As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 2, 2005
File No. 333-89965
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO.1 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-1866480
(State or Other Jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
Of Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.)
121 Crescent Street
Athol, Massachusetts 01331
(Address of Principal Executive Offices, including Zip Code)
1997 EMPLOYEES' STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
Roger U. Wellington, Jr. Steven A. Wilcox Esq.
The L.S. Starrett Company Ropes & Gray LLP
121 Crescent Street One International Place
Athol, Massachusetts 01331 Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(978) 249-3551 (617) 951-7000
(Name, Address and Telephone Number, including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
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Pursuant to Rule 478(a)(4) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
registrant hereby de-registers any and all shares of Common Stock originally
registered hereunder which have not been issued. The L.S. Starrett Company 1997
Employees' Stock Purchase Plan, pursuant to which the shares would have been
issued, has either expired by its terms or been terminated and no additional
shares may be issued or sold under such plan.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the
Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to its
Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Athol, The Commonwealth
of Massachusetts, on this 2nd day of March, 2005.
THE L.S. STARRETT COMPANY
By: /s/Douglas A. Starrett
Name: Douglas A. Starrett
Title: President, Chief Executive
Officer, and Director
Pursuant to the Requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 has
been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated.
Signature Capacity Date
/s/Douglas A. Starrett Chief Executive Officer, President March 2, 2005
Douglas A. Starrett (Principal Executive Officer)
and Director
/s/Roger U. Wellington, Jr. Vice President, Treasurer and Chief March 2, 2005
Roger U. Wellington, Jr. Financial Officer (Principal
Financial Officer)
/s/Steven G. Thomson Chief Accounting Officer(Principal March 2, 2005
Steven G. Thomson Accounting Officer)
/s/Ralph G. Lawrence Director March 2, 2005
Ralph G. Lawrence
/s/Terry A. Piper Director March 2, 2005
Terry A. Piper
/s/Richard B. Kennedy Director March 2, 2005
Richard B. Kennedy
/s/Antony McLaughlin Director March 2, 2005
Antony McLaughlin
/s/Robert L. Montgomery, Jr. Director March 2, 2005
Robert L. Montgomery, Jr.
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