-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, BXIUOqOQ9JD7ZKDFAZ5h6UwIpuc4v0uInZbpuHeYFYPFYp+yrDQzcJOZOH298pd5 u01l7dI15M9f5R97CK5X6w== 0001047469-03-035406.txt : 20031031 0001047469-03-035406.hdr.sgml : 20031031 20031031110345 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0001047469-03-035406 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: POS AM PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 1 FILED AS OF DATE: 20031031 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: GENZYME CORP CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000732485 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS (NO DIAGNOSTIC SUBSTANCES) [2836] IRS NUMBER: 061047163 STATE OF INCORPORATION: MA FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: POS AM SEC ACT: 1933 Act SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-66096 FILM NUMBER: 03968610 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE KENDALL SQ CITY: CAMBRIDGE STATE: MA ZIP: 02139 BUSINESS PHONE: 6172527500 MAIL ADDRESS: STREET 1: ONE KENDALL SQUARE CITY: CAMBRIDGE STATE: MA ZIP: 02139 POS AM 1 a2121680zposam.htm POS AM
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 31, 2003

Registration No. 333-66096

U.S. 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

GENZYME CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Massachusetts (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		06-1047163 (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
ONE KENDALL SQUARE, CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS 02139, (617) 252-7500 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)

PETER WIRTH
Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer
Genzyme Corporation
One Kendall Square
Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139
(617) 252-7500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

with copies to:

PAUL KINSELLA
Ropes & Gray LLP
One International Place
Boston, Massachusetts 02110
(617) 951-7000

Genzyme Corporation previously issued $575,000,000 principal amount of 3% convertible subordinated debentures due May 15, 2021 (the "Debentures") and registered for resale both the Debentures and 8,179,231 shares of Genzyme General Division Common Stock (the "Shares") that are issuable upon conversion of the Debentures if certain conditions are satisfied.

As of the date of this Post-Effective Amendment, $550,334,000 in principal amount of the Debentures have been resold pursuant to the Registration Statement and none of the Debentures have been converted into Shares. The Debentures and Shares are now eligible for sale pursuant to Rule 144 under the Securities Act of 1933. This Post-Effective Amendment is filed to deregister $24,666,000 in principal amount of the Debentures and 8,179,231 of the Shares that were not sold pursuant to the Registration Statement.

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-3 and 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 Cambridge, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on October 31, 2003.

		GENZYME CORPORATION
		By:	/s/ MICHAEL S. WYZGA Michael S. Wyzga Executive Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer

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