Registration No. 333-134811

 

 

UNITED STATES
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

IMAX CORPORATION

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Canada		98-0140269
(State or other jurisdiction of		(I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)		Identification Number)

2525 Speakman Drive
Mississauga, Ontario L5K 1B1
Canada
(905) 403-6500
(Address and telephone number of Registrant’s principal executive offices)

IMAX CORPORATION 401(K) RETIREMENT PLAN

(Full title of the plans)

IMAX U.S.A. Inc.
110 E. 59th Street, Suite 2100
New York, NY 10022
(212) 821-0100
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

Copies to:
Doreen E. Lilienfeld, Esq.
Shearman & Sterling LLP
599 Lexington Avenue
New York, New York 10022
(212) 848-7171

 

 

EXPLANATORY STATEMENT

     This Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-134811 (the “Registration Statement”), is being filed to deregister certain shares (the “Shares”) of IMAX Corporation (the “Registrant”) that were registered for issuance pursuant to the IMAX Corporation 401(k) Retirement Plan (the “401(k) Plan”). The Registration Statement registered 50,000 Shares issuable pursuant to the 401(k) Plan to employees who elected to purchase Shares under the 401(k) Plan. The Registration Statement is hereby amended to deregister the remaining unissued shares following the elimination of the ability for employees to purchase Shares under the 401(k) Plan.

2

SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of the U.S. Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant 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 New York, State of New York, on November 7, 2008.

3

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 6(a) of the Securities Act, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement has been signed on behalf of the Registrant by the undersigned, solely in their capacity as the duly authorized representatives of IMAX Corporation in the United States, in the City of New York, State of New York, on November 7, 2008.

4