As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
August 12, 1998
Registration No, 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D. C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
TECH/OPS SEVCON, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 04-2985631
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(State or other jurisdiction) (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation Identification No.)
One Beacon Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02108
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
1998 DIRECTOR STOCK OPTION PLAN
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(Full Title of the Plan)
PAUL B. ROSENBERG, TREASURER
Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc.
One Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
(617) 523-2030
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(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
with copies to:
DAVID R. POKROSS, JR., ESQ.
Palmer & Dodge LLP
One Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
(617) 573-0100
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CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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Title of each Amount Proposed Proposed Amount
class of to be maximum maximum registr
securities to regist offering aggregate -ation
be registered -ered price per offering fee
share(1) price(1)
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Common Stock, 50,000 $12.31 $615,625 $181.61
$.10 par value shares
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(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of determining the
registration fee and computed pursuant to Rule 457(h) and
based upon the average of the high and low sale prices on
August 5, 1998 as reported by the American Stock Exchange.
PART I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The information required by Part I is included in the
documents sent or given to participants in the 1998 Director
Stock Option Plan of Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. (the "Registrant")
pursuant to Rule 428(b)(1) of the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act").
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference.
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The Registrant is subject to the informational and reporting
requirements of Sections 13(a), 14 and 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), and in
accordance therewith files reports, proxy statements and other
information with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission"). The following documents filed with the Commission
are incorporated herein by reference:
(a) The Registrant's latest annual report filed pursuant to
Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act, which contains
audited financial statements for the Registrant's latest fiscal
year.
(b) All reports filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section
13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal
year covered by the annual report referred to in (a) above.
(c) The description of the common stock of the Registrant,
par value $.10 per share, (the "Common Stock"), contained in the
Registrant's registration statement on Form S-4 (File No. 33-
18710-01) effective November 25, 1987, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.
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All documents filed after the date of this Registration
Statement by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13(a), 13(c), 14
and 15(d) of the Exchange Act and prior to the filing of a post-
effective amendment that indicates that all shares of Common
Stock offered hereunder have been sold or which deregisters all
shares of Common Stock remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of the filing of such reports and documents.
Item 4. Description of Securities.
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Not Applicable.
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel
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The legality of the Common Stock offered hereby will be
passed upon for the Registrant by Palmer & Dodge LLP, Boston,
Massachusetts. David R. Pokross, Jr., a partner of Palmer &
Dodge LLP, is Secretary of the Registrant.
Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
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Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law permits
the Registrant to indemnify directors and officers of the
Registrant in connection with any action, suit or proceeding
against them by reason of their status or service as a director
or officer against expenses (including attorneys' fees),
judgments, fines and settlements actually and reasonably incurred
by the director or officer in connection with any such action,
suit or proceeding, if (i) he acted in good faith and in a manner
he reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best
interests of the Registrant, and (ii) in the case of a criminal
proceeding, he had no reasonable cause to believe his conduct was
unlawful. Except as ordered by a court, no indemnification shall
be made in connection with any proceeding brought by or in the
right of the corporation where the person involved is adjudged to
be liable to the Registrant.
Article ELEVENTH of the Registrant's Certificate of
Incorporation provides that no director shall be personally
liable to the Registrant or its stockholders for monetary damages
for any breach of fiduciary duty by such director as a director,
except to the extent provided by applicable law.
Article VI of the Registrant's By-Laws provides in effect
that the Registrant shall indemnify directors and officers to the
fullest extent permitted by law.
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The Registrant also has agreements with certain officers and
directors which affirm the Registrant's obligation to indemnify
them to the fullest extent permitted by law and contain various
procedural and other provisions which expand the protection
afforded by the Registrant's By-Laws.
The Registrant carries directors' and officers' insurance
which covers its directors and officers against certain
liabilities they may incur when acting in their capacity as
directors and officers of the Registrant.
Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claimed.
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Not Applicable.
Item 8. Exhibits.
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See Exhibit Index on page 7.
Item 9. Undertakings.
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(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:
(i) To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;
(ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or
events arising after the effective date of this Registration
Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof)
which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental
change in the information set forth in this Registration
Statement;
(iii) To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in
this Registration Statement or any material change to such
information in this Registration Statement; provided, however,
that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the
information required to be included in a post-effective amendment
by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed by the
Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement.
(2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability
under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective
amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
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(3) To remove from registration by means of a post-
effective amendment any of the securities being registered which
remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
(b) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes that, for
purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of
1933, each filing of the Registrant's annual report pursuant to
Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934 that is incorporated by reference in this Registration
Statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement
relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of
such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial
bona fide offering thereof.
(c) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising
under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors,
officers and controlling persons of the Registrant pursuant to
the provisions referred to in Item 6 hereof, or otherwise, the
Registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities
and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and is,
therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment
by the Registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director,
officer or controlling person of the Registrant in the successful
defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such
director, officer or controlling person in connection with the
securities being registered, the Registrant will, unless in the
opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling
precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the
question whether such indemnification by it is against public
policy as expressed in the Securities Act of 1933 and will be
governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
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-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in
the City of Boston, Commonwealth of Massachusetts, on this 11th
day of August, 1998.
TECH/OPS SEVCON, INC.
By: /s/ Paul B. Rosenberg
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Paul B. Rosenberg, Treasurer
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POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of Tech/Ops
Sevcon, Inc., hereby severally constitute and appoint Paul B.
Rosenberg and David R. Pokross, Jr., and each of them singly, our
true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power to them in any
and all capacities, to sign any and all amendments to this
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (including any post-effective
amendments thereto), and to file the same, with exhibits thereto
and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission, hereby ratifying and confirming all that
each of said attorneys-in-fact may do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
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:
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Matthew Boyle President, Chief Exec- Aug. 11, 1998
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Matthew Boyle and Director
(Principal Executive Officer)
/s/ Paul A. McPartlin Vice President and Chief Aug. 11, 1998
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Paul A. McPartlin (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)
/s/ Paul B. Rosenberg Director Aug. 11, 1998
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Paul B. Rosenberg
/s/ Herbert Roth, Jr. Director Aug. 11, 1998
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Herbert Roth, Jr.
/s/ Marvin G. Schorr Director Aug. 11, 1998
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Marvin G. Schorr
/s/ Bernard F. Start Director Aug. 11, 1998
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Bernard F. Start
/s/ David R. Steadman Director Aug. 11, 1998
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David R. Steadman
/s/ C. Vincent Vappi Director Aug. 11, 1998
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C. Vincent Vappi
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number Description
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5.1 Opinion of Palmer & Dodge as to the legality
of the securities registered hereunder.
Filed herewith.
23.1 Consent of Arthur Andersen LLP,
independent accountants. Filed herewith.
23.2 Consent of Palmer & Dodge (contained in
Opinion of Palmer & Dodge filed as
Exhibit 5.1).
24.1 Power of Attorney (contained in the signature
page hereto).
99.1 Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. 1998 Director Stock
Option Plan. Filed as Exhibit 10 to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q
for the Quarter ended March 28, 1998 and
incorporated herein by reference
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Exhibit 5.1
PALMER & DODGE LLP
One Beacon Street
Boston, Massachusetts 02108
Telephone: (617) 573-0100 Facsimile: (617) 227-4420
August 11, 1998
Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc.
One Beacon Street
Boston, MA 02108
Ladies & Gentlemen:
We are rendering this opinion in connection with the
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the "Registration Statement")
filed by Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. (the "Company") with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the
Securities Act of 1933 (the "Act") on or about the date hereof.
The Registration Statement relates to 50,000 shares (the
"Shares") of the Company's Common Stock, $.10 par value, offered
pursuant to the provisions of the Company's 1998 Director Stock
Option Plan (the "Plan").
We have acted as your counsel in connection with the
preparation of the Registration Statement and are familiar with
the proceedings taken by the Company in connection with the
authorization of the issuance and sale of the Shares. We have
examined all such documents as we consider necessary to enable us
to render this opinion.
Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that when
issued in accordance with the terms of the Plan and the options
granted thereunder, the Shares will be duly authorized, validly
issued, fully paid and nonassessable.
We hereby consent to the filing of this opinion as part of
the Registration Statement.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Palmer & Dodge LLP
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Exhibit 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We consent to the incorporation by reference in this
registration statement on Form S-8 of Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. for
its 1998 Director Stock Option Plan of our report dated November
10, 1997 on our audit of the consolidated financial statements
and financial statement schedules of Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc. as of
September 30, 1996 and 1997 and for each of the three years in
the period ended September 30, 1997, which report is included in
Tech/Ops Sevcon, Inc.'s 1997 Annual Report on Form 10-K.
/s/ Arthur Andersen LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
August 11, 1998
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