As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 18, 2010.
Registration No. 333-147347
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
Abraxis BioScience, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
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Delaware
(State or Other Jurisdiction of
Incorporation or Organization)
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30-0431735
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.) |
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000
Los Angeles, California 90025
(Address, Including Zip Code, of Principal Executive Offices)
Abraxis BioScience, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan
American BioScience, Inc. Restricted Unit Plan I
American BioScience, Inc. Restricted Unit Plan II
(Full Title of Plan)
Perry Karsen
President
Abraxis BioScience, Inc.
11755 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 2000
Los Angeles, CA 90025
(310) 883-1300
(Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number,
Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
With copies to:
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Jonn R. Beeson
Kevin B. Espinola
Jones Day
3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 800
Irvine, California 92612-4408
(949) 851-3939
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Maria Pasquale
Vice President and Chief Legal Counsel
Celgene Corporation
86 Morris Avenue
Summit, New Jersey 07901
(908) 673-9000 |
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. (Check one):
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
On November 13, 2007, Abraxis BioScience, Inc. (the “Company”) filed a registration statement
on Form S-8, Registration Number 333-147347 (the “Registration Statement”), with respect to (a)
600,000 shares of the Company’s common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the “Common Stock”),
relating to the Abraxis BioScience, Inc. 2007 Stock Incentive Plan and (b) 3,537,319 shares of
Common Stock relating to the American BioScience, Inc. Restricted Unit Plan I and the American
BioScience, Inc. Restricted Unit Plan II.
On October 15, 2010, upon the terms and subject to the conditions of the Agreement and Plan of
Merger, dated as of June 30, 2010, among the Company, Celgene Corporation, a Delaware corporation
(“Parent”), and Artistry Acquisition Corp., a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”) and a
wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent, Merger Sub merged with and into the Company (the “Merger”), with
the Company continuing as the surviving entity and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parent. As a result
of the Merger, the Company has terminated all offerings of Common Stock pursuant to its existing
registration statements, including the Registration Statement. In accordance with an undertaking
made by the Company in the Registration Statement to remove from registration by means of a
post-effective amendment any shares of Common Stock which remain unsold at the termination of the
offering, the Company hereby removes from registration all shares of Common Stock under the
Registration Statement which remain unsold as of the effective time of the Merger.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it
has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and
has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Los Angeles, State of California, on October 18, 2010.
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Abraxis BioScience, Inc.
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By: |
/s/ Perry Karsen
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Perry Karsen |
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President and Director |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No.
1 to
Form S-8 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the date
indicated.
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/s/ Andre Van Hoek
Andre Van Hoek
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Chief Financial Officer and
Director
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October 18, 2010 |
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/s/ Sandesh Mahatme
Sandesh Mahatme
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Treasurer, Secretary
and Director
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October 18, 2010 |
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/s/ Wayne Folkart
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Vice
President — Tax and Director
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October 18, 2010 |