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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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ELSAG BAILEY PROCESS AUTOMATION N.V.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
The Netherlands Not Applicable
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (IRS Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
Schiphol Boulevard 157,
1118 BG Luchthaven Schiphol
The Netherlands Not Applicable
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
ELSAG BAILEY GLOBAL EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full Title of the Plan)
Mark V. Santo, Esq.
Group Vice President and General Counsel
Elsag Bailey Process Automation N.V.
c/o Elsag Bailey, Inc.
29801 Euclid Avenue
Wickliffe, Ohio 44092-1898
(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
440-585-8500
(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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REMOVAL OF SHARES FROM REGISTRATION
Elsag Bailey Process Automation N.V., a corporation organized under the laws of
The Netherlands with its statutory seat in Amsterdam (the "Company") hereby
amends this Registration Statement on Form S-8, File No. 333-4720 (the
"Registration Statement"), filed in connection with the Elsag Bailey Global
Employee Stock Purchase Plan (the "Plan") to withdraw from registration all the
shares of common stock, par value NLG1.00 per share, of the Company registered
under the Registration Statement with respect to which options have not been
granted or have been granted but not exercised under the Plan.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of Rule 478 under the Securities
Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe
that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of
Genova, Italy on this 25th day of January 1999.
Elsag Bailey Process Automation N.V.
By: /s/ Vincenzo Cannatelli January 25, 1999
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Name: Vincenzo Cannatelli
Title: Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933,
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been
signed below by the following persons, in the capacities indicated and on the
dates indicated.
/s/ Vincenzo Cannatelli, Managing Director and
Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) January 25, 1999
/s/ Carlo Ferro, Vice President, Planning and Control
(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) January 11, 1999
/s/ Nils Leffler, Member of Supervisory Board January 22, 1999
/s/ Alfred Storck, Member of Supervisory Board January 22, 1999
/s/ Brian Norman van Reijn, Member of Supervisory Board January 21, 1999
/s/ Juho Lipsanen, Member of Supervisory Board January 22, 1999
Authorized Representative in the U.S.: Elsag Bailey, Inc.
By: Name: /s/ Mark V. Santo January 21, 1999
Title: Group Vice President and General Counsel
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