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AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON MAY 10, 1996
REGISTRATION NO. 333-
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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CIMA LABS INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 2834 41-1569769
(State or other jurisdiction of (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Classification Code Number) Identification No.)
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10000 VALLEY VIEW ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA 55344-9361
(612) 947-8700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,
including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices)
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JOHN M. SIEBERT, PH.D.
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER
CIMA LABS INC.
10000 VALLEY VIEW ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA 55344-9361
(612) 947-8700
(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)
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Copies to:
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ROBERT L. JONES, ESQ. VICTOR A. HEBERT, ESQ.
BRETT D. WHITE, ESQ. Heller Ehrman White & McAuliffe
Cooley Godward Castro Huddleson & Tatum 333 Bush Street
Five Palo Alto Square San Francisco, California 94104
3000 El Camino Real (415) 772-6000
Palo Alto, California 94306
(415) 843-5000
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APPROXIMATE DATE OF PROPOSED SALE TO THE PUBLIC:
As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
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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, check the following box. / /
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. /X/ 333-4174
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. / /
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
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PROPOSED MAXIMUM PROPOSED MAXIMUM
AMOUNT TO BE OFFERING PRICE PER AGGREGATE OFFERING AMOUNT OF
TITLE OF SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED REGISTERED (1) SHARE (2) PRICE (2) REGISTRATION FEE
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Common Stock, $.01 par value.................... 345,000 $8.9375 $3,083,437.50 $1,063.26
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(1) Includes 45,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the
Underwriters' over-allotment option.
(2) Estimated in accordance with Rule 457(c) for the purpose of computing the
amount of the registration fee based on the average of the high and low
prices of the Company's Common Stock as reported on the Nasdaq National
Market on May 6, 1996.
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EXPLANATORY NOTE
This registration statement is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(b) and
General Instruction V of Form S-1. Incorporated by reference herein is, in its
entirety, the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-4174) of Cima
Labs Inc., which was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange
Commission on May 9, 1996.
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SIGNATURES
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement on Form S-1 to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Eden Prairie, State of
Minnesota, on May 9, 1996.
CIMA LABS INC.
By: /s/ JOHN M. SIEBERT, PH.D.
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John M. Siebert, Ph.D.
PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE
OFFICER
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933, THIS
REGISTRATION STATEMENT WAS SIGNED BELOW BY THE FOLLOWING PERSONS IN THE
CAPACITIES AND ON THE DATES STATED.
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SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ JOHN M. SIEBERT Chief Executive Officer and Director
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John M. Siebert financial and accounting officer) May 9, 1996
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Terrence W. Glarner May 9, 1996
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David B. Musket May 9, 1996
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Steven B. Ratoff May 9, 1996
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Joseph R. Robinson May 9, 1996
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Jerry A. Weisbach May 9, 1996
*By: /s/ JOHN M. SIEBERT
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John M. Siebert
ATTORNEY-IN-FACT
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT
NUMBER DESCRIPTION OF DOCUMENT PAGE
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3.1* Opinion of Cooley Godward Castro Huddleson & Tatum...............................................
23.1 Consent of Ernst & Young LLP. Independent Auditors................................................
23.2* Consent of Cooley Godward Castro Huddleson & Tatum (included in Exhibit 5.1).....................
23.3* Consent of Lerner, David, Littenberg, Krumholz & Mentlik.........................................
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* Previously filed as an exhibit to Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Reg.
No. 333-4174) and incorporated herein by reference.
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EXHIBIT 23.1
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT AUDITORS
We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the caption "Experts" and
to the use of our reports dated January 26, 1996, in the 462(b) Registration
Statement (Form S-1 No. 333- ) and related Prospectus of CIMA LABS INC.
for the registration of its Common Stock.
/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP
Minneapolis, Minnesota
May 7, 1996
