CHS INC — Regulatory Filings 2003

Feb 25, 2003

POS AM 1 cenex030907_posam.htm CENEX HARVEST STATES POS-AM Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives Post-Effective Am. No. 1 to Form S-2 MARKER FORMAT-SHEET="Table Begin" FSL="Workstation"

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 25, 2003 Registration No. 333-65364 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington D.C. 20459 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

Minnesota (State or other jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization)
5500 Cenex Drive Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55077 (651) 451-5151 (Address and Zip Code of Principal Executive Offices)
David Kastelic Senior Vice President and General Counsel Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives 5500 Cenex Drive Inver Grove Heights, Minnesota 55077 (651) 451-5151 (Name, address, including zip code and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
_ Copy to: William B. Payne Dorsey & Whitney LLP 50 South Sixth Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 (612) 340-2600 Fax: (612) 340-8738 _

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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. [ ] If the registrant elects to deliver its latest annual report to security holders, or a complete and legible 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 amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registrations statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering. [ ] If this Form is a post-effective amendment 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. [ ]

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TERMINATION OF OFFERING UNDER REGISTRATION STATEMENT Cenex Harvest States Cooperatives, a Minnesota cooperative corporation (the “Company”), registered the public offer and sale of an aggregate of 50,000,000 shares of 8% Preferred Stock (the “Preferred Stock”) pursuant to Registration Statement No. 333-65364 (which was declared effective on October 31, 2001) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 18, 2001 and amended on October 26, 2001. To date, the Company has sold 9,454,874 shares of the Preferred Stock. The Company has discontinued sales under this registration statement and hereby terminates the offering of the remaining 40,545,126 shares of Preferred Stock under Registration Statement No. 333-65364.

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SIGNATURES The Registrant . Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-2 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 Inver Grove Heights, State of Minnesota, on this 25th day of February, 2003. CENEX HARVEST STATES COOPERATIVES By: /s/ John Schmitz ______ John Schmitz Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.

Signature	Title
	President and Chief Executive Officer	February 25, 2003
* ____ John D. Johnson
	Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer	February 25, 2003
/s/ John Schmitz _________ John Schmitz
	Vice President and Controller	February 25, 2003
* ____ Jodell M. Heller
	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Michael Toelle
	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Bruce Anderson
	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Robert Bass
____ David Bielenberg	Director
____ Dennis Carlson	Director
* ____ Curt Eischens	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Robert Elliot	Director	February 25, 2003

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* ____ Robert Grabarski	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Jerry Hasnedl	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Glen Keppy	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ James Kile	Director	February 25, 2003
____ Randy Knecht	Director
* ____ Leonard Larson	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Richard Owen	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Duane Stenzel	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Merlin Van Walleghen	Director	February 25, 2003
* ____ Elroy Webster	Director	February 25, 2003

*By: /s/ John Schmitz

John Schmitz

As Attorney-in-fact