- Post-Effective Amendment to an S-8 filing (S-8 POS)

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

ERESEARCHTECHNOLOGY, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

Delaware

1818 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

(215) 972-0420

22-3264604

(State or Other Jurisdiction of

Incorporation or Organization)

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

(I.R.S. Employer

Identification Number)

eResearchTechnology, Inc. 1996 Stock Option Plan

(Full Title of the Plan)

Keith D. Schneck

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer

eResearchTechnology, Inc.

1818 Market Street

Philadelphia, PA 19103

(Name and Address of agent for service)

(215) 972-0420

(Telephone Number, including Area Code, of agent for service)

Copy To:

Scott R. Haber, Esq.

Latham & Watkins LLP

505 Montgomery Street, Suite 2000

San Francisco, California 94111

(415) 391-0600

DEREGISTRATION OF COMMON STOCK

On May 2, 1997, the Registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) a registration statement on Form S-8, Registration No. 333-26471 (the “Registration Statement”), for the sale of 500,000 shares of the common stock (the “Common Stock”), par value $0.01 per share, of the Registrant under the eResearchTechnology, Inc. (formerly Premier Research Worldwide, Ltd.) 1996 Stock Option Plan (the “Plan”).

On July 3, 2012, pursuant to the terms of the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”), dated as of April 9, 2012, by and among the Registrant, Explorer Holdings, Inc. and Explorer Acquisition Corp., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Explorer Holdings, Inc., Explorer Acquisition Corp. merged with and into the Registrant, and the Registrant became a wholly-owned subsidiary of Explorer Holdings, Inc. (the “Merger”). As a result of the Merger, the offering pursuant to the Registration Statement has been terminated. In accordance with an undertaking made by the Registrant in the Registration Statement to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the Common Stock registered under the Registration Statement that remain unsold at the termination of the offering, the Registrant hereby removes from registration the Common Stock registered but unsold under the Registration Statement.

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 this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of Philadelphia, State of Pennsylvania, on the 3rd day of July, 2012.


ERESEARCHTECHNOLOGY, INC.

By:		/s/ Jeffrey S. Litwin, MD
		Name: Jeffrey S. Litwin, MD
		Title: President and Chief Executive Officer

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


SIGNATURE	TITLE	DATE

/s/ Jeffrey S. Litwin, MD	President and Chief Executive Officer	July 3, 2012
Jeffrey S. Litwin, MD	(Principal Executive Officer)

/s/ Keith D. Schneck	Executive Vice President, Chief Financial	July 3, 2012
Keith D. Schneck	Officer, Treasurer and Secretary
	(Principal Financial and Accounting Officer)

/s/ Robert J. Weltman	Director	July 3, 2012
Robert J. Weltman