As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 7, 1997
Registration No. 333-33147
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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AMENDMENT NO. 1
to
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
The Securities Act of 1933
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Sigma Designs, Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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CALIFORNIA 7372 94-2848099
(State or other jurisdiction (Primary Standard (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or Industrial Classification Identification Number)
organization) Code Number)
46501 LANDING PARKWAY
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA 94538
(510) 770-0100
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant's principal executive offices)
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THINH Q. TRAN
PRESIDENT AND
CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
46501 LANDING PARKWAY
FREMONT, CALIFORNIA 94538
(510) 770-0100
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copies to:
TOR R. BRAHAM, ESQ.
WILSON SONSINI GOODRICH & ROSATI
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
650 PAGE MILL ROAD
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94304-1050
(650) 493-9300
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as
practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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, please 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 the only securities being delivered pursuant to this Form are being
offered pursuant to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the
following box. [_]
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,
please check the following box. [_]
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of Each Class Amount Proposed Maximum Proposed Maximum Amount of
of Securities to to be Offering Price Aggregate Offering Registration
be Registered Registered Per Share(1) Price(1) Fee
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Common Stock no par value............ 1,100,000 shares $4.38 $4,818,000 $1,460
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of computing the amount of the
registration fee based on the average of the high and low prices for the
Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market on August 1, 1997,
in accordance with Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933.
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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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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 OR 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.
SUBJECT TO COMPLETION DATED , 1997
PROSPECTUS
1,100,000 SHARES
SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
COMMON STOCK
This Prospectus may be used only in connection with the resale, from
time to time, of up to 1,100,000 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock, no par
value per share (the "Common Stock"), of Sigma Designs, Inc. ("Sigma" or the
"Company"), for the account of the selling shareholders identified below (the
"Selling Shareholders"). All of the Shares covered hereby are to be sold by the
Selling Shareholders, who originally received the Shares pursuant to a private
placement. The Company will not receive any of the proceeds from the sale of the
Shares by the Selling Shareholders. The expenses incurred in registering the
Shares, including legal and accounting fees, will be paid by the Company.
The Shares offered hereby may be offered and sold, from time to time,
by the Selling Shareholders in one or more transactions (which may involve block
transactions) on the Nasdaq National Market (or any exchange on which the Common
Stock may then be listed), in the over-the-counter market, in negotiated
transactions or otherwise. Sales will be effected at such prices and for such
consideration as may be obtainable from time to time. Commission expenses and
brokerage fees, if any, will be paid by the Selling Shareholders. See "Plan of
Distribution."
The Company's Common Stock is traded on the Nasdaq National Market
under the symbol "SIGM." On August 6, 1997, the last sale price for the Common
Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National Market was $4-7/8 per share.
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SEE "RISK FACTORS" ON PAGE 3 FOR A DISCUSSION OF CERTAIN FACTORS THAT
SHOULD BE CONSIDERED BY PROSPECTIVE PURCHASERS OF THE SHARES OFFERED HEREBY.
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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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THE DATE OF THIS PROSPECTUS IS , 1997
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Fremont,
State of California, on the 8th day of August 1997.
SIGMA DESIGNS, INC.
By: /s/ Thinh Q. Tran
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Thinh Q. Tran
Chairman of the Board,
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Know all men by these presents, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Thinh Q. Tran (with full power to act
alone), his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of
substitution, for him and on his behalf to sign, execute and file this
Registration Statement and any or all amendments (including, without limitation,
post-effective amendments and any amendment or amendments or abbreviated
registration statement increasing the amount of securities for which
registration is being sought) to this Registration Statement, with all exhibits
and any and all documents required to be filed with respect thereto, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission or any regulatory authority, granting unto
such attorney-in-fact and agent full power and authority to do and perform each
and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the
premises in order to effectuate the same as fully to all intents and purposes as
he or she might or could do if personally present, hereby ratifying and
confirming all that such attorney-in-fact and agent or his substitute or
substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
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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:
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ Thinh Q. Tran Chairman of the Board, President and Chief August 8, 1997
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Thinh Q. Tran
* /s/ Kit Tsui Director of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, August 8, 1997
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Kit Tsui
* /s/ William J. Almon Director August 8, 1997
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William J. Almon
* /s/ William Wang Director August 8, 1997
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William Wang
*By: /s/ Thinh Q. Tran August 8, 1997
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Attorney-in-Fact
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