As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 7, 2001 Registration No. 333- ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 --------------------------- FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 --------------------------- TRITON PCS HOLDINGS, INC. (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 23-2974475 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 1100 Cassatt Road Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312 (610) 651-5900 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) --------------------------- David D. Clark Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President 1100 Cassatt Road Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312 (610) 651-5900 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) --------------------------- Please address a copy of all communications to: John W. McNamara Andrew M. Davies Thomas D. Twedt Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC 1100 Cassatt Road 1200 New Hampshire Avenue, NW Berwyn, Pennsylvania 19312 Washington, D.C. 20036 (610) 651-5900 (202) 776-2000 --------------------------- Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective. --------------------------- If the only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [ ] 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, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, 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. [X] (333-65730) 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 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. [ ] CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ====================================== =================== =================== =================== =================== Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of Title of Each Class of Aggregate Amount Offering Price Aggregate Registration Fee Securities to be Registered to be Registered Per Share Offering Price (1) -------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Class A common stock, par value 1,380,000 shares $30.55 $42,159,000 $10,076 $0.01 per share, offered by the selling stockholders................ -------------------------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- ------------------- Total............................. 1,380,000 shares $42,159,000 $10,076 ====================================== =================== =================== =================== =================== (1) Pursuant to Rule 457 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. ------------------------- EXPLANATORY NOTE This registration statement is being filed by Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and includes the registration statement facing page, this page, the signature page, an exhibit index and an accountant's consent. Pursuant to Rule 462(b), the contents of the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-65730), as amended, of the registrant, including the exhibits, the power of attorney thereto and the opinion of counsel regarding the legality of the registrant's Class A common stock being offered hereby and the related consent, are incorporated by reference into this registration statement. This registration statement covers the registration of an aggregate of $42,159,000 of Class A common stock of the registrant that may be offered by certain selling stockholders. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Berwyn, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, on December 7, 2001. TRITON PCS HOLDINGS, INC. By: /s/ David D. Clark ------------------------------------- David D. Clark Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Secretary Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Triton PCS Holdings, Inc. and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Signature Title Date --------- ----- ---- * Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of December 7, 2001 --------------------------------------- the Board of Directors Michael E. Kalogris (Principal Executive Officer) * --------------------------------------- President, Chief Operating December 7, 2001 Steven R. Skinner Officer and Director /s/ David D. Clark Executive Vice President, Chief Financial December 7, 2001 --------------------------------------- Officer and Secretary David D. Clark (Principal Financial Officer) * --------------------------------------- Vice President and Controller December 7, 2001 Andrew M. Davies (Principal Accounting Officer) * --------------------------------------- Director December 7, 2001 Scott I. Anderson * --------------------------------------- Director December 7, 2001 John D. Beletic * --------------------------------------- Director December 7, 2001 Arnold L. Chavkin * --------------------------------------- Director December 7, 2001 John W. Watkins * --------------------------------------- Director December 7, 2001 William W. Hague 3 * Power of Attorney David D. Clark, by signing his name hereto, does sign this document on behalf of each of the persons indicated above for whom he is attorney-in-fact pursuant to a power of attorney duly executed by such person and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. By: /s/ David D. Clark ---------------------------------- David D. Clark Attorney-in-fact 4 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 5.1 Opinion of Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 5.1 to the registration statement on Form S-3 of the registrant (File No. 333-65730)). 23.1 Consent of Dow, Lohnes & Albertson, PLLC (contained in their opinion filed as Exhibit 5.1). 23.2 Consent of PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP. 24.1 Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to the power of attorney contained on the signature page to the registration statement on Form S-3 of the registrant (File No. 333-65730)). 5