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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 1997.
Registration No. 2-72055
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT
to
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SHARED MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 23- 1704148
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(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
51 Valley Stream Parkway, Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
1981 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
(FORMERLY 1981 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN)
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(Full Title of the Plan)
Terrence W. Kyle
Senior Vice President
Shared Medical Systems Corporation
51 Valley Stream Parkway
Malvern, Pennsylvania 19355
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(Name and address of agent for service)
(610) 219-6300
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(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
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STATEMENT OF DEREGISTRATION
Shared Medical Systems Corporation (the "Company") previously registered shares
of its Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, for issuance pursuant to the
Company's 1981 Incentive Stock Option Plan (formerly the 1981 Non-Qualified
Stock Option Plan) (the "Plan") on registration statement No. 2-72055. The
Company hereby deregisters the shares remaining available for issuance under the
Plan. The reason for registration is that no additional shares will be issued
under the Plan, and there are no remaining outstanding options under the Plan.
THE DATE OF THIS STATEMENT OF REGISTRATION IS JANUARY 17, 1997.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
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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 its registration statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Malvern, Pennsylvania,
on this 15th day of January, 1997.
SHARED MEDICAL SYSTEMS CORPORATION
By: /s/ R. James Macaleer
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R. James Macaleer,
Chairman of the Board
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment to a registration statement has been signed below by the
following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Name Title Date
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/s/ Marvin S. Cadwell President and Chief January 17, 1997
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Marvin S. Cadwell
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Terrence W. Kyle Senior Vice President January 17, 1997
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Terrence W. Kyle Officer
(Principal Financial Officer)
/s/ Edward J. Grady Controller January 17, 1997
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Edward J. Grady
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/s/ R. James Macaleer Chairman of the Board, January 17, 1997
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R. James Macaleer
/s/ Raymond K. Denworth, Jr. Director January 17, 1997
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Raymond K. Denworth, Jr.
/s/ Frederick W. DeTurk Director January 17, 1997
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Frederick W. DeTurk
/s/ Jeffrey S. Rubin Director January 17, 1997
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Jeffrey S. Rubin
/s/ Josh S. Weston Director January 17, 1997
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Josh S. Weston
/s/ Gail Wilensky Director January 17, 1997
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Gail Wilensky
