NVDQ Novadaq Technologies

As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2017

Registration No. 333-181836

Registration No. 333-204136

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-181836

POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMENT NO. 333-204136

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

Novadaq Technologies Inc. Second Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan

Novadaq Technologies Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan

(Full Title of the Plan)

C T Corporation

111 Eighth Avenue

13 th  Floor

New York, New York 10011

(Name and address of agent for service)

(215) 399-9444

(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

With a copy to:

Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a small reporting company or an emerging growth company. See definition of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company,” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act. o

DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES

These Post-Effective Amendments (these “ Post-Effective Amendments ”) relate to the following Registration Statements on Form S-8 (collectively, the “ Registration Statements ”) of Novadaq Technologies Inc. (the “ Company ”), filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “ SEC ”):

·                   Registration Statement No. 333-181836, registering the issuance of 3,982,765 Common Shares, no par value per share, of the Company under the Novadaq Technologies Inc. Second Amended and Restated Stock Option Plan, filed with the SEC on June 1, 2012.

·                   Registration Statement No. 333-204136, registering the issuance of 10,000,000 Common Shares, no par value per share, of the Company under the Novadaq Technologies Inc. Long Term Incentive Plan, filed with the SEC on May 13, 2015.

On September 1, 2017, pursuant to the Arrangement Agreement, dated June 16, 2017, by and among Stryker Corporation, a Michigan corporation (“ Stryker ”), Stryker Canada Operations ULC, a British Columbia unlimited liability company, and the Company, Stryker purchased all of the issued and outstanding shares of the Company (the “ Acquisition ”).

As a result of the Acquisition, the Company has terminated all offerings of its securities pursuant to the Registration Statements. In accordance with an undertaking made by the Company in the Registration Statements to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the securities that remain unsold at the termination of the offerings, the Company hereby removes from registration all of such securities of the Company registered but unsold under the Registration Statements, if any, as of the date hereof. The Registration Statements are hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities.

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