POS AM 1 posamof.txt DEREGISTRATION OF UNISSUED SHARES As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 20, 1999 REGISTRATION NO. 333-87413 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 OHIO CASUALTY CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) OHIO 31-0783294 (State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer of incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 9450 Seward Road Fairfield OH 45014 (Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) Ohio Casualty Corporation 2002 Broad-Based Employee Stock Option Plan (Full title of the Plan) Debra K. Crane Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Ohio Casualty Corporation 9450 Seward Road Fairfield OH 45014 (513) 603-2400 (Name, address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) EXPLANATORY NOTE This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement No. 333-87413 is being filed by Ohio Casualty Corporation (the "Registrant") to deregister under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), the 242,400 shares that were originally registered on this Registration Statement but were not sold. 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 Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fairfield, State of Ohio, on the 19th day of May, 2005. OHIO CASUALTY CORPORATION By: /s/ Debra K. Crane ____________________________ Debra K. Crane Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed on the following page by the persons and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Signature Title Date /s/ Dan R. Carmichael ---------------------- Dan R. Carmichael President and Chief * Executive Officer; Director /s/ Michael A. Winner ---------------------- Michael A. Winner Chief Financial Officer * /s/ Terrence J. Baehr ---------------------- Terrence J. Baehr Director * /s/ Jack E. Brown ------------------ Jack E. Brown Director * /s/ Catherine E. Dolan ----------------------- Catherine E. Dolan Director * /s/ Philip G. Heasley --------------------- Philip G. Heasley Director * /s/ Ralph S. Michael III ------------------------ Ralph S. Michael III Director * /s/ Robert A. Oakley -------------------- Robert A. Oakley Director * /s/ Stanley N. Pontius ---------------------- Stanley N. Pontius Lead Director * /s/ Jan H. Suwinski ------------------- Jan H. Suwinski Director * /s/ Michael L. Wright --------------------- Michael L. Wright Director * * Dated May 19, 2005