As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 27, 2000
Registration No. 333-34036
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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SYSCO CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 74-1648137
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
incorporation or organization)
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1390 Enclave Parkway
Houston, Texas 77077-2099
(281) 584-1390
(Address, including zip code, telephone
number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive
offices)
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MICHAEL C. NICHOLS
Vice President, General Counsel and Assistant Secretary
1390 Enclave Parkway
Houston, Texas 77077-2099
(281) 584-1390
(Name, address, including zip code,
and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
B. Joseph Alley, Jr., Esq.
Arnall Golden & Gregory, LLP
2800 One Atlantic Center
1201 West Peachtree Street
Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3450
(404) 873-8500
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Approximate Date of Commencement of Proposed Sale To The Public: Not
applicable.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following
box. [ ]
If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be offered on
a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of
1933, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, check the following box.[X]
If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering
pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and
list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective
registration statement for the same offering. [ ]
If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c)
under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act
registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement
for the same offering. [ ]
If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
SYSCO Corporation ("SYSCO") has filed a Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 333-34036) (the "Registration Statement") which originally
registered 1,994,778 shares of common stock, par value $1.00 per share, of SYSCO
for sale by the selling stockholders named therein. The offering contemplated by
the Registration Statement terminated on July 23, 2000 as a result of the
expiration of the obligation of SYSCO to maintain the effectiveness of the
Registration Statement under the Registration Rights Agreement dated March 17,
2000 between SYSCO and the selling stockholders identified in the Registration
Statement. Accordingly, pursuant to the undertaking contained in the
Registration Statement, SYSCO is hereby filing this post-effective amendment to
deregister such number of shares originally registered by the Registration
Statement as remained unsold as of the termination of the offering.
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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 this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 and has
duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston and the State of
Texas, on the 27th day of September, 2000.
SYSCO CORPORATION
By: /s/ Charles H. Cotros
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Charles H. Cotros
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement or amendment 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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/s/ Charles H. Cotros Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and September 27, 2000
----------------------------------------- Director (principal executive officer)
Charles H. Cotros
/s/ John K. Stubblefield, Jr. Executive Vice President, Finance and September 27, 2000
----------------------------------------- Administration (principal financial and
John K. Stubblefield, Jr. accounting officer)
* Director September 27, 2000
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John W. Anderson
* Director September 27, 2000
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Gordon M. Bethune
* Director September 27, 2000
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Colin G. Campbell
* Director September 27, 2000
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Judith B. Craven
* Director September 27, 2000
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Frank A. Godchaux, III
* Director September 27, 2000
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Jonathan Golden
/s/ Thomas E. Lankford Director September 27, 2000
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Thomas E. Lankford
* Director September 27, 2000
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Richard G. Merrill
* Director September 27, 2000
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Frank H. Richardson
Director September __, 2000
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Richard J. Schnieders
* Director September 27, 2000
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Phyllis S. Sewell
* Director September 27, 2000
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Arthur J. Swenka
. * Director September 27, 2000
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Thomas B. Walker, Jr.
* Director September 27, 2000
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John F. Woodhouse
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*By: /s/ John K. Stubblefield, Jr.
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John K. Stubblefield, Jr.
Attorney-in-Fact
