As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2008

Registration No. 333-124581

 

 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-3

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Under

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

 

 

Delaware		2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600 Houston, Texas 77056 (713) 960-9111		76-0346924
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

Stephen Wallace, Esq.

Vice President, General Counsel and

Corporate Secretary

Westlake Chemical Corporation

2801 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 600

Houston, Texas 77056

(713) 960-9111

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copy to:

Timothy S. Taylor, Esq.

Jason A. Rocha, Esq.

Baker Botts L.L.P.

910 Louisiana Street

One Shell Plaza

Houston, Texas 77002-4995

(713) 229-1234

 

 

 

Exact Name of Additional Registrants		Jurisdiction of Incorporation/Organization		I.R.S. Employer Identification Number
Geismar Holdings, Inc.		Delaware		33-1036002
GVGP, Inc.		Delaware		71-0921650
North American Bristol Corporation		Delaware		76-0669252
North American Pipe Corporation		Delaware		76-0370735
Van Buren Pipe Corporation		Delaware		76-0441452
Westech Building Products, Inc.		Delaware		76-0498816
Westech Profiles Limited (successor to North American Profiles, Inc.)		Delaware		76-0636880
Westlake Chemical Investments, Inc.		Delaware		76-0664309
Westlake Development Corporation		Delaware		76-0666307
Westlake Longview Corporation (successor to Westlake NG II Corporation)		Delaware		61-1496835
Westlake Management Services, Inc.		Delaware		76-0321065
Westlake NG I Corporation		Delaware		30-0343980
Westlake Olefins Corporation (successor to Westlake Chemical Holdings, Inc. and Westlake Chemical Manufacturing, Inc.)		Delaware		52-1629821
Westlake Petrochemicals LLC		Delaware		76-0553330
Westlake Polymers LLC		Delaware		76-0144230
Westlake PVC Corporation		Delaware		76-0346192
Westlake Resources Corporation		Delaware		76-0321064
Westlake Styrene LLC		Delaware		76-0294926
Westlake Supply and Trading Company (successor to Westlake International Corporation)		Delaware		76-0377613
Westlake Vinyl Corporation		Delaware		76-0414632
Westlake Vinyls Company LP		Delaware		06-1641487
Westlake Vinyls, Inc.		Delaware		76-0542667
WPT LLC		Delaware		76-0469048

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From time to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If the only securities being registered on this Form are to be 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, as amended (the “Securities Act”), other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following box:  x

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:  ¨

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:  ¨.

 

 

 

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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES; TERMINATION OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT

On December 19, 2005, the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-3, SEC File No. 333-124581 (the “Previous Registration Statement”), filed by Westlake Chemical Corporation and the additional registrants named herein (the “Registrants”). On April 22, 2008, the Commission declared effective the Registration Statement on Form S-3, SEC File No. 333-150206 (the “Current Registration Statement”) filed by Westlake Chemical Corporation and certain additional registrants named therein. As a result, the Registrants have determined that they no longer need to maintain the effectiveness of the Previous Registration Statement.

The Registrants are filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Previous Registration Statement to terminate the effectiveness of the Previous Registration Statement and to deregister, as of the effective date of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, all of the securities remaining unsold under the Previous Registration Statement. The Previous Registration Statement is hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of all such securities.

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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, each of the registrants 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 registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on the 13th day of May, 2008.

 

 

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WESTLAKE CHEMICAL CORPORATION

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 13th day of May, 2008.

 

Signature						Title
/s/ Albert Chao						President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)
Albert Chao
/s/ M. Steven Bender						Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer (Principal Financial Officer)
M. Steven Bender
/s/ George J. Mangieri						Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer (Principal Accounting Officer)
George J. Mangieri
*						Chairman of the Board of Directors
James Chao
*						Director
Robert T. Blakely
*						Director
Dorothy C. Jenkins
*						Director
Max L. Lukens
						Director
E. William Barnett
						Director
H. John Riley, Jr.
*By:		/s/ Albert Chao
		Albert Chao
		Attorney-in-Fact

 

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GEISMAR HOLDINGS, INC.

WESTLAKE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 13th day of May, 2008.

 

Signature				Title
*				President and Director
R. Michael Looney
*				Director
Harold F. Kalbach, Jr.
*By:		/s/ Albert Chao
		Albert Chao
		Attorney-in-Fact

 

WESTLAKE VINYLS COMPANY LP, BY GVGP, INC., ITS GENERAL PARTNER,

GVGP, INC.

NORTH AMERICAN BRISTOL CORPORATION

WESTLAKE CHEMICAL INVESTMENTS, INC.

WESTLAKE LONGVIEW CORPORATION

WESTLAKE MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC.

WESTLAKE NG I CORPORATION

WESTLAKE OLEFINS CORPORATION

WESTLAKE PETROCHEMICALS LLC

WESTLAKE POLYMERS LLC

WESTLAKE PVC CORPORATION

WESTLAKE RESOURCES CORPORATION

WESTLAKE STYRENE LLC

WESTLAKE SUPPLY AND TRADING COMPANY

WESTLAKE VINYL CORPORATION

WESTLAKE VINYLS, INC.

WPT LLC

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 13th day of May, 2008.

 

Signature		Title
/s/ Albert Chao		President and Director
Albert Chao

 

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NORTH AMERICAN PIPE CORPORATION

WESTECH PROFILES LIMITED

WESTECH BUILDING PRODUCTS, INC.

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 13th day of May, 2008.

 

Signature				Title
*				President
Wayne D. Morse
/s/ Albert Chao				Director
Albert Chao
*By:		/s/ Albert Chao
		Albert Chao
		Attorney-in-Fact

VAN BUREN PIPE CORPORATION

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 13th day of May, 2008.

 

Signature				Title
*				President and Director
Wayne D. Morse
*By:		/s/ Albert Chao
		Albert Chao
		Attorney-in-Fact

 

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