As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 15, 1999
Registration No. 33-59523
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
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TO FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
ACME ELECTRIC CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 16-0324980
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
400 Quaker State Road
East Aurora, New York 14052-2199
(Address of Principal Executive Office) (Zip Code)
ACME ELECTRIC CORPORATION 1989 INCENTIVE STOCK OPTION PLAN
(Full title of the plan)
Michael A. Simon, Controller
ACME ELECTRIC CORPORATION
400 Quaker State Road
East Aurora, New York 14052-2199
(Name and address of agent for service)
716-655-3800
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copy to: Phillips, Lytle, Hitchcock, Blaine & Huber LLP
3400 Marine Midland Center
Buffalo, New York 14203
Attention: John B. Drenning, Esq.
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EXPLANATORY STATEMENT
A total of 441,220 shares of Common Stock of Acme Electric
Corporation (the "Company") were registered by Registration
Statements on Form S-8, File Numbers 33-79488 and 33-59523 to be
issued in connection with the Company's 1989 Stock Option Plan
(the "1989 Plan"). On October 30, 1998 the shareholders of the
Company approved the Acme Electric Corporation 1998 Stock Option
Plan (the "1998 Plan") and thereupon the 1989 Plan terminated.
Two Hundred Thirty One Thousand (231,000) authorized but not
granted shares of Common Stock of the Company which were
registered in connection with the 1989 Plan will not be issued
under the 1989 Plan and, pursuant to Instruction E to Form S-8
and the telephonic interpretations of the Securities and Exchange
Commission (Interpretation No. 86 of Section 6. Securities Act
Forms of the Division of Corporation Finance's Manual of Publicly
Available Telephone Interpretations - July 1997), are carried
forward to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed on or
about the date hereof in connection with the 1998 Plan.
PART II
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
The Registration Statement on form S-8, File No. 33-59523,
is incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURES
The Registrant. Pursuant to the requirements of the
Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has
reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements
for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Post Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in East
Aurora, New York on August 23, 1999.
ACME ELECTRIC CORPORATION
By:/s/Robert J. McKenna
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ROBERT J. McKENNA
Chairman, President and
Chief Executive Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
SIGNATURE CAPACITY DATE
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/s/Robert J. McKenna Chairman, President and Chief August 23, 1999
______________________ Executive Officer (Principal
Robert J. McKenna Executive Officer) and Director
/s/Michael A. Simon Controller (Principal Financial August 24, 1999
______________________ Officer and Principal Accounting
Michael A. Simon Officer)
/s/Robert D. Batting Director August 23, 1999
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Robert D. Batting
/s/Robert T. Brady Director August 23, 1999
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Robert T. Brady
/s/Randall L. Clark Director August 23, 1999
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Randall L. Clark
/s/Terry M. Manon Director August 23, 1999
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Terry M. Manon
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