As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2003
Registration No. 333-61196
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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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Ionics, Incorporated
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Massachusetts 04-2068530
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
65 Grove Street
Watertown, MA 02472-2882
(617) 926-2510
(Address, including zip code, and
telephone number,
including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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Douglas R. Brown
President and Chief Executive Officer
Ionics, Incorporated
65 Grove Street
Watertown, MA 02472-2882
(617) 926-2500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
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Copies of all communications, including all communications sent to the agent for
service, should be sent to:
Stephen Korn, Esq. Mark H. Burnett, Esq.
Vice President and General Counsel Testa, Hurwitz & Thibeault, LLP
Ionics, Incorporated Oliver Street Tower
65 Grove Street 125 High Street
Watertown, MA 02472-2882 Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 926-2510 (617) 248-7000
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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The Registrant hereby removes from registration under this Registration
Statement (333-61196) the 574,800 shares of Common Stock, $1.00 par value per
share, registered hereunder (all shares originally registered hereunder being
referred to as the "Offered Shares") that have not been sold pursuant to this
Registration Statement. By the terms of this Registration Statement and an
agreement by and among the Registrant and certain holders of Offered Shares, the
Registrant was required to keep this Registration Statement effective until the
earliest of (i) the date on which all of the Offered Shares have been sold, (ii)
the date on which all of the Offered Shares are able to be sold in a single
transaction under Rule 144 of the Securities Act of 1933 or (iii) April 18,
2003. A total of 300,200 Offered Shares have been sold or otherwise transferred
by selling stockholders under this Registration Statement. Pursuant to the
Registrant's Undertaking in Item 17 of this Registration Statement, the
Registrant hereby removes from registration the 574,800 Offered Shares that have
not been sold pursuant to this Registration Statement prior to the date hereof.
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.1 to this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the Town of Watertown
and Commonwealth of Massachusetts on the 25th day of July, 2003.
IONICS, INCORPORATED
By: /s/ Douglas R. Brown
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Douglas R. Brown,
President and
Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,
this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to this Registration Statement has been
signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
Signature Title Date
President,
Chief Executive Officer
and Director
/s/ Douglas R. Brown (Principal Executive Officer) July 25, 2003
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Douglas R. Brown
Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
/s/ Daniel M. Kuzmak (Principal Financial Officer) July 25, 2003
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Daniel M. Kuzmak
Vice President and
Corporate Controller
/s/ Anthony Di Paola (Principal Accounting Officer) July 25, 2003
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Anthony Di Paola
/s/ * Director July 25, 2003
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Stephen L. Brown
Chairman of the Board and
/s/ * Director July 25, 2003
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Arthur L. Goldstein
/s/ * Director July 25, 2003
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Kathleen F. Feldstein
/s/ * Director July 25, 2003
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William K. Reilly
/s/ * Director July 25, 2003
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John J. Shields
/s/ * Director July 25, 2003
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Daniel I. C. Wang
/s/ * Director July 25, 2003
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Mark S. Wrighton
/s/ * Director July 25, 2003
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Allen S. Wyett
*By: /s/ Stephen Korn
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Stephen Korn
Attorney-in-Fact