As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 3, 2015
Registration No. 333-147172
Registration No. 333-156690
Registration No. 333-165349
Registration No. 333-187146
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-147172
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-156690
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-165349
FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-187146
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
SUSQUEHANNA BANCSHARES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Pennsylvania |
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23-2201716 |
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization) |
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(I.R.S. Employer
Identification Number) |
c/o BB&T Corporation
200 West Second Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
(336) 733-2000
(Address,
including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrants principal executive offices)
Robert J.
Johnson, Jr., Esq.
Senior Executive Vice President, General Counsel,
Secretary and Chief Corporate Governance Officer
BB&T Corporation
200
West Second Street
Winston-Salem, North Carolina 27101
(336) 733-2000
(Name,
address and telephone number of agent for service)
Approximate
date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: Not applicable. Removal from registration of securities that were not sold pursuant to the above referenced registration statements.
If the only securities being registered on this form are being 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. x
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. ¨
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller
reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
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Large accelerated filer |
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
This Post-Effective Amendment relates to the following Registration Statements filed by Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc., a Pennsylvania
corporation (Susquehanna), on Form S-3 (collectively, the Registration Statements):
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Registration Statement No. 333-147172, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC) on November 6, 2007; |
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Registration Statement No. 333-156690, originally filed with the SEC on January 12, 2009; |
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Registration Statement No. 333-165349, originally filed with the SEC March 8, 2010; and |
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Registration Statement No. 333-187146, originally filed with the SEC on March 8, 2013. |
On August 1, 2015, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of November 11, 2014 (the Agreement),
by and between BB&T Corporation, a North Carolina corporation (BB&T), and Susquehanna, Susquehanna merged with and into BB&T, with BB&T continuing as the surviving corporation.
As a result of the consummation of the transactions contemplated by the Agreement, Susquehanna has terminated all offerings of its securities
pursuant to the above referenced Registration Statements. In accordance with an undertaking made by Susquehanna in each of the Registration Statements to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any securities which remain
unsold at the termination of the offering, Susquehanna hereby removes and withdraws from registration all securities of Susquehanna registered pursuant to the Registration Statements that remain unsold as of the date hereof.
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 the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Winston-Salem, State of North Carolina, on this August 3, 2015. No other person is required to sign this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements in reliance on Rule 478 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
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BB&T CORPORATION |
as successor by merger to Susquehanna Bancshares, Inc. |
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/s/ Daryl N. Bible |
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Daryl N. Bible |
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Senior Executive Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer |
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