FILE NO. 333-23877
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Comptek Research, Inc.
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(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
New York 16-0959023
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(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
2732 Transit Road, Buffalo, New York
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
Christopher A. Head, Esq.
Executive Vice President and General Counsel
Comptek Research, Inc.
2732 Transit Road, Buffalo, New York 14224-2523
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(Name and Address of Agent for Service)
(716) 677-4070
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(Telephone Number, Including Area Code, of Agent for Service)
Explanatory Note
The purpose of the Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Registration
Statement No. 333-23877 on Form S-3 ("Registration Statement") is to
remove from registration certain unsold securities.
The Registration Statement was filed by Comptek Research, Inc.
(the "Company") in connection with the resale by certain shareholders
of (i) shares issued by the Company in consideration for the Company's
acquisition of Advanced Systems Development, Inc., in March 1996 and
(ii) treasury shares sold by the Company in a private transaction in
July 1996.
The Registration Statement covering 667,545 shares of common
stock was declared effective on April 8, 1997.
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REMOVAL OF SHARES FROM REGISTRATION
The Company hereby removes from registration all of the shares
unsold under the Registration Statement (file no. 333-23877). As of
the date hereof, 256,739 shares remain unsold and are, therefore,
removed from registration.
This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed in accordance with
the Company's undertaking set forth in Part II, Item I of the
Registration Statement.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it
meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-3 and has duly
caused this Amendment to Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of
Buffalo, State of New York, on the 9th day of November, 1998.
COMPTEK RESEARCH, INC.
(Registrant)
By: /S/John J. Sciuto
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John J. Sciuto
Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Officer
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Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-
Effective Amendment to Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Signature Title Date
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President and
Chief Executive Officer
/S/John J. Sciuto (principal executive officer)November 9, 1998
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John J. Sciuto
Treasurer and Principal
Accounting Officer and
/S/Laura L. Benedetti Principal Financial Officer November 9, 1998
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Laura L. Benedetti
Joseph A. Alutto* Director November 9, 1998
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Joseph A. Alutto
John R. Cummings* Director November 9, 1998
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John R. Cummings
G. Wayne Hawk* Director November 9, 1998
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G. Wayne Hawk
Patrick J. Martin* Director November 9, 1998
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Patrick J. Martin
James D. Morgan* Director November 9, 1998
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James D. Morgan
Henry P. Semmelhack* Director November 9, 1998
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Henry P. Semmelhack
*By: /s/ Christopher A. Head November 9, 1998
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Christopher A. Head
Attorney-in-fact
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