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1 AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON JULY 31, 1998 REGISTRATION NO. 333-30661 ================================================================================ SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------------- CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) MICHIGAN 38-1999511 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SUITE 3000 SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48034 (810) 353-2700 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices) BRETT A. ROBERTS CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION 25505 WEST TWELVE MILE ROAD, SUITE 3000 SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN 48034 (248) 353-2700 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) copy to: Mark A. Metz, Esq. Scott N. Gierke, Esq. Dykema Gossett PLLC McDermott, Will & Emery 400 Renaissance Center 227 Monroe Street Detroit, MI 48243 Chicago, IL 60606-5096 (313) 568-5434 (312) 984-7521 2 EXPLANATORY NOTE Credit Acceptance Corporation (the "Registrant") has filed Registration Statement No. 333-30661 covering $300,000,000 aggregate principal amount of its debt securities (the "Debt Securities"). Registrant desires to discontinue the registration of the Debt Securities covered by Registration Statement No. 333-30661 and is filing this Post-Effective Amendment to deregister the Debt Securities. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Company certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Post Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Southfield, State of Michigan on the 29th day of July, 1998. CREDIT ACCEPTANCE CORPORATION By: /s/ Donald A. Foss ---------------------------- Donald A. Foss, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 29th day of July, 1998. SIGNATURE --------- /s/ Donald A. Foss --------------------------------------------- Donald A. Foss Chairman, President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer) * - --------------------------------------------- Brett A. Roberts Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer (Principal Financial Officer) * - --------------------------------------------- John P. Cavanaugh Controller (Principal Accounting Officer) * - --------------------------------------------- Harry E. Craig Director 3 * - --------------------------------------------- Thomas A. FitzSimmons Director * - --------------------------------------------- David T. Harrison Director * - --------------------------------------------- Sam M. LaFata Director * By: /s/ Douglas W. Busk --------------------------------------- Douglas W. Busk, Attorney-in-Fact