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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MARCH 16, 1999
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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NOVOSTE CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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FLORIDA 5047 59-2787476
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
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3890 STEVE REYNOLDS BLVD.
NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30093
(770) 717-0904
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including
area code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
THOMAS D. WELDON
CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
NOVOSTE CORPORATION
3890 STEVE REYNOLDS BLVD.
NORCROSS, GEORGIA 30093
(770) 717-0904
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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COPIES TO:
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SETH I. TRUWIT, ESQ. PATRICK O'BRIEN, ESQ.
EPSTEIN BECKER & GREEN, P.C. ROPES & GRAY
250 PARK AVENUE ONE INTERNATIONAL PLACE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10177 BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS 02110
(212) 351-4500 (617) 951-7000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF PROPOSED SALE TO PUBLIC: As soon as
practicable after this registration statement becomes effective.
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If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered
pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plan, 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, 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] File No. 333-72073
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. [ ]
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If delivery of the prospectus is expected to be made pursuant to Rule 434,
please check the following box. [ ]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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AMOUNT MAXIMUM MAXIMUM AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SECURITIES BEING OFFERING PRICE AGGREGATE REGISTRATION
BEING REGISTERED REGISTERED(1) PER SHARE OFFERING PRICE FEE
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Common Stock, $.01 par value(2)........... 460,000 $20.00 $9,200,000 $2,557.60
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(1) Includes 60,000 shares that the underwriters have the option to purchase to
cover over-allotments, if any.
(2) One preferred stock purchase right will attach to and trade with each share
of common stock sold in the offering. These rights are also covered by this
registration statement and the value attributable to them, if any is
reflected in the market price of the common stock.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This Registration Statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) of the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), to register an
additional 460,000 shares of Common Stock, comprising the same class of
securities covered by an earlier Registration Statement (File No. 333-72073)
(the "Earlier Registration Statement") filed by Novoste Corporation for the same
offering and declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission on
March 15, 1999. This Registration Statement is registering shares in an amount
and at a price that together represent no more than 20 percent of the maximum
aggregate offering price ($54,556,000) set forth in the "Calculation of
Registration Fee" table contained in the Earlier Registration Statement.
INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE
The information included in the Earlier Registration Statement is hereby
incorporated in this Registration Statement by reference to the Earlier
Registration Statement.
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PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
ITEM 16. EXHIBITS
(a) Exhibits:
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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5 -- Opinion by Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., as to legality.(1)
23.1 -- Consent of Ernst & Young LLP (included as page II-3).
23.2 -- Consent of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. (included in Exhibit
5).
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(1) Filed as same numbered Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-3 (File No. 333-72073).
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, Registrant
certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe 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 Atlanta, State of Georgia, on the 15th day of March,
1999.
NOVOSTE CORPORATION
By: /s/ DAVID N. GILL
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David N. Gill
Chief Operating Officer and Chief
Financial Officer
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.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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* Chairman of the Board, Chief March 15, 1999
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Thomas D. Weldon (Principal Executive Officer)
* Director March 15, 1999
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William A. Hawkins
/s/ DAVID N. GILL Chief Financial Officer March 15, 1999
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David N. Gill Accounting Officer)
Director
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Donald C. Harrison, M.D.
* Director March 15, 1999
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Charles E. Larsen
* Director March 15, 1999
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J. Stephen Holmes
* Director March 15, 1999
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Pieter J. Schiller
* Director March 15, 1999
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Stephen I. Shapiro
* Director March 15, 1999
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Norman R. Weldon, Ph.D.
Director
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William E. Whitmer
* /s/ DAVID N. GILL
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David N. Gill
as attorney-in-fact
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CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Selected
Consolidated Financial Data" and "Experts" and to the use of our report dated
February 9, 1999 in the Registration Statement (Form S-3) for the registration
of 460,000 shares of the Common Stock of Novoste Corporation and the related
prospectus.
/s/ Ernst & Young LLP
ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Atlanta, Georgia
March 12, 1999
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