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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 3, 1997
Registration No. 333-24183
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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READ-RITE CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware 3679 94-2770690
(STATE OR OTHER JURISDICTION (PRIMARY STANDARD INDUSTRIAL (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OF INCORPORATION) CLASSIFICATION CODE NUMBER) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
345 Los Coches Street
Milpitas, California 95035
(408) 262-6700
(ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF REGISTRANT'S
PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES)
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Cyril J. Yansouni
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Read-Rite Corporation
345 Los Coches Street
Milpitas, California 95035
(408) 262-6700
(NAME, ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER,
INCLUDING AREA CODE, OF AGENT FOR SERVICE)
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Copies to:
FRANCIS S. CURRIE, ESQ.
JOHN A. FORE, ESQ.
WILSON, SONSINI, GOODRICH & ROSATI
PROFESSIONAL CORPORATION
TWO PALO ALTO SQUARE, SUITE 900
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94306
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The registration fee was previously calculated and paid in connection with
the filing of the Registration Statement and the
pre-effective amendments thereto.
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No Exhibits are filed with this Post-Effective Amendment.
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The Registrant registered an aggregate of $350,000,000 of its debt
securities and common stock (the "Registered Securities") pursuant to a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-24183) filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on March 28, 1997 and Pre-
Effective Amendment Number 1 and Number 2 thereto filed with the Commission on
May 15, 1997 and July 28, 1997, respectively. The Registration Statement was
declared effective on August 7, 1997. Pursuant to a Prospectus Supplement dated
August 20, 1997 which was filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b)(5)
on August 21, 1995, the Registrant issued and sold an aggregate of $345,000,000
of its 6 1/2% Convertible Subordinated Notes due September 1, 2004 (the "Issued
Securities"). At this time, the Registrant hereby withdraws from registration
under such Registration Statement the remaining $5.0 million of Registered
Securities representing the excess of the Registered Securities over the Issued
Securities (the "Remaining Securities").
This Post-Effective Amendment is being filed for the sole purpose of
deregistering the Remaining Securities. No changes are being made to the
Prospectus Supplement, the Prospectus or to Part II of the Registration
Statement.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Milpitas, State of California, on the 29th day of
August, 1997.
READ-RITE CORPORATION
By: /s/John T. Kurtzweil
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(John T. Kurtzweil
Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial Officer)
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed on August
29, 1997 by the following persons in the capacities indicated:
SIGNATURE TITLE
/s/CYRIL J. YANSOUNI* Chief Executive Officer
------------------------ (Principal Executive Officer) and Chairman
(Cyril J. Yansouni) of the Board of Directors
/s/JOHN T. KURTZWEIL Vice President, Finance and Chief Financial
------------------------ Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting
(John T. Kurtzweil) Officer)
/s/FREDERIC SCHWETTMANN* Director
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(Frederic Schwettmann)
/s/JOHN G. LINVILL* Director
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(John G. Linvill)
/s/WILLIAM J. ALMON* Director
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(William J. Almon)
/s/MICHAEL L. HACKWORTH* Director
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(Michael L. Hackworth)
/s/MATTHEW J. O'ROURKE* Director
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(Matthew J. O'Rourke)
*By:/s/JOHN T. KURTZWEIL
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(John T. Kurtzweil)
Attorney-in-Fact
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