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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 3, 2000
Registration No. 333-44974
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
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Delaware 95-4782077
(State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
135 North Los Robles Avenue, Suite 800
Pasadena, California 91101
(626) 792-5700
(Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of
Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
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Stephen A. Weiswasser, Esq.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc.
135 North Los Robles Avenue, Suite 800
Pasadena, California 91101
(626) 792-5700
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code,
of Agent for Service)
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Copies to:
David A. Krinsky
O'Melveny & Myers LLP
610 Newport Center Drive, Suite 1700
Newport Beach, California 92660
(949) 760-9600
Deregistration of Securities
Gemstar-TV Guide International, Inc. (the "Company") registered 88,942 shares of
its common stock (the "Shares") pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form
S-3 (File No. 333-44974) filed on August 31, 2000 and declared effective on
September 13, 2000 (the "Registration Statement"). The Shares were registered
to permit resales of such Shares by certain Selling Stockholders named in the
Registration Statement. The Selling Stockholders sold an aggregate of 18,000
Shares. The Company is seeking to deregister 70,942 Shares that were not sold
because the Company's obligation to maintain the registration of those Shares
has expired. By filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration
Statement, the Company hereby deregisters 70,942 Shares that were not sold, as
described above. The Registration Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate,
to reflect the deregistration of such Shares.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant 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 No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-44974 to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of
Pasadena, State of California, on November 2, 2000.
GEMSTAR-TV GUIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
By: /s/ Stephen A. Weiswasser
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Stephen A. Weiswasser
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 333-44974 has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Signature Title Date
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* Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and November 2, 2000
--------------------------------------- Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Henry C. Yuen
* Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal November 2, 2000
--------------------------------------- Financial Officer)
Elsie Ma Leung
/s/ Stephen A. Weiswasser Executive Vice President, General Counsel and November 2, 2000
--------------------------------------- Director
Stephen A. Weiswasser, Esq.
* Director November 2, 2000
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Douglas B. Macrae
* Director November 2, 2000
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James E. Meyer
* Director November 2, 2000
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George F. Carrier, Ph.D
* Director November 2, 2000
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Peter C. Boylan III
* Director November 2, 2000
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Joachim Kiener
* Director November 2, 2000
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Robert R. Bennett
* Director November 2, 2000
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Chase Carey
* Director November 2, 2000
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J. David Wargo
* Director November 2, 2000
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Nicholas Donatiello, Jr.
*By: /s/ Stephen A. Weiswasser November 2, 2000
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Stephen A. Weiswasser
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