Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 3, 2006

Registration No. 333-113841


UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 


POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2

TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 


MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INC.*

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)

 


 

Delaware  

Two Greenville Crossing,

4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 238

Greenville, Delaware 19807

(713) 652-7200

  22-3436215

(State or other jurisdiction of

incorporation or organization)

 

(Address, including zip code, and

telephone number, including area code,

of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification No.)

 


KERRY A. GALVIN

Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

Millennium Chemicals Inc.

4001 Kennett Pike, Suite 238

Greenville, Delaware 19807

(713) 652-7200

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 


Copy to:

Stephen A. Massad

Baker Botts L.L.P.

3000 One Shell Plaza

910 Louisiana

Houston, Texas 77002-4995

(713) 229-1234

Fax: (713) 229-1522

 


Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not Applicable.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are to be 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.  ¨

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, please 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 this Form is a registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ¨

If this Form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box.  ¨

 

ADDITIONAL REGISTRANT*

Name of Additional

Registrant as Specified in its Charter

  

State of

Organization

  

I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number

Millennium America Inc.

   Delaware    98-0045719

 



DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

The Registrants previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”), and the Commission declared effective, a registration statement on Form S-3, Registration No. 333-113841 (the “Registration Statement”), for the registration of the resale of $150,000,000 principal amount of 4% Senior Convertible Debentures (the “Debentures”) issued by Millennium Chemicals Inc. and unconditionally guaranteed by Millennium America Inc. and of the shares of common stock of Millennium Chemicals Inc. originally issuable upon conversion of the Debentures. No shares of such common stock have been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. Pursuant to a stock-for-stock business combination on November 30, 2004, in which Millennium Chemicals Inc. became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Lyondell Chemical Company, the Debentures became convertible instead into common stock of Lyondell Chemical Company. A portion of the Debentures were sold pursuant to the Registration Statement. The contractual obligation to keep the Registration Statement effective has expired and, as a result, the Registrants are no longer required to maintain an effective registration statement related to the securities. This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement is being filed to terminate the Registration Statement and deregister the (1) 11,003,520 shares of the common stock of Millennium Chemicals Inc. which remain unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof and (2) the $19,882,000 principal amount of the Debentures which remain unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof.


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Millennium Chemicals Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Houston, Texas, on April 3, 2006.

 

MILLENNIUM CHEMICALS INC.
By:  

/s/ Kerry A. Galvin

Name:   Kerry A. Galvin
Title:  

Senior Vice President,

General Counsel and Secretary

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and as of April 3, 2006.

 

Signature

      

Title

   

/s/ Morris Gelb

Morris Gelb

    

Chairman of the Board

 

/s/ Bart de Jong

Bart de Jong

    

Director

 

/s/ Edward J. Dineen

Edward J. Dineen

    

Director

 

/s/ Dan F. Smith

Dan F. Smith

    

Chief Executive Officer

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

/s/ T. Kevin DeNicola

T. Kevin DeNicola

    

Senior Vice President

and Chief Financial Officer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

/s/ Charles L. Hall

Charles L. Hall

    

Vice President and Controller

and Chief Accounting Officer

(Principal Accounting Officer)

 


SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Millennium America Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Houston, Texas, on April 3, 2006.

 

MILLENNIUM AMERICA INC.
By:  

/s/ Morris Gelb

Name:   Morris Gelb
Title:   President

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to Form S-3 has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated and as of April 3, 2006.

 

Signature

      

Title

   

/s/ Morris Gelb

Morris Gelb

    

President and Director

(Principal Executive Officer)

 

/s/ T. Kevin DeNicola

T. Kevin DeNicola

    

Director

 

/s/ Edward J. Dineen

Edward J. Dineen

    

Director

 

/s/ Karen A. Twitchell

Karen A. Twitchell

    

Vice President and Treasurer

(Principal Financial Officer)

 

/s/ Charles L. Hall

Charles L. Hall

    

Vice President and Controller

(Principal Accounting Officer)