Registration No. 333-30306 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, DC 20549 -------------- POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO --------------- FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC. (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 61-0505332 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification No.) 4360 BROWNSBORO ROAD SUITE 300 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40207 (Address of Principal Executive Offices) GENLYTE THOMAS CONSOLIDATED THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FOR HOURLY LIGHTING EMPLOYEES (Full Title of the Plan) PHILLIP J. STUECKER Telephone number, SECRETARY, including area code, VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE AND of agent for service: CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER (502) 893-4600 THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC. 4360 BROWNSBORO ROAD SUITE 300 LOUISVILLE, KENTUCKY 40207 (Name and Address of Agent For Service) Withdrawing the Registration Statement of the Registrant pursuant to Rule 478(c). ================================================================================ WITHDRAWAL OF REGISTRATION STATEMENT ------------------------------------ This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is being filed for the purpose of withdrawing the Registration statement in accordance with Rule 478(c) under the Securities Act of 1933. SIGNATURE --------- Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933 and provisions of Rule 478(c) of the Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated thereunder, the Registrant has duly caused this amendment to its Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Louisville, Commonwealth of Kentucky, on December 15, 2004. THOMAS INDUSTRIES INC. /s/ Phillip J. Stuecker ---------------------------------- Phillip J. Stuecker