S-2/A 1 s2-a.txt S2-A.TXT As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 27, 2001 Registration No. 333-40248 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. THREE TO FORM S-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 AMERICAN BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 87-0418807 -------------------------------- --------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) AMERICAN BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. 103 Springer Building 3411 Silverside Road Wilmington, Delaware 19810 (302) 478-6160 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ANTHONY J. SANTILLI Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Director and Chief Operating Officer American Business Financial Services, Inc. Balapointe Office Center 111 Presidential Boulevard Suite 215 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 (610) 668-2440 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) Copies to: JANE K. STORERO, ESQUIRE Blank Rome Comisky & McCauley LLP One Logan Square Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103-6998 (215) 569-5500 Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective. 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, check the following box. |X| If the registrant elects to deliver its latest annual report to security holders, or a complete and legal facsimile thereof, pursuant to Item 11(a)(1) of this Form, 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 registration statement 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 post-effective registration statement filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) 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 delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434 please check the following box. |_| The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Securities and Exchange Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. This Post-effective Amendment No. Three is being filed for the purpose of deregistering under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, $11,210,071 of principal amount of unsecured subordinated investment notes and money market notes (the "Debt Securities") of American Business Financial Services, Inc. (the "Company") previously registered pursuant to Registration Statement No. 338-40248. The $11,210,071 in principal amount of the Debt Securities has not been issued as of the date hereof. The Debt Securities registered on the above referenced Registration Statement are no longer being offered for sale by the Company. The offering of the Debt Securities resulted in the sale of the $338,789,929 of principal amount of Debt Securities. SIGNATURES In accordance with 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 of filing on Form S-2 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Philadelphia, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on November 26, 2001. AMERICAN BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC. By: /s/ Anthony J. Santilli ------------------------------------------------- Anthony J. Santilli, Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director (Duly Authorized Officer) ----------------------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.
SIGNATURE CAPACITY DATE ----------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ----------------- /s/ Anthony J. Santilli November 26, 2001 ----------------------------------- Chairman, President, Chief Executive Anthony J. Santilli Officer, Chief Operating Officer and Director (Principal Executive and Operating Officer) * ----------------------------------- Executive Vice President and Chief ----------------- Albert W. Mandia Financial Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) * Director ----------------------------------- ----------------- Leonard Becker * Director ----------------------------------- ----------------- Richard Kaufman * Director ----------------------------------- ----------------- Michael DeLuca * Director ----------------------------------- ----------------- Harold Sussman * /s/ Anthony J. Santilli ------------------------- Anthony J. Santilli November 26, 2001 Attorney-in-Fact