PEN INTERCONNECT INC
S-3/A, 1997-08-26
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     As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 25, 1997
                      Registration Statement No. 333-29927

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D. C. 20549

                               AMENDMENT NO. 2 ON
                                    FORM S-3
                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                             PEN INTERCONNECT, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)


       Utah                           3357                          87-0430260
(State or other jurisdiction   (Primary Standard Industrial    (IRS Employer
of incorporation)               Classification Code Number)  Identification No.)


Pen Interconnect, Inc.                   James S. Pendleton, Chairman
2351 South 2300 West                     Pen Interconnect, Inc.
Salt Lake City, Utah 84119               2351 South 2300 West
(801) 973-6090                           Salt Lake City, Utah 84119
(Address, including zip code,            (801) 973-6090
and telephone number, including        (Name, address, including zip code,
 area code, of registrant's             and telephone number, including area 
 principal executive offices),          code, of agent for service)

                                    Copy to:
                              Oscar D. Folger, Esq.
                              James W. Lucas, Esq.
                                521 Fifth Avenue
                            New York, New York 10175
                                 (212) 697-6464

Approximate  date of  commencement  of proposed  sale to the public:  As soon as
practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

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, check the following box. /X/

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. /_/

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, check
the following box. /_/





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The Registrant hereby amends this  Registration  Statement on such date or dates
as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant  shall file
a further amendment which specifically  states that this Registration  Statement
shall  thereafter  become  effective  in  accordance  with  Section  8(a) of the
Securities  Act of  1933  or  until  the  Registration  Statement  shall  become
effective on such date as the Commission,  acting pursuant to said Section 8(a),
may determine.





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                   SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED JULY 16, 1997

                             Pen Interconnect, Inc.
                        2,743,404 Shares of Common Stock

                               -------------------

         This  Prospectus  relates to the  offering of an aggregate of 2,743,404
shares of the Common Stock,  par value $.01 per share ("Common  Stock"),  of Pen
Interconnect,  Inc. (the "Company").  The Common Stock is sometimes  referred to
hereinafter as  "Securities."  The Company's Common Stock and Warrants have been
publicly traded since November 1995, when the Company  completed an underwritten
initial  public  offering of  1,000,000  shares of Common  Stock and warrants to
purchase 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (the "Initial Public Offering").  Only
persons named herein as Selling  Security  Holders may rely upon this Prospectus
for resale of Securities owned by them. The Securities included herein are being
offered as follows:

- -    1,935,000shares  of Common  Stock are being  offered  by  Selling  Security
     Holders,  issuable  upon  exercise of warrants or options  ("Warrants")  at
     prices ranging from $2.00 to $2.75 per share.

- -    808,404shares of Common Stock are being offered by various Selling Security
     Holders.

         The Company will receive the exercise  prices  payable upon exercise of
the  Warrants.  The Company will not receive any  proceeds  from the sale of the
Common Stock by the Selling  Security  Holders.  The Company has been advised by
the Selling  Security Holders that there are no underwriting  arrangements  with
respect to the sale of any Securities.  The Securities will be sold from time to
time by the  Selling  Security  Holders in the  over-the-counter  market at then
prevailing prices and in private  transactions at negotiated  prices.  Usual and
customary brokerage fees, if any, may be paid by the Selling Security Holders in
connection with sales by the Selling Security Holders.

         The Common Stock and Warrants are quoted on the Nasdaq  National Market
System  under the symbols  "PENC" and  "PENCW,"  respectively.  The closing sale
prices of the Company's Common Stock and Warrants onAugust 20, 1997 as quoted on
the Nasdaq National Market System, were $ 1.4375and $ 0.2813, respectively.
                                                        ---------------------


                  THE SECURITIES OFFERED HEREBY INVOLVE A HIGH
             DEGREE OF RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS" COMMENCING ON PAGE 6





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       THESE SECURITIES ARE SPECULATIVE AND INVOLVE A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK
                                       AS
                   WELL AS IMMEDIATE AND SUBSTANTIAL DILUTION.

THESE  SECURITIES  HAVE NOT BEEN APPROVED OR  DISAPPROVED  BY THE SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE  COMMISSION OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION NOR HAS THE SECURITIES
AND  EXCHANGE  COMMISSION  OR ANY STATE  SECURITIES  COMMISSION  PASSED UPON THE
ACCURACY OR ADEQUACY OF THIS PROSPECTUS. ANY REPRESENTATION TO THE CONTRARY IS A
CRIMINAL OFFENSE.



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<CAPTION>

                                      Price           Underwriting          Proceeds to        Proceeds to
                                   to Public (1)      Discounts and         Company(1)         Selling Security
                                                      Commissions (1)                          Holders (1)

<S>                             <C>                   <C>                  <C>                 <C>
Per Share............................
Total...................................

=============================  =====================  ====================  ================   ===================
</TABLE>

(1)      Not determinable at this time.




                  The date of this Prospectus is August    , 1997





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                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         The Company is subject to the reporting  requirements of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934 ("Exchange Act") and in accordance  therewith files reports
and  other  information  with  the  Securities  and  Exchange   Commission  (the
"Commission"). Such reports and other information may be inspected at the public
reference  facilities of the  Commission at Judiciary  Plaza,  450 Fifth Street,
N.W.,  Washington,  D.C.  20549,  and at the following  Regional  Offices of the
Commission:  Suite 1400, 500 West Madison Street, Chicago,  Illinois 60661-2511;
Seven World Trade Center - 13th Floor,  New York, New York 10048;  and Suite 500
East, 5757 Wilshire  Boulevard,  Los Angeles,  California 90036- 3648. Copies of
such  material  may  be  obtained  from  the  Public  Reference  Section  of the
Commission,  Washington,  D.C.  20549,  at  prescribed  rates,  and can  also be
accessed electronically through the Commissions Web Site at http;//www.sec.gov.

                            ------------------------

         The Company  will  furnish its  security  holders  with annual  reports
containing  audited  financial  statements  at the end of each fiscal  year.  In
addition,  the Company may, from time to time,  issue unaudited  interim reports
and financial statements.


THE FOLLOWING  LEGEND WILL APPEAR IN RED INK ON THE FRONT PAGE OF THE PROSPECTUS
IN THE EVENT THAT THE PROSPECTUS IS CIRCULATED PRIOR TO BEING DECLARED EFFECTIVE
BY THE COMMISSION:

"The  information  contained  herein is subject to completion  or  amendment.  A
registration  statement  relating  to these  securities  has been filed with the
Securities  and Exchange  Commission.  These  securities may not be sold nor may
offers to buy be accepted prior to the time the registration  statement  becomes
effective.  This  prospectus  shall  not  constitute  an  offer  to sell nor the
solicitation of an offer to buy nor shall there be any sale of these  securities
in any State in which such offer,  solicitation  or sale would be unlawful prior
to registration or qualification under the securities laws of any such State."







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                                   The Company

         Pen  Interconnect,  Inc.  (the  "Company")  develops  and produces on a
turnkey basis,  interconnections  solutions for original equipment manufacturers
("OEMs")  in the  computer,  computer  peripheral,  and other  computer  related
industries,   such  as  the  telecommunications,   instrumentation  and  testing
equipment  industries.  The Company's products connect electronic equipment such
as computers,  to various  external  devices (such as video  screens,  printers,
external  disk  drives,  modems,  telephone  jacks,  peripheral  interfaces  and
networks)  and connect  devices  within the equipment  (such as power  supplies,
computer  hard  drives and PC  cards).  The  InCirT  Division  is engaged in the
electronic  manufacturing  services industry (EMSI), and provides  sophisticated
ISO  9002-certified  assembly and testing  services for complex  printed circuit
boards and  subsystems.  In  addition,  the  Company's  MOTO-SAT  division  is a
manufacturer  of satellite  receiving  systems for  recreational  vehicles.  The
Company was  incorporated  under the laws of the State of Utah on September  30,
1985.  The  Company  maintains  divisions  located in Salt Lake  City,  Utah and
Tustin,  California.  The Tustin  subsidiary was acquired in April 1996 for cash
and common stock from Cerplex Group, Inc. During the fiscal year ended September
30, 1996 the Company also had a division  located in San Jose,  California.  The
San Jose  division  was sold by the  Company in  November  1996.  The  executive
offices of the Company are located at 2351 South 2300 West, Salt Lake City, Utah
84119. Its telephone number is 801-973-6090.



                                  RISK FACTORS

         In addition to the other information in this Prospectus,  the following
factors  should be  considered  carefully in  evaluating  an  investment  in the
securities offered by this Prospectus.

Factors Affecting Operating Results

         The  Company's  operating  results are  affected  by a wide  variety of
factors,  many of which are  beyond  the  control of the  Company,  which  could
adversely  impact  its net sales and  profitability.  The  factors  include  the
Company's  ability  to  design  and  introduce  new  products  on a  timely  and
cost-effective  basis, market acceptance of products of both the Company and its
customers,  customer  demand for the products of the Company and its  customers,
the level of orders that are received and can be shipped in a quarter,  customer
order patterns and seasonality,  changes in product mix, product performance and
reliability,  product  obsolescence,  the  amount of any  product  returns,  the
availability  and costs of raw  materials,  equipment  and other  supplies,  the
cyclical nature of both the computer  industry and the markets  addressed by the
Company's products, technological changes, competition and competitive pressures
on prices,  and economic  conditions in the markets  served by the Company.  The
Company believes its ability to continue to increase its manufacturing  capacity
to meet customer demand and maintain  satisfactory delivery schedules will be an
important  competitive factor. The Company's products find application in a wide
variety  of  computer,  computer  peripheral,  medical,  telecommunications  and
industrial control products.  A slowdown in demand for products that utilize the
Company's  products as a result of economic or other  conditions  in the markets
served by the Company or other  broad-based  factors could adversely  affect the
Company's operating results. In addition, the Company will be adversely affected
if  OEMs  increase  their  own  manufacture  of  interconnections  or  if  large
manufacturers  of cables,  printed circuit board assemblies or connectors seek a
greater share of the molded cable assembly business.

         Wide  market   acceptance   of  the  Personal   Computer   Memory  Card
International  Association ("PCMCIA") standards and increasing sales of products
using the PCMCIA standards have been critical to the Company's growth prospects.
The success of the PCMCIA  standards,  however,  cannot be accurately  predicted
since such success will depend on the  promotional  efforts of leading  computer
manufacturers  and user  acceptance.  In addition,  market  acceptance of PCMCIA
standards  can be expected to displace a portion of the  Company's  business for
traditional





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cabling.  Further,  the establishment of a significant market for PCMCIA related
products  can be expected to result in  increased  competition  in this  market.
Manufacturers of PCMCIA devices have standardized the connections  between these
devices and internal  computer  devices and with cables  leading to  connections
with the  external  environment,  such as the  connection  between  PCMCIA modem
devices and cables to outside telephone jacks. There has been no standardization
of the  connections  between  these  cables  and  external  devices,  leading to
substantial need for  customization of cabling.  The Company's PCMCIA sales rely
on custom work for connections to external devices and will be significantly and
adversely  affected  should   manufacturers   succeed  in  standardizing   these
connections.  As a  result,  further  standardization  of PCMCIA  devices  could
adversely affect the Company's business.


Need to Establish and Expand Customer Base

         Sales by the Company have  historically  been concentrated with several
large  customers.  The  Company has worked to reduce its  dependence  on several
large customers,  however sales to Xircom Inc. still accounted for approximately
16% of total sales for the year ended September 30, 1996. The loss of this major
customer,  or other significant  customers or a substantial reduction in a major
customer's purchases, may significantly and adversely affect the Company.

         In  addition to the  concentration  of the  Company's  sales among some
large  customers,  the  Company's  relationships  with  many  of its  customers,
including  Xircom,  are  relatively  new. Most of the  Company's  growth and new
customers  have  resulted  from the PCMCIA  cabling and  contract  manufacturing
market.  Although the Company was one of the earliest entrants in the market for
PCMCIA compatible cable interconnections,  the Company has been involved in this
new market for only about three  years and cannot  assess the  stability  of its
relationships with the new PCMCIA market customers.

         The   Company's   sales  to  a  particular   customer   also  can  vary
significantly  depending  on the life cycles of the  customer's  products.  As a
result  of the rapid  pace of  technological  development  in the  computer  and
computer  peripheral  industries,  products  frequently have life cycles of less
than a year.  Demand  for the  Company's  products  and  services  can  diminish
significantly as a customer's products reach the end of their useful sales lives
or  become  so  standardized  as to be  appropriate  for high  volume,  low cost
production.  The Company must  continue to expand its customer  base in order to
consistently  have  customers  that have products at the beginning of their life
cycles  when  demand  for  the  Company's   customized   cable   interconnection
development and production services is greatest. Therefore, the Company's future
prospects  depend  significantly  on  its  ability  to  establish  and  maintain
long-term  customer  relationships over the sales lives of multiple products and
to add new customers in the rapidly changing market for compatible products.


Dependence on New Products and Technologies

         The  Company's  future  operating  results will depend to a significant
extent on its ability to continue to develop and introduce on a timely basis new
products,  which compete  effectively on the basis of price and  performance and
which address customer  requirements.  The success of new product  introductions
depends on various  factors,  including  proper new  product  selection,  timely
completion  and  introduction  of new  product  designs  and the use and  market
acceptance  of  customers'  end  products.  The  Company's  inability to design,
develop and  introduce  competitive  products on a timely basis could  adversely
affect its future operating results. Some of the Company's products also require
compatibility with products manufactured by third-party vendors. There can be no
assurance the Company will be able to maintain  compatibility  in the event such
vendors  modify  their  products.  In addition,  there can be no assurance  that
products  or  technologies  developed  by others  will not render the  Company's
products noncompetitive or obsolete.






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Technological Obsolescence

         The   industries   that  the   Company   serves  are  marked  by  rapid
technological change. The Company must continuously modify its existing products
and seek to develop new products in order to remain competitive. There can be no
assurance  that new  technological  developments  will not adversely  affect the
Company.   Specifically,   technology   has  been   recently   developed   using
electromagnetic  transmission on infrared and UHF  frequencies  that fulfill the
functions of some of the Company's cable  products.  Although this technology is
still subject to significant obstacles,  such as maintaining the security of the
transmissions   and  improving  their  capacity  and  clarity,   the  successful
development  of  "wireless"  local data  transmission  could  render many of the
Company's current products obsolete.

Limited Proprietary Technology

         The Company does not have any patented  technology.  It regards aspects
of its  manufacturing  processes  as trade  secrets  and seeks to  protect  this
know-how with secrecy agreements. There can be no assurance, however, that these
agreements will be enforceable in the event of a breach.  Therefore, even if the
Company is able to develop  successful new products,  the Company may be limited
in its ability to prevent competitors from copying these products.  In addition,
the Company has no  registered  trademarks,  and  products  manufactured  by the
Company typically do not refer to the Company by name or mark.

Management of Growth

         The  Company  is  currently   experiencing   a  period  of  significant
expansion.  The  Company's  ability to manage  its  expansion  effectively  will
require it to continue  to enhance its  operational,  financial  and  management
systems.  If the Company is unable to manage its acquisitions  effectively,  the
Company's results of operations could be adversely affected.

Factors Affecting Supplies

         Many of the Company's  suppliers are located outside the United States.
The purchase of materials  from foreign  suppliers may be adversely  affected by
political and economic  conditions  abroad.  Protectionist  trade legislation in
either the United States or foreign  countries,  such as a change in the current
tariff structures or other trade policies,  could adversely affect the Company's
ability to purchase materials from foreign  suppliers.  Also, to the extent that
such foreign  transactions  are  denominated  in currencies  other than the U.S.
dollar, the Company may be exposed to exchange rate  fluctuations.  Although the
Company has not entered into non-U.S.  dollar  transactions and has not incurred
any material  exchange  gains or losses to date,  there can be no assurance that
the  Company  will not  enter  into  such  transactions  in the  future  or that
fluctuations  in the  currency  exchange  rates in the  future  will not have an
adverse effect on the Company's operations.

         Certain  key  component  parts  used in the  Company's  interconnection
products are available from only one or a limited  number of suppliers,  and the
Company  currently  does not have  long-term  agreements  with any  suppliers of
components. Any reduction or interruption in supply from third-party contractors
would  adversely  affect the  Company's  results of  operations  unless or until
alternative  sources  are  established.  Moreover,  operating  results  could be
adversely affected by the receipt of defective components, an increase in prices
from  suppliers  or the  inability  of the  Company  to obtain  lower  prices in
response  to  competitive  price  reductions.  Finally,  some  of the  Company's
suppliers may also enter the manufacture of custom cable interconnections, which
could  adversely  affect the Company's  business by directly  competing with the
Company and by ceasing or delaying supplies to the Company.







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Competition

         Many of the markets for the Company's products are highly  competitive.
The Company competes directly with numerous other contract  manufacturers  that,
like the Company, obtain raw material from suppliers and in turn manufacture for
customers.  The Company  also  indirectly  competes  with  computer  cabling and
connector  manufacturers and major OEMs that produce their own cable assemblies.
In all product lines,  such  manufacturing  and OEMs generally are substantially
larger and have  greater  resources  than the Company.  As new  products  become
standardized  and  are  produced  in  large  quantities,  foreign  producers  in
countries  with lower labor costs than the United  States will be better able to
compete for  production  of the products  since they can  generally  offer lower
prices than the Company.  The Company also  competes with other OEM companies to
obtain supplies.  A number of the companies from which the Company buys material
maintain proprietary control of their newly designed products.

Impact of Price Variations of Raw Materials

         Although  the Company  does not  manufacture  the cable sub  components
itself,  the  raw  materials  purchased  from  manufacturers  are a  significant
component of the Company's cost of sales.  The prices of such materials can vary
substantially  based upon many factors  including  world  economic and political
conditions.  The Company  may be able to pass on  increases  in  material  costs
resulting from increases in raw material  costs to its customers.  However,  the
Company  generally  bids on  projects  in advance and may not be able to pass on
increased  costs to the  extent  that raw  material  costs  increase  more  than
anticipated.

Dependence on Key Personnel

         The  Company's  success  depends  to  a  significant  extent  upon  the
continued  service  of James S.  Pendleton,  its  Chairman  and Chief  Executive
Officer;  Wayne R. Wright, its Vice Chairman and Chief Financial  Officer;  Alan
Weaver its  President  and Chief  Operations  Officer and Stephen J. Fryer,  its
Senior  Vice  President,   Sales  and  Marketing.  The  Company  has  employment
agreements  with Messrs.  Pendleton and Wright which expire in January 2000, and
with Mr. Weaver which expires  April 2000.  The Company has obtained  $1,000,000
key person life  insurance on Mr.  Wright and Mr.  Pendleton and $500,000 on Mr.
Weaver.  The Company also will continue to depend on other members of its senior
staff as well as on its  ability to continue  to  attract,  retain and  motivate
additional  qualified  personnel.  The competition for experienced  personnel is
intense,  and the  loss of the  services  of one or  more of the  Company's  key
employees could have a material  adverse effect on the Company.  There can be no
assurance  that the Company will be  successful  in  retaining  its existing key
employees or in attracting and retaining any additional personnel it requires.

Potential Future Need for Additional Funds

         Management  believes that additional working capital may be required to
meet its future  operating costs, for business  expansion  opportunities  and to
adequately support its China strategic manufacturing alliance in addition to its
existing cash balances,  borrowings available under the line of credit, and cash
generated  from  operations.  However,  there  can  be no  assurance  that  such
additional financing,  if required,  would be available on favorable terms if at
all or that  such  additional  financing,  if  available,  would  not  result in
substantial dilution of the equity interests of existing stockholders.

Maintenance Criteria for Nasdaq Securities; Penny Stock Rules

         Since March 13, 1996, the Common Stock and Warrants of the Company have
been  quoted  on  the  National  Association  of  Securities  Dealers  Automated
Quotation  System  ("Nasdaq")  National  Market  System.  The  Common  Stock and
Warrants were previously  quoted on the Nasdaq Small-Cap Market. To maintain its
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National Market System, the Company must continue to be registered under Section
12(g) of the Exchange Act and have net  tangible  assets of at least  $1,000,000
(or more if the Company sustains  operating  losses), a public float of at least
200,000  shares  with a  market  value  of at least  $1,000,000,  at  least  300
stockholders,  a minimum  bid  price of $1.00 per share and at least two  market
makers.  In  addition,  Nasdaq has  proposed  increasing  the  requirements  for
maintaining  National  Market System listing to net tangible  assets of at least
$4,000,000,  a public float of at least 750,000 shares with a market value of at
least  $5,000,000 and at least 400  stockholders.  As of September 30, 1996, the
Company would have complied  with the new proposed  requirements  except for the
market value of the public shares.  When the new requirements go into effect the
Company will need to comply within six months. In the event the Company does not
meet the conditions for  maintaining  its listing on the National Market System,
the Company believes it will qualify for listing on the Small-Cap Market.  There
can be no  assurance  that the Company in the future will meet the  requirements
for continued  listing on the Nasdaq National Market System or Nasdaq  Small-Cap
Market with respect to the Common Stock or Warrants. If the Company's securities
fail to  maintain a Nasdaq  listing,  the market  value of the Common  Stock and
Warrants  likely would decline and purchasers in this offering likely would find
it more  difficult  to dispose of, or to obtain  accurate  quotations  as to the
market value of, the Common Stock and Warrants.

         In  addition,  if the  Company  fails  to  maintain  at  least a Nasdaq
Small-Cap  Market listing for its  securities,  and no other  exclusion from the
definition  of a "penny  stock" under the Exchange  Act is  available,  then any
broker engaging in a transaction in the Company's  securities  would be required
to provide any customer with a risk  disclosure  document,  disclosure of market
quotations,  if any, disclosure of the compensation of the broker-dealer and its
salesperson in the transaction and monthly account statements showing the market
values of the Company's securities held in the customer's accounts.  The bid and
offer quotation and compensation information must be provided prior to effecting
the transaction and must be contained on the customer's confirmation. If brokers
become subject to the "penny stock" rules when engaging in  transactions  in the
Company's  securities,  they  would  become  less  willing  to  engage  in  such
transactions,  thereby  making it more difficult for purchasers in this offering
to dispose of their shares.

Potential Reduction in Exercise Price of Warrants

         The Company can reduce the exercise  price of the Warrants  upon notice
to the Warrant  holders and may seek to promote the  exercise of the Warrants by
reducing the exercise price thereof.  The Company has no current plans to effect
such a reduction in the  exercise  price of the Warrants and holders of Warrants
should not anticipate such a reduction.  In the event that the exercise price is
reduced,  Warrant  holders may be able to purchase Common Stock for a price less
than the then  market  value of the Common  Stock which may result in a material
dilution to the then current holders of Common Stock.

Effect of Issuance of Preferred Stock

         Certain provisions of the Company's  Certificate of Incorporation allow
the Company to issue  Preferred  Stock with  voting,  liquidation  and  dividend
rights senior to those of the Common Stock without the approval of the Company's
stockholders. The issuance of Preferred Stock could have the effect of making it
more difficult for a third party to acquire a majority of the outstanding  stock
of the  Company  and  result in the  dilution  of the value of the then  current
stockholders'  Common Stock. The Company has no present plans to issue shares of
Preferred Stock.

Shares Eligible for Future Sale

         Sales of  substantial  amounts  of Common  Stock of the  Company in the
public  market could  adversely  affect  prevailing  market  prices.  All of the
3,238,975 shares of Common Stock outstanding as ofJune 30, 1997 are eligible for
resale in the  public  market,  subject  to  compliance  with Rule 144 under the
Securities Act, or are currently registered for public sale.





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Dividends Not Likely

         The Company has never paid  dividends  on its Common Stock and does not
anticipate  that it will pay dividends in the foreseeable  future.  Any earnings
that may be  generated  will be used to  finance  the  growth  of the  Company's
business.  In addition,  the Company's  revolving credit facility  prohibits the
payment of cash dividends without the lender's consent.


Control by Current Directors

         As of June 30, 1997, the current  directors will own  approximately 35%
of the issued and  outstanding  shares of Common Stock  (assuming no exercise of
any outstanding options or warrants). Accordingly, the current directors will be
able to  substantially  influence  the election of the Company's  directors,  to
cause an increase in the authorized capital or the dissolution,  merger, or sale
of the  assets of the  Company  and  generally  to  control  the  affairs of the
Company.



                                 USE OF PROCEEDS

         The net proceeds to the Company  from the sale of  1,935,000  shares of
Common Stock upon exercise of Warrants would be  approximately  $4,025,000 after
taking into account estimated  offering expenses of approximately  $50,000.  The
Company will receive no proceeds from the sale of Securities held by any Selling
Security  Holders.  There can be no assurance that any or all of the Warrants or
options will be exercised and accordingly,  the Company might receive no or only
minimal proceeds from this offering.  Potential  proceeds from this offering may
also be  reduced  in the event that the  Company  elects to reduce the  exercise
price of the Warrants.  See RISK FACTORS - Potential Reduction in Exercise Price
of Warrants..

         Any proceeds  received from the exercise of Warrants  would be added to
working  capital.  The Company has no definite plans for the use of any proceeds
from the exercise of the Warrants, except the repayment of certain debt, nor has
the Company made specific  allocations as to the use of any such  proceeds.  The
proceeds could be used for current manufacturing,  administrative,  marketing or
research  and  development  expenses,  the  acquisition  of inventory or related
businesses,  the repurchase of certain of the Company's outstanding  securities,
or the  repayment  of debt.  Future  events,  including  changes in the economic
climate and/or the Company's planned business operations,  including the success
or lack thereof of the various intended business activities,  may make shifts in
the  allocation of funds amongst these  categories  necessary or desirable.  Any
such shifts will be at the  discretion of the Board of Directors of the Company.
In its financial planning,  the Company has not assumed the receipt of any funds
from the exercise of the Warrants.  Prior to expenditure,  any net proceeds will
be invested in short-term interest bearing securities or money market funds.


                              MATERIAL DEVELOPMENTS

         No reportable  material  developments have occurred since the Company's
filing of its quarterly report on Form 10-QSB for the nine months ended June 30,
1997.






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                                LEGAL PROCEEDINGS


         In 1996, the Company sold its San Jose Division to Touche  Electronics,
Inc.  ("Touche") and TMCI  Electronics,  Inc.,  ("TMCI").  On February 14, 1997,
Touche and TMCI filed a demand for arbitration for the purpose of rescinding the
Asset Purchase Agreement in Santa Clara County, California under the arbitration
provisions of the California Code of Civil Procedure  Sections 1282 through 1284
as provided in the  contract of sale.  The  plaintiffs  are  alleging  that,  in
connection  with the  sale of the San  Jose  Division,  (the  Division)  (1) the
Company  overstated  the value of the Division's  inventory,  (2) the Division's
vendors have refused to deal with Touche and TMCI, and (3) the Company failed to
disclose certain accounts payable. As an alternative to rescinding the agreement
the  plaintiffs  requested  a  reduction  in the  purchase  price in  excess  of
$1,050,000 plus fees. The Company is vigorously  contesting those allegations in
the arbitration.

On April 8, 1997, the Company filed a complaint against TMCI, Touche and Rolando
Loera in the Superior Court of the State of California, in and for the County of
Santa Clara,  with respect to the defaulted Notes which were part of the sale of
the Division to Touche (the  "Complaint").  In the  Complaint,  the Company made
claims against TMCI,  Touche and the other  defendants  for, among other things,
breach of contract,  fraud,  conversion and claim and delivery.  The Company has
also filed motions in the lawsuit for writs of attachment and possession and has
requested an order allowing the Company to attach the equipment and other assets
acquired  by TMCI and  Touche  in the sale of the  Division.  Hearings  on those
motions were held on May 29, 1997. The Company's  writ of attachment  motion was
denied.  The Company now intends to pursue the  appointment of an arbitrator for
purposes of resolving  certain  "offset"  claims of the obligees under the Notes
and to enforce full payment of the Note obligations.

                              PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

         All of the Securities being offered hereunder are being offered for the
respective  accounts  of the Selling  Security  Holders.  The  Company  will not
receive any proceeds from the sale of these  Securities by the Selling  Security
Holders,  although it will receive the exercise prices of such Warrants when and
if the Warrants are  exercised.  The sale of Securities by the Selling  Security
Holders   may  be   effected   from  time  to  time  in   transactions   in  the
over-the-counter  market,  in  negotiated  transactions,  through the writing or
timing of options on the Securities, or through a combination of such methods of
sale,  at fixed  prices,  at market  prices  prevailing  at the time of sale, at
prices related to such prevailing  market prices or at negotiated  prices.  Such
transactions may include block transactions by or for the account of the Selling
Security Holders.  If any Securities,  or options thereon,  are sold pursuant to
this  Prospectus  at a fixed price or at a  negotiated  price which is in either
case other  than the  prevailing  market  price or in a block  transaction  to a
purchaser who resells,  or if any Selling Security Holder pays compensation to a
broker-dealer that is other than the usual and customary discounts,  concessions
or commissions,  or if there are any arrangements  either individually or in the
aggregate  that  would   constitute  a  distribution   of  the   Securities,   a
post-effective  amendment to the Registration Statement of which this Prospectus
is a part would need to be filed and declared  effective by the  Securities  and
Exchange  Commission  before such Selling  Security Holder could make such sale,
pay  such  compensation  or make  such  distribution.  The  Company  is under no
obligation to file a post-effective  amendment to the Registration  Statement of
which this Prospectus is a part under such circumstances.

         The  Selling  Security   Holders  may  effect   transactions  in  their
Securities  by  selling  their  Securities   directly  to  purchasers,   through
broker-dealers  acting  as  agents  for  the  Selling  Security  Holders  or  to
broker-dealers  who may purchase the Selling  Security  Holders'  Securities  as
principals  and  thereafter  sell  such  Securities  from  time  to  time in the
over-the-counter  market,  in  negotiated  transactions,   or  otherwise.   Such
broker-dealers,  if any,  may  receive  compensation  in the form of  discounts,
concessions  or  commissions  from  the  Selling  Security  Holders  and/or  the
purchasers  for whom such  broker-dealers  may act as agents or to whom they may
sell as principals, or both.





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         The  Selling  Security  Holders  and  any  broker-dealers  who  act  in
connection  with  the  sale of the  Securities  hereunder  may be  deemed  to be
"underwriters"  within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the  Securities  Act, and
any  commissions  received by them and profit on any sale of the  Securities  as
principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the
Securities Act.

                            SELLING SECURITY HOLDERS

         An aggregate of 2,743,404  shares of Common Stock are being offered for
sale by Selling  Security  Holders.  The  following  table  sets  forth  certain
information with respect to the Selling Security  Holders.  The Company will not
receive  any of the  proceeds  from  the sale of the  shares  of  Common  Stock,
although  it will  receive  proceeds  from  the  exercise  of the  Warrants,  if
exercised.




<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                               Beneficial                                          Beneficial
                                               Ownership of                                        Ownership of
                                               Shares of                                           Shares of
Selling Security Holders                       Common Stock              Securities to be          Common Stock
                                               Prior to Sale             Sold                      After Sale

<S>                                            <C>                       <C>                       <C>
KLS Enterprises                                100,000                   100,000                   0

Arnold and Melvin Fischman                     100,000                   100,000                   0

The Trading Post, Inc.                         231,979                   231,979                   0

Milton Haber                                   47,222                    47,222                    0

John Thompson                                  50,000                    50,000                    0

William Thompson                               50,000                    50,000                    0

Jerome Kossoff                                 50,000                    50,000                    0

Sara Leifer                                    50,000                    50,000                    0

Toby Roth                                      50,000                    50,000                    0

Hamerkaz                                       100,000                   100,000                   0

Ira Weingarten                                 94,444                    94,444                    0

Rose Frankel                                   50,000                    50,000                    0

Isadore Handler                                50,000                    50,000                    0

</TABLE>





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<TABLE>
<CAPTION>


<S>                                            <C>                       <C>                       <C>
Joseph & Regina Handler                        50,000                    50,000                    0

Yeshiva Beth Hillel                            96,190                    96,190                    0

Lisa Grossman                                  300,000                   300,000                   0

Greendel Equities, Inc.                        100,000                   100,000                   0

Redstone Securities, Inc.                      400,000                   400,000                   0

Meyer Jeger                                    92,379                    92,379                    0

The Cerplex Group                              75,000                    75,000                    0

Martin Chopp                                   46,190                    46,190                    0

CLR Associates                                 75,000                    75,000                    0

Yitz Grossman                                  150,000                   150,000                   0

National Bank of Canada                        10,000                    10,000                    0

Target Capital                                 25,000                    25,000                    0


Paulette Marie Brodchandel (1)                 700,000                   300,000                   400,000
</TABLE>


- ----------
(1) After completion of this offering,  Ms.  Brodchandel will own  approximately
6.5% of the Company  outstanding  common stock assuming the exercise only of her
warrants.

                                  LEGAL MATTERS

         Certain  legal  matters  with  respect  to the  shares of Common  Stock
offered  hereby have been passed upon for the Company by Oscar D. Folger,  Esq.,
New York, New York.


                                     EXPERTS

         The financial statements of Pen Interconnect, Inc., as of September 30,
1996, and for each of the two years then ended,  incorporated  by reference from
the Company's  annual report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended  September
30, 1996, have been audited by Grant Thornton LLP, independent  certified public
accountants, as set forth in their report appearing therein, and are included in
reliance  upon such report  given upon the  authority of said firm as experts in
auditing and accounting.






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                INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN INFORMATION BY REFERENCE

         The following  documents,  which have been filed with the Commission by
the Company,  are incorporated  herein by reference and made a part hereof.  The
Commission file number for all documents which are  incorporated by reference is
1-14072.

          (1)  Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended  September
               30, 1996.

          (1)  Quarterly  Report  on Form  10-QSB  for the  three  months  ended
               December 31, 1996.

          (1)  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB for the three months ended March
               31, 1997.

          (4)  Quarterly  Report on Form 10-QSB for the three  months ended June
               30, 1997.

          (5)  Form 8-K  dated May 5,  1997  regarding  the sale of the San Jose
               Division.

          (6)  The Definitive Proxy Statement filed January 28, 1997.

          (7)  The section entitled "Description of Securities" in the Company's
               registration statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 33-96444-D,
               declared effective on November 17, 1995.

         In addition, all documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13
(a), 13 (c), 14 and 15 (d) of the Exchange Act, prior to the  termination of the
offering  of the  securities  covered  by this  Prospectus  or the  filing  of a
post-effective  amendment  which indicates that all securities have been sold or
which  deregisters all securities then remaining  unsold,  shall be deemed to be
incorporated  in this  Prospectus  and made a part hereof by reference  from the
date of  filing  each such  document.  Any  statement  contained  in an  earlier
document  incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or  superseded  for  purposes  of this  Prospectus  to the
extent  that a statement  contained  herein or in any other  subsequently  filed
document which also is  incorporated  or deemed to be  incorporated by reference
herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any such statement so modified or
superseded  shall  not  be  deemed,  except  as so  modified  or  superseded  to
constitute a part of this Prospectus.

                                 INDEMNIFICATION

     The  Certificate  of   Incorporation  of  the  Company  provides  that  all
directors, officers, employees and agents of the Company shall be entitled to be
indemnified  by  the  Company  to the  fullest  extent  permitted  by  law.  The
Certificate of Incorporation also provides as follows:

     The corporation  shall, to the fullest extent  permitted by the Act, as the
same  may be  amended  and  supplemented,  indemnify  all  directors,  officers,
employees,  and agents of the corporation  whom it shall have power to indemnify
thereunder from and against any and all of the expenses,  liabilities,  or other
matters referred to therein or covered thereby. Such right to indemnification or
advancement  of  expenses  shall  continue as to a person who has ceased to be a
director, officer, employee, or agent of the corporation, and shall inure to the
benefit  of the heirs,  executives,  and  administrators  of such  persons.  The
indemnification  and  advancement  of expenses  provided for herein shall not be
deemed exclusive of any other rights to which those seeking  indemnification  or
advancement may be entitled under any bylaw, agreement,  vote of shareholders or
of disinterested directors or otherwise. The corporation shall have the right to
purchase and maintain insurance on behalf of its directors,  officers, employees
or agents to the full extent permitted by the Act, as the same may be amended or
supplemented.

     Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted





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to  directors,  officers  or persons  controlling  the  Company  pursuant to the
foregoing  provisions,  or  otherwise,  the Company has been advised that in the
opinion of the  Securities  and  Exchange  Commission  such  indemnification  is
against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable.


                              AVAILABLE INFORMATION

         This Prospectus contains certain information concerning the Company and
its  securities,  but does not  contain  all the  information  set  forth in the
Registration  Statement and the Exhibits thereto filed with the Commission under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended,  to which reference is made. Any summary
from the Exhibits  contained in this  Prospectus is  necessarily  incomplete and
must  not  be  considered  as  a  full  statement  of  the  provisions  of  such
instruments.






<PAGE>


                             PEN INTERCONNECT, INC.




                        2,743,404 shares of Common Stock






                         -------------------------------

                                   PROSPECTUS
                         -------------------------------









                                  August , 1997


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                PART II - INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS

Item 14.  Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution

Securities and Exchange Commission Registration Fee          $   1,492
Nasdaq Listing Fee                                              17,500
Printing and Engraving                                          2,000
Transfer Agent's Fee and Expenses                                1,000
Legal Fees and Expenses                                          8,000
Blue Sky Qualification Fees and Expenses                        10,000
Accountants' Fees and Expenses                                   5,000
Miscellaneous Expenses                                           5,008
                                                              --------

Total                                                         $ 50,000
                                                              ========



Item 15.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers

     The Company has entered into  agreements  with each director and officer in
which the Company  agrees to indemnify  each director and officer to the maximum
extent permitted by law.

     The Company's  Certificate  of  Incorporation  provides that all directors,
officers,  employees  and  agents  of the  Registrant  shall be  entitled  to be
indemnified  by  the  Company  to the  fullest  extent  permitted  by  law.  The
Certificate of Incorporation also provides as follows:

         The corporation  shall, to the fullest extent  permitted by the Act, as
         the same may be amended  and  supplemented,  indemnify  all  directors,
         officers,  employees,  and agents of the corporation whom it shall have
         power  to  indemnify  thereunder  from and  against  any and all of the
         expenses,  liabilities, or other matters referred to therein or covered
         thereby. Such right to indemnification or advancement of expenses shall
         continue  as to a person  who has  ceased  to be a  director,  officer,
         employee,  or agent of the corporation,  and shall inure to the benefit
         of the heirs,  executives,  and  administrators  of such  persons.  The
         indemnification  and advancement of expenses  provided for herein shall
         not be deemed  exclusive  of any other  rights to which  those  seeking
         indemnification  or  advancement  may  be  entitled  under  any  bylaw,
         agreement,  vote  of  shareholders  or of  disinterested  directors  or
         otherwise.  The  corporation  shall  have  the  right to  purchase  and
         maintain insurance on behalf of its directors,  officers,  employees or
         agents  to the full  extent  permitted  by the Act,  as the same may be
         amended or supplemented.

     Sections 16.10a-902 and 16.10a-903 of the Utah Revised Business Corporation
Act concerning indemnification of officers, directors,  employees and agents are
set forth below.

         16-10a-902        Authority to Indemnify Directors.

         (1) Except as provided in Subsection  (4), a corporation  may indemnify
an  individual  made a party to a  proceeding  because he is or was a  director,
against liability incurred in the proceeding if:

         (a)      his conduct was in good faith; and


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         (b) he  reasonably  believed that his conduct was in, or not opposed to
         the corporation's  best interests;  and (c) in the case of any criminal
         proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
         unlawful.

         (2) A director's  conduct with respect to any employee benefit plan for
a purpose he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the interests of the
participants  in and  beneficiaries  of the plan is conduct that  satisfies  the
requirement of Subsection (1)(b).

         (3) The  termination  of a proceeding by judgment,  order,  settlement,
conviction,  or upon a plea of  nolo  contender  or its  equivalent  is not,  of
itself,  determinative  that the  director  did not meet the standard of conduct
described in this section.

         (4) A corporation may not indemnify a director under this section:

                  (a) in connection  with a proceeding by or in the right of the
                  corporation  in which the director was adjudged  liable to the
                  corporation; or

                  (b) in connection with any other proceeding  charging that the
                  director derived an improper personal benefit,  whether or not
                  involving action in his official capacity, in which proceeding
                  he was  adjudged  liable  on the  basis  that  he  derived  an
                  improper personal benefit.

                  (5) Indemnification permitted under this section in connection
                  with a  proceeding  by or in the right of the  corporation  is
                  limited to reasonable expenses incurred in connection with the
                  proceeding.

         16-10a-903        Mandatory Indemnification of Directors.

         Unless limited by its articles of  incorporation,  a corporation  shall
indemnify a director  who was  successful,  on the merits or  otherwise,  in the
defense of any  proceeding,  or in the defense of any claim,  issue or matter in
the  proceeding,  to which he was a party because he is or was a director of the
corporation,  against reasonable expenses incurred by him in connection with the
proceeding or claim with respect to which he has been successful.


         Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities
Act of 1933 (the "Act") may be permitted to directors, officers, and controlling
persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions,  or otherwise,  the
Company has been  advised  that in the opinion of the  Securities  and  Exchange
Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore,  unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification
against  such  liabilities  (other  than the  payment by the Company of expenses
incurred or paid by a director,  officer or controlling person of the Company in
the  successful  defense of any action,  suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director,  officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being
registered,  the Company  will,  unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter
has been settled by  controlling  precedent,  submit to the court of appropriate
jurisdiction the question whether such  indemnification  by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of
such issue.

         Pursuant to the Underwriter's Warrant Agreement between the Company and
the Underwriter of the Company's Initial Public Offering,  included as Exhibit 1
to this Registration  Statement,  the holders of the Underwriter's  Warrants are
indemnified by the Company, against certain civil liabilities under the Act.



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Item 16. Exhibits.

Exhibit No.           Description

3.1      Restated Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (1)

3.2      By-Laws (1)

5.1      Opinion and Consent of Oscar D. Folger, Esq. (2)

10.1     Form of Warrants

21       Consent of Oscar D.  Folger, Esq. (2)

23.2     Consent of Grant  Thornton LLP

          (1)  Incorporated  by reference  from  registration  statement on Form
               SB-2, File No. 33-96444-D

          (2)  Previously filed


Item 17.  Undertakings

         The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:

         (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made,
a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:

               (i) To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the
          Securities Act of 1933;

                  (ii) To reflect in the  prospectus  any fact or events arising
after the  effective  date of the  registration  statement  (or the most  recent
post-effective  amendment  thereof)  which,  individually  or in the  aggregate,
represent a fundamental  change in the information set forth in the registration
statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in the volume
of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not
exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the high and low and of
the estimated  maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus
filed with the  Commission  pursuant  to Rule 424(b) if, in the  aggregate,  the
changes in volume  and price  represent  no more than 20  percent  change in the
maximum  aggregate  offering  price  set  forth in the  table  in the  effective
registration statement.

                  (iii) To include any material  information with respect to the
plan of distribution not previously  disclosed in the registration  statement or
any material change to such information in the registration statement;

                  Provided, however, that paragraphs (1) (i) and (1) (ii) do not
apply  if the  registration  statement  is on Form  S-3,  or Form  S-8,  and the
information  required  to be  included in a  post-effective  amendment  by those
paragraphs  is contained in periodic  reports  filed by  registrant  pursuant to
Section  13 or Section  15(d) of the  Securities  Exchange  Act of 1934 that are
incorporated by reference in the registration statement.



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         (2) That,  for the  purpose  of  determining  any  liability  under the
Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be
a new registration  statement relating to the securities offered therein and the
offering of such  securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona
fide offering thereof.
         (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective  amendment
any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of
the offering.

         (4) That for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities
Act of 1933, each filing of Registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a)
or 15(d) of the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934 (and,  where  applicable,  each
filing of an employee  benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of
the Securities  Exchange Act of 1934) that is  incorporated  by reference in the
registration  statement  shall  be  deemed  to be a new  registration  statement
relating to the securities offered therein,  and the offering of such securities
at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.




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                                   SIGNATURES


         In accordance  with the  requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets  all of the  requirements  of filing  on Form S-3 and  authorized  this
registration  statement  to be signed on its behalf by the  undersigned  in Salt
Lake City, Utah as of the 25th day of August, 1997.

                             PEN INTERCONNECT, INC.

                            By /s/ James S. Pendleton
                               James S. Pendleton,
                               Chairman/ Chief Executive Officer


         Each person  whose  signature  appears  below  hereby  constitutes  and
appoints James S. Pendleton as his true and lawful  attorney-in-fact  and agent,
with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or
her  name,  place  and  stead  in any and  all  capacities  to sign  any and all
amendments (including post-effective  amendments) to this Registration Statement
on Form S-3 and to file the same, with all exhibits  thereto and other documents
in connection  therewith,  with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the
Securities Act of 1933.  Pursuant to the  requirements  of the Securities Act of
1933,  this  registration  statement was signed by the following  persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                              Title                   Date


 /s/ James S. Pendleton              CEO and                    August 25, 1997
- --------------------------          Chairman
James S. Pendleton


/s/ Wayne R. Wright             Vice Chairman and CFO           August 25, 1997
- -------------------           (Principal Accounting and
Wayne R. Wright                 Financial Officer)
              


/s/ C. Reed Brown                  Director                     August 25, 1997
- ---------------------------
C. Reed Brown


/s/ Stephen J. Fryer       Director and Senior Vice             August 25, 1997
- --------------------       President of Sales and Marketing
Stephen J. Fryer    


/s/ James Harward
- -------------------
James Harward              Director                           August 25,   1997
                 


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                                                                  Exhibit 10.1

   Neither this  Warrant nor the shares of Common Stock  issuable on exercise of
this Warrant have been registered under the Securities Act of 1933. None of such
securities may be transferred in the absence of  registration  under such Act or
an opinion of counsel to the effect that such registration is not required.

                                              PEN INTERCONNECT, INC.

                                                      WARRANT

DATED:



Number of Shares:

Holder:

Address:





THIS  CERTIFIES  THAT the  holder of this  Warrant  ("Holder")  is  entitled  to
purchase from PEN INTERCONNECT,  INC. a Utah corporation (hereinafter called the
"Company"), at the exercise price per share set forth below the number of shares
of the Company's  common stock set forth above  ("Common  Stock").  The exercise
price of this  Warrant is $2.00 per  share,  subject  to  decrease  as set forth
below. The warrants expire on the tenth anniversary of the date hereof.

1On the date of issuance of this Warrant,  the holder has loaned certain amounts
to the Company  pursuant to a promissory  note dated of even date  herewith (the
"Note") . In addition to, and without  limiting any remedies which are otherwise
available to the Holder if the Note is not paid when due:

         1the  number  of  shares of common  stock  which may be  acquired  upon
         exercise of this Warrant  shall be increased to 100,000 if the Note has
         not been paid by maturity;

         2the exercise price of this Warrant shall be reduced to $1.00 per share
         if the Note has not been paid by the 30th day after maturity;

         3if the Note has not been paid  within 60 days after  maturity  and the
         Company's  shares  are  listed on the  Nasdaq  Small Cap or the  Nasdaq
         National  Market  System,  the  exercise  price of this  Warrant  shall
         thereafter be equal to the lesser of $1.00 per share and the greater of
         75% of Market  Price (as  hereinafter  defined) or $.55 per share.  The
         term "Market Price" means with respect to any exercise of this Warrant,
         the average closing bid price of the Company's  common stock during the
         15 trading days immediately preceding the date of such exercise;

         4if the Note has not been paid  within 60 days after  maturity  and the
Company's shares are not listed on the


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         Nasdaq Small Cap or the Nasdaq  National  Market  System,  the exercise
         price of this  Warrant  shall be equal to the lesser of $1.00 per share
         and 75% of Market Price; and

         5in no event shall the exercise price of this Warrant exceed the lowest
         exercise  price under any Warrant  which is issued by the Company while
         any portion of the  principal  or interest  under the Note has not been
         paid.

2This  Warrant and the Common  Stock  issuable on exercise of this  Warrant (the
"Underlying Shares") may be transferred, sold, assigned or hypothecated, only if
registered by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") or if the
Company has received from counsel to the Company a written opinion to the effect
that  registration  of the Warrant or the Underlying  Shares is not necessary in
connection with such transfer,  sale,  assignment or hypothecation.  The Warrant
and the  Underlying  Shares  shall be  appropriately  legended  to reflect  this
restriction and stop transfer instructions shall apply. The Holder shall through
its counsel  provide such  information as is reasonably  necessary in connection
with such opinion.

3The Holder is entitled to certain  registration  rights  under an  agreement of
even date herewith.

4Any permitted assignment of this Warrant shall be effected by the Holder by (i)
executing  the form of  assignment  at the end  hereof,  (ii)  surrendering  the
Warrant  for  cancellation  at the  office of the  Company,  accompanied  by the
opinion  of  counsel  to the  Company  referred  to above;  and (iii)  unless in
connection  with an effective  registration  statement  which covers the sale of
this Warrant and or the shares  underlying the Warrant,  delivery to the Company
of a statement by the  transferee  (in a form  acceptable to the Company and its
counsel) that such Warrant is being  acquired by the Holder for  investment  and
not with a view to its  distribution  or resale;  whereupon  the  Company  shall
issue, in the name or names  specified by the Holder  (including the Holder) new
Warrants  representing  in the  aggregate  rights to purchase the same number of
Shares as are purchasable under the Warrant surrendered.  Such Warrants shall be
exercisable  immediately  upon any such  assignment  of the  number of  Warrants
assigned.  The  transferor  will pay all relevant  transfer  taxes.  Replacement
warrants shall bear the same legend as is borne by this Warrant.

5The term "Holder" should be deemed to include any permitted  record  transferee
of this Warrant.

6The Company  covenants  and agrees that all shares of Common Stock which may be
issued upon exercise  hereof will,  upon issuance,  be duly and validly  issued,
fully paid and  non-assessable  and no  personal  liability  will  attach to the
holder  thereof.  The Company  further  covenants  and agrees  that,  during the
periods  within  which this  Warrant may be  exercised,  the Company will at all
times have authorized and reserved a sufficient number of shares of Common Stock
for issuance upon exercise of this Warrant and all other Warrants.

7This  Warrant shall not entitle the Holder to any voting rights or other rights
as a stockholder of the Company.

8In the  event  that  as a  result  of  reorganization,  merger,  consolidation,
liquidation,  recapitalization,  stock  split,  combination  of  shares or stock
dividends  payable with respect to such Common Stock, the outstanding  shares of
Common  Stock of the Company are at any time  increased  or decreased or changed
into or exchanged for a different  number or kind of share or other  security of
the  Company or of another  corporation,  then  appropriate  adjustments  in the
number and kind of such  securities  then subject to this Warrant  shall be made
effective as of the date of such  occurrence  so that the position of the Holder
upon  exercise  will be the same as it would have been had it owned  immediately
prior to the occurrence of such events the Common Stock subject to this Warrant.
Such adjustment shall be made successively whenever any event listed above shall
occur  and the  Company  will  notify  the  Holder of the  Warrant  of each such
adjustment.  Any  fraction of a share  resulting  from any  adjustment  shall be
eliminated  and the price  per share of the  remaining  shares  subject  to this
Warrant adjusted accordingly.

9The rights  represented by this Warrant may be exercised at any time within the
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of this Warrant (with the purchase form at the end hereof properly  executed) at
the principal executive office of the Company (or such other office or agency of
the  Company  as it may  designate  by notice in  writing  to the  Holder at the
address of the Holder  appearing on the books of the  Company);  (ii) payment to
the  Company of the  exercise  price for the number of Shares  specified  in the
above-mentioned  purchase form together with applicable stock transfer taxes, if
any; and (iii) unless in  connection  with an effective  registration  statement
which covers the sale of the shares underlying the Warrant,  the delivery to the
Company of a statement  by the Holder (in a form  acceptable  to the Company and
its counsel)  that such Shares are being  acquired by the Holder for  investment
and not with a view to their distribution or resale.

10The  certificates  for the Common Stock so purchased shall be delivered to the
Holder within a reasonable  time, not exceeding ten (10) business days after all
requisite documentation has been provided,  after the rights represented by this
Warrant shall have been so exercised,  and shall bear a restrictive  legend with
respect to any applicable securities laws.

11This Warrant shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of
the State of New York.  The New York courts  shall have  exclusive  jurisdiction
over this  instrument and the enforcement  thereof.  Service of process shall be
effective if by certified mail, return receipt  requested.  All notices shall be
in  writing  and  shall  be  deemed  given  upon  receipt  by the  party to whom
addressed.   This  instrument  shall  be  enforceable  by  decrees  of  specific
performances well as other remedies.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF,  PEN  INTERCONNECT,  INC. has caused this Warrant to be
signed by its duly authorized officers under Its corporate seal, and to be dated
as of the date set forth above.

                                PEN INTERCONNECT, INC.

                                By________________________________

                                Title:    ____________________________




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Exhibit 23.2





                         CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS


         We have issued our report  dated  November  22, 1996  accompanying  the
financial  statements  of Pen  Interconnect,  Inc.  appearing in the 1996 Annual
Report  on  Form  10-KSB  for  the  year  ended  September  30,  1996  which  is
incorporated  by reference  in this  Registration  Statement.  We consent to the
incorporation by reference in the Registration  Statement of the  aforementioned
report, and to the use of our name as it appears under the caption "Experts."



                                                  \s\ Grant  Thornton  LLP



Salt Lake City, Utah
August 22,  1997





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