UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 to
Form S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
(a Delaware corporation)
Executive Offices -- 2030 Dow Center
Midland, Michigan 48674
(Name, state of incorporation and address of principal executive office of registrant)
I.R.S. Employer Identification No. 38-1285128
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DOW AGROSCIENCES EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN (f/k/a The DowElanco Employee Savings Plan)
(Full title of the plan)
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Frank H. Brod
Vice President and Controller
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
2030 Dow Center
Midland, Michigan 48674
(Name and address of agent for service)
Telephone: (989) 636-1000
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is being filed to amend Registration Statement No. 33-37345 on Form S-8 pursuant to which the Registrant registered (i) a specific number of shares of its Common Stock, par value $2.50 per share (the "Stock"), to be offered or sold pursuant to the provisions of the Dow AgroSciences Employee Savings Plan (f/k/a The DowElanco Employee Savings Plan, the "Plan"); and (ii) an indeterminate amount of interests in the Plan. Effective August 29, 2003, the Plan was merged into The Dow Chemical Company Employees' Savings Plan. Consequently, the Plan no longer exists and by this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 all remaining securities, whether Stock or interests in the Plan, are hereby deregistered.
SIGNATURES
The Registrant. 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 amendment to Registration Statement No. 33-37345 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Midland, State of Michigan, on May 5, 2004.
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY
(Registrant)
By: /S/ FRANK H. BROD
Name: Frank H. Brod
Title: Vice President and Controller
The Plan. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Plan has duly caused this amendment to Registration Statement No. 33-37345 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Midland, State of Michigan, on May 5, 2004.
THE DOW CHEMICAL COMPANY EMPLOYEES'
SAVINGS PLAN, SUCCESSOR BY MERGER
TO THE DOW AGROSCIENCES EMPLOYEE SAVINGS PLAN
By: /S/ FRANK H. BROD
Name: Frank H. Brod
Title: Attorney-in-Fact