As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 6, 2007.
Registration No. 333-63334
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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BASF AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
BASF CORPORATION*
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)
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Federal Republic of Germany |
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Not Applicable (I.R.S. Employer |
Carl Bosch Strasse 38
67056 Ludwigshafen, GERMANY
(Address of Registrant’s principal executive offices)
BASF STOCK OPTION PROGRAM
(Full title of the plan)
Dr. Kurt Bock
BASF Corporation
100 Campus Drive
Florham Park, New Jersey 07932
(973) 245-2600
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
Copies to:
Robert C. Treuhold
Shearman & Sterling LLP
114, avenue des Champs-Elysées
75008 Paris, France
(33-1) 53.89.70.60
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* BASF Corporation is also the name of a wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant in the United States.
EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
This Post-Effective Amendment No.1 to Registration Statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-63334 (the “Registration Statement”), is being filed to deregister certain Ordinary Shares of no par value (the “Shares”), of BASF Aktiengesellschaft (the “Registrant”) that were registered for issuance to employees of the Registrant and its subsidiaries pursuant to the BASF Stock Option Program (the “Plan”). The Registration Statement registered 3,392,109 Shares issuable pursuant to the Plan. In connection with the Registrant’s suspension of its duty to file reports under Section 13(a) and 15(d) of the U.S. Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, the Registration Statement is hereby amended to deregister the remaining unissued Shares.
PART II
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Ludwigshafen/Rhine, the Federal Republic of Germany on September 6, 2007.
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/s/ Dr. Eckart Sünner |
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Dr. Eckart Sünner |
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President Legal Affairs, Taxes |
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/s/ Dr. Eckhard Müller |
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Dr. Eckhard Müller |
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President Finance |
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Authorized U.S. Representative | |
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By: |
/s/ Dr. Kurt Bock |
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Dr. Kurt Bock |
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Authorized U.S. Representative |