As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2003. Registration No. 33-46473
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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to
FORM S-8 and FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CenturyTel, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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CenturyTel, Inc. 1990 Incentive Compensation Program
(Full title of the plan)
Harvey P. Perry, Esq.
Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer,
General Counsel and Secretary
CenturyTel, Inc.
100 CenturyTel Drive
Monroe, Louisiana 71203
(318) 388-9500
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to:
Margaret F. Murphy
Jones, Walker, Waechter, Poitevent, Carrere & Denegre, L.L.P.
201 St. Charles Avenue
New Orleans, Louisiana 70170-5100
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DEREGISTRATION
In accordance with the undertakings contained in Part II of this Registration Statement No. 33-46473, the Registrant hereby files this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to remove from registration all of the securities registered under this Registration Statement (consisting of shares of common stock and preferred stock purchase rights) that remain unsold on the date hereof.
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 the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Monroe, State of Louisiana, on April
30, 2003.
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CenturyTel, INC. |
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/s/ Harvey P. Perry |
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Harvey P. Perry Executive Vice President, |
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.
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Chairman of the Board and Chief |
April 30, 2003 |
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Glen F. Post, III |
Executive Officer |
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(Principal Executive Officer) |
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Executive Vice President and |
April 30, 2003 |
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R. Stewart Ewing, Jr. |
Chief Financial Officer |
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(Principal Financial Officer) |
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/s/ Neil A. Sweasy |
Vice President and Controller |
April 30, 2003 |
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Neil A. Sweasy |
(Principal Accounting Officer) |
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Director |
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William B. Boles, Jr. |
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Director |
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Virginia Boulet |
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Director |
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Calvin Czeschin |
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Director |
April 30, 2003 |
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James B. Gardner |
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Director |
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W. Bruce Hanks |
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Director |
April 30, 2003 |
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R. L. Hargrove, Jr. |
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Director |
April 30, 2003 |
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Johnny Hebert |
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Director |
April 30, 2003 |
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C. G. Melville, Jr. |
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/s/ Harvey P. Perry |
Director |
April 30, 2003 |
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Harvey P. Perry |
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Director |
April 30, 2003 |
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Jim D. Reppond |
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Director |
April 30, 2003 |
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F. Earl Hogan |
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Director |
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Joseph R. Zimmel |
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/s/Harvey P. Perry |
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Harvey P. Perry |
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Attorney-in-Fact |
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