BITWISE DESIGNS INC
10KSB/A, 2000-10-13
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                                 FORM 10-KSB/A

                                AMENDMENT NO. 1
(Mark One)

          ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
 [X]      SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [FEE REQUIRED]


For the fiscal year ended June 30, 2000


 [ ]      TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF
          THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 [NO FEE REQUIRED]

For the transition period from                 to

                           Commission File No. 0-20190

                              BITWISE DESIGNS, INC.
               (Exact Name of Issuer as Specified in Its Charter)

                Delaware                             14-1673067
     (State or other jurisdiction of             (I.R.S. Employer
     incorporation or organization)             Identification No.)

 2165 Technology Drive Schenectady, N.Y.               12308
(Address of principal executive offices)            (Zip Code)

Issuer's telephone number, including area code (518) 346-7799

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act:

                                               Name of Each Exchange on
     Title of Each Class                           Which Registered
Common Stock, $.001 par value                   Pacific Stock Exchange

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act:

                          Common Stock, $.001 par value

                                (Title of class)

                                (Title of class)
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                  Check whether Issuer (1) has filed all reports required to be
filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act during the past 12 months (or
for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports),
and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.
Yes X   No

                  Check if there is no disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant
to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained in this form, and no disclosure
will be contained, to the best of Registrant's knowledge, in definitive proxy or
information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K
or any amendment to this Form 10-K. [ ]

                  The Issuer's revenues for its most recent fiscal ended June
30, 2000 were $15,289,738.

                  On September 25, 2000, the aggregate market value of the
voting stock of Bitwise Designs, Inc. (consisting of Common Stock, $.001 par
value) held by non-affiliates of the Registrant (approximately 14,035,536
shares) was approximately $60,215,435.31 based on the closing price for such
Common Stock ($4.0625) on said date as reported by the Nasdaq National Market
System.

                    APPLICABLE ONLY TO CORPORATE REGISTRANTS

                  On September 25, 2000, there were 14,822,261 shares
of Common Stock, $.001 par value, issued and outstanding.

                      DOCUMENTS INCORPORATED BY REFERENCE

                                      None

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Table of Contents
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>

                                                      PART I
                                                                                                               PAGE
                                                                                                               ----

<S>                  <C>                                                                                       <C>
Item 1.              Business                                                                                   1
Item 2.              Properties                                                                                 15
Item 3.              Legal Proceedings                                                                          15
Item 4.              Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders                                        15

                                                      PART II


Item 5.              Market For the Company's Common Equity and Related Stockholder                             16
                     Matters
Item 6.              Selected Financial Data                                                                    18
Item 7.              Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and                            19
                     Results of Operations
Item 8.              Financial Statements and Supplemental Data                                                 25
Item 9.              Changes in and Disagreements With Accountants on Accounting                                25
                     and Financial Disclosure

                                               PART III

Item 10.             Directors and Executive Officers of the Company                                            26
Item 11.             Executive Compensation                                                                     30
Item 12.             Security Ownership of Certain Beneficial Owners and                                        35
                     Management
Item 13.             Certain Relationships and Related Transactions                                             37


                                               PART IV

Item 14.             Exhibits, Financial Statement Schedules and Reports on Form                                37
                     8-K
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ITEM 12.  SECURITY OWNERSHIP OF CERTAIN
          BENEFICIAL OWNERS AND MANAGEMENT

         The following table sets forth certain information as of September 25,
2000 with respect to (i) each director and each executive officer, (ii) all
directors and officers as a group, and (iii) the persons (including any "group"
as that term is used in Section l3(d)(3) of the Securities Exchange Act of
l934), known by the Corporation to be the beneficial owner of more than five
(5%) percent of the Corporation's Common Stock and Series A Preferred Stock.



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
      TYPE OF                  NAME AND ADDRESS OF    AMOUNT AND NATURE  PERCENTAGE
       CLASS                    BENEFICIAL HOLDER       OF BENEFICIAL     OF CLASS
                                                        OWNERSHIP (1)        (*)
<S>                            <C>                    <C>                <C>
Common                         John T. Botti            1,474,391 (2)       9.3%
                               c/o Bitwise Designs
                               2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308

Common                         Ira C. Whitman             610,381 (3)       4.1%
                               c/o Bitwise Designs
                               2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308

Common                         Steven Kriegsman            40,000 (4)       0.3%
                               c/o Bitwise Designs
                               2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308

Common                         Dennis Bunt                 52,883 (5)       0.4%
                               c/o Bitwise Designs
                               2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308

Common                         J. Edward Sheridan          50,000 (9)       0.3%
                               c/o Bitwise Designs
                               2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308

Common                         Charles Johnston           118,570 (6)       0.8%
                               c/o Bitwise Designs
                               2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308

Common                         Nicholas Themelis          131,500 (7)       0.9%
                               c/o Bitwise Designs
                               2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308
Common                         Robert Van Naarden               0 (8)         0%
                               c/o Bitwise Designs
                               2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308

Common                         Gateway Network LLC        818,954 (12)      5.4%
                               and Affiliates
                               165 EAB Plaza
                               Uniondale, NY 11556

Common                         Tami Skelly,               802,865 (12)      5.3%
                               Family Members and
                               Affiliates
                               218 Royal Palm Way
                               Palm Beach, FL 33480

Series A                       John T. Botti                  100 (10)       50%
Preferred                      c/o Bitwise Designs
Stock                          2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308

Series A                       Ira C. Whitman                 100 (11)       50%
Preferred                      c/o Bitwise Designs
Stock                          2165 Technology Drive
                               Schenectady, NY 12308
Directors/Officers as a group                           2,447,725          14.9%
(2)(3)(4)(5)(6)(7)(8)
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(1)      Unless otherwise indicated below, each director, officer and 5%
         shareholder has sole voting and sole investment power with respect to
         all shares that he beneficially owns.

(2)      Includes vested stock options to purchase 1,065,000 shares of Common
         Stock.

(3)      Includes vested stock options to purchase 225,000 shares of Common
         Stock.

(4)      Includes vested options to purchase 40,000 shares of Common Stock.

(5)      Includes vested options to purchase 51,000 shares of Common Stock and
         excludes nonvested options to purchase 25,000 shares of Common Stock.
         Includes 1,000 shares of Common Stock owned by Mr. Bunt's wife.

(6)      Includes vested options to purchase 60,000 shares of Common Stock.

(7)      Includes vested options to purchase 100,000 shares of Common Stock and
         excludes 150,000 non-vested options.

(8)      Excludes 200,000 non-vested options.

(9)      Includes vested options to purchase 50,000 shares of Common Stock.

(10)     See footnote (2). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to
         ten (10) votes per share.

(11)     See footnote (3). Each share of Series A Preferred Stock is entitled to
         ten (10) votes per share.

(12)     Includes 300,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of
         Series B Warrants and 146,667 shares of common stock issuable upon the
         conversion of shares of Series B Preferred Stock.

*        Based on 14,822,261 shares of Common Stock outstanding as of September
         25, 2000.



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                                   SIGNATURES

     Pursuant to the requirements of Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.


                                      BITWISE DESIGNS, INC.


                                      By: /s/ John T. Botti
                                          -------------------------------
                                          John T. Botti
                                          President, Chairman of the
                                          Board and Chief Executive
                                          Officer

Dated: October 11, 2000



     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Report
has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated:

       Signature                   Capacity                       Date
       ---------                   --------                       ----

/s/ John T. Botti              President, Chairman           October 11, 2000
---------------------------    of the Board and Chief
John T. Botti                  Executive Officer


/s/ Ira C. Whitman             Senior Vice President         October 11, 2000
---------------------------    and Director
Ira C. Whitman


/s/ Nicholas Themelis          Vice President, Chief         October 11, 2000
---------------------------    Technology Officer
Nicholas Themelis              and Director


/s/ Robert Van Naarden         Director and                  October 11, 2000
---------------------------    Chief Executive Officer
Robert Van Naarden             of Authentidate, Inc.


/s/ Steven A. Kriegsman        Director                      October 11, 2000
---------------------------
Steven A. Kriegsman


/s/ J. Edward Sheridan         Director                      October 11, 2000
---------------------------
J. Edward Sheridan


/s/ Charles C. Johnston        Director                      October 11, 2000
---------------------------
Charles C. Johnston


/s/ Dennis H. Bunt             Chief Financial               October 11, 2000
---------------------------    Officer and Principal
Dennis H. Bunt                 Accounting Officer






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