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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 24, 1997
Registration No.
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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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CIMA LABS INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 2834 41-1569769
(State or other jurisdiction (I.R.S. Employer
of incorporation or organization) Identification Number)
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.
10000 VALLEY VIEW ROAD
EDEN PRAIRIE, MINNESOTA 55344-9361
(612) 947-8700
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
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Copies to:
ROBERT L. JONES, ESQ.
BRETT D. WHITE, ESQ.
COOLEY GODWARD LLP
FIVE PALO ALTO SQUARE
3000 EL CAMINO REAL
PALO ALTO, CALIFORNIA 94306
(415) 843-5000
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This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is being filed to deregister the
remaining 813,618 unsold shares of Common Stock (the "Shares") of the total
2,704,931 shares of Common Stock of CIMA LABS INC. (the "Registrant") covered
by the Form S-3 Registration Statement No. 33-93616 filed on July 31, 1995
(the "Registration Statement"), and declared effective on August 2, 1995.
The Shares, which were registered for resale pursuant to Rule 415 (the
"Offering"), have not been sold pursuant to the Registration Statement as of
the date of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1. All such Shares are now
unrestricted and freely tradeable pursuant to Rule 144(k). The terms of the
Offering are described in the prospectus filed as part 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 No. 1 to
Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Eden Prairie, State of
Minnesota, on June 24, 1997.
CIMA LABS INC.
By: /s/ John M. Siebert, Ph.D.
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John M. Siebert, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 has been signed by the following persons in
the capacities indicated.
SIGNATURE TITLE DATE
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/s/ John M. Siebert, Ph.D. President, Chief Executive June 24, 1997
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John M. Siebert, Ph.D.
/s/ Keith P. Salenger Vice President, Finance and Chief June 24, 1997
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Keith P. Salenger
/s/ Terrence W. Glarner Director June 24, 1997
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Terrence W. Glarner
/s/ David B. Musket Director June 24, 1997
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David B. Musket
/s/ Steven B. Ratoff Director June 24, 1997
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Steven B. Ratoff
/s/ Joseph R. Robinson, Ph.D. Director June 24, 1997
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Joseph R. Robinson, Ph.D.
Director June __, 1997
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Jerry A. Weisbach, Ph.D.
