Robert L. Knauss
* Director
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Roy Cairns
Director
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Harold First
* Director
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Peter Green
* Director
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William E. Haynes
* Director
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Felix Pardo
Director
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Harland A. Riker
* Director
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Derrick Rolfe
Director
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Arnold S. Tenney
* Director
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Herman Turkstra
* /s/ PHILLIP WIDMAN
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Phillip Widman, Attorney-in-Fact
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AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned
certifies that it is the duly authorized United States representative of Philip
Services Corp. and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on
behalf of it by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Hamilton, Province of Ontario, Canada, on April 1, 1999.
PHILIP ENVIRONMENTAL (NEW YORK) INC.
(Authorized U.S. Representative)
By: /s/ COLIN SOULE
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Name: Colin Soule
Title: Secretary
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The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
trustees (or other persons who administer the employee benefit plan) have duly
caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Hamilton, Province of
Ontario, Canada, on April 1, 1999.
PHILIP SERVICES CORP. 401(K) PLAN
By: PHILIP SERVICES CORP.,
Plan Administrator
By: /s/ COLIN SOULE
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Name: Colin Soule
Title: Executive Vice President,
General Counsel and Corporate
Secretary
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