As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 30, 2004 Registration No. 333-105709 SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------ POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------ BELLSOUTH CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) A Georgia Corporation I.R.S. Employer No. 58-1533433 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number) Incorporation or Organization) 1155 Peachtree St., N.E. Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3610 Telephone Number (404) 249-2000 (Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices) ------------ BellSouth Corporation Employee Stock Investment Plan ------------ Agent for Service Stacey K. Geer BellSouth Corporation 1155 Peachtree St., N.E., Suite 1800 Atlanta, Georgia 30309-3610 Telephone Number 404-249-4445 (Name, Address, Including Zip Code, and Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service) ------------ EXPLANATORY NOTE The Registrant hereby deregisters 1,377,700 shares of common stock covered by this Registration Statement (File No. 333-105709), which were not issued by the Registrant pursuant to the Registration Statement and related prospectus. The shares were originally registered in connection with the Employee Stock Investment Plan. On November 25, 2003, the Registrant took action to terminate the Plan effective December 31, 2003. Purchases of shares pursuant to the Plan ceased as of January 30, 2004. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the undersigned Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly authorized, in the City of Atlanta and State of Georgia, on the 30th day of April, 2004. BELLSOUTH CORPORATION BY: /s/ W. Patrick Shannon W. Patrick Shannon Vice President - Finance Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated. Principal Executive Officer: F. Duane Ackerman* Chairman of the Board, President and Chief Executive Officer Principal Financial Officer: Ronald M. Dykes* Chief Financial Officer Principal Accounting Officer: W. Patrick Shannon* Vice President - Finance Directors: F. Duane Ackerman* Reuben V. Anderson* James H. Blanchard* J. Hyatt Brown Armando M. Codina* Kathleen F. Feldstein* James P. Kelly* Leo F. Mullin * *By: /s/ W. Patrick Shannon Robin B. Smith* W. Patrick Shannon, William S. Stavropoulos* individually and as attorney-in-fact April 30, 2004