As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 25, 2001. Registration No. 333- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 -------------- FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT Under THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------- CIRCUIT CITY STORES, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) Commonwealth of Virginia 54-0493875 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) 9950 Mayland Drive Richmond, Virginia 23233 (804) 527-4000 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) W. Alan McCollough President and Chief Executive Officer Circuit City Stores, Inc. 9950 Mayland Drive Richmond, Virginia 23233 (804) 527-4000 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service of process) -------------- Copies to: Robert L. Burrus, Jr., Esq. Raymond W. Wagner, Esq. McGuireWoods LLP Simpson Thacher & Bartlett One James Center 425 Lexington Avenue 901 East Cary Street New York, New York 10017 Richmond, Virginia 23219 (212) 455-2000 (804) 775-1000 (212) 455-2502 (facsimile) (804) 698-2023 (facsimile) -------------- 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, as amended (the "Securities Act"), 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] 333-62962 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 securities to be Amount to be offering price per aggregate offering price registration registered registered unit (1) (1) fee -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Circuit City Stores, Inc. - CarMax Group Common Stock, par value $.50 per share............... 1,552,500 $15.50 $24,063,750 $6,016 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock, Series F, par value $20.00 per share (2)................ N/A N/A N/A N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Circuit City Stores, Inc. - Circuit City Group Common Stock, par value $.50 per share (3)(4). (5) N/A N/A N/A -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock, Series E, N/A N/A N/A N/A par value $20.00 per share (6)................ ================================================================================================================================ (1) Calculated based upon the offering price for the shares. (2) Prior to the occurrence of certain events, the Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock, Series F, will be attached to and trade with shares of the CarMax Group Common Stock. Value attributable to such rights, if any, will be reflected in the market price of the shares of CarMax Group Common Stock. (3) Registered solely because the shares of CarMax Group Common Stock registered under this registration statement may be converted, at the option of the registrant, into shares of Circuit City Group Common Stock in accordance with the terms of the CarMax Group Common Stock. (4) No additional consideration would be paid by the holders of CarMax Group Common Stock upon a conversion of the CarMax Group Common Stock into Circuit City Group Common Stock. Accordingly, no separate fee is paid. (5) This registration statement registers an indeterminate number of shares of Circuit City Group Common Stock (including the associated Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock, Series E) issuable upon any conversion of the shares of CarMax Group Common Stock registered hereunder. (6) Prior to the occurrence of certain events, the Rights to Purchase Preferred Stock, Series E, will be attached to and trade with shares of the Circuit City Group Common Stock. Value attributable to such rights, if any, will be reflected in the market price of the shares of Circuit City Group Common Stock. -------------- This registration statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended ("Rule 462(b)"), and includes the registration statement facing page, this page, the signature page, an exhibit index, legal opinion and related consent and an accountant's consent. Pursuant to Rule 462(b), the contents of the registration statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-62962) of Circuit City Stores, Inc., including the exhibits thereto and each of the documents incorporated by reference therein, are incorporated by reference into this 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 on Form S-3 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Richmond, Commonwealth of Virginia, on the 25th day of July 2001. Circuit City Stores, Inc. /s/ W. Alan McCollough By __________________________________ W. Alan McCollough President and Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated on the 25th day of July 2001. Signature Title --------- ----- /s/ W. Alan McCollough President, Chief Executive Officer and ___________________________________________ Director (Principal Executive Officer) W. Alan McCollough /s/ Michael T. Chalifoux* Executive Vice President, Chief Financial ___________________________________________ Officer Corporate Secretary and Director Michael T. Chalifoux (Principal Financial Officer) /s/ Philip J. Dunn* Senior Vice President, Treasurer, Corporate ___________________________________________ Controller and Chief Accounting Officer Philip J. Dunn (Principal Accounting Officer) /s/ Richard N. Cooper* Director ___________________________________________ Richard N. Cooper /s/ Barbara S. Feigin* Director ___________________________________________ Barbara S. Feigin /s/ James F. Hardymon* Director ___________________________________________ James F. Hardymon /s/ Robert S. Jepson Jr.* Director ___________________________________________ Robert S. Jepson Jr. /s/ Hugh G. Robinson* Director ___________________________________________ Hugh G. Robinson II-1 Signature Title --------- ----- /s/ Mikael Salovaara* Director ___________________________________________ Mikael Salovaara /s/ Richard L. Sharp* Director ___________________________________________ Richard L. Sharp /s/ John W. Snow* Director ___________________________________________ John W. Snow /s/ Carolyn Y. Woo* Director ___________________________________________ Carolyn Y. Woo /s/ W. Alan McCollough *By: ______________________________________ W. Alan McCollough Attorney-in-Fact II-2 EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Document ------- -------- 5.1 Opinion and consent of McGuireWoods LLP, regarding the legality of the securities being registered.* 23.1 Consent of KPMG LLP.* 23.2 Consent of McGuireWoods LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1). 24.1 Powers of Attorney (Filed as Exhibit 24.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Reg. No. 333-62962) and incorporated by reference). -------- * Filed herewith.