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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 1999
Commission File No. 333-13581
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Under
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
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Autonomous Technologies Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida 59-2554729
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2800 Discovery Drive, Orlando, Florida 32826
(Address, of Principal Executive Offices)
Autonomous Technologies Corporation 1995 Stock Option Plan and
Autonomous Technologies Corporation 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan
(Full title of the plans)
Randy W. Frey
Autonomous Technologies Corporation
2800 Discovery Drive, Orlando, Florida 32826
(Name and address of agent for service)
(407) 384-1600
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
with a copy to :
William A. Grimm, Esq.
Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A.
201 E. Pine Street, Suite 1200, Orlando, Florida 32801
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AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
1995 STOCK OPTION PLAN AND
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
1996 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN
The purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 is to deregister the
shares of Autonomous Technologies Corporation ("Autonomous") common stock, par
value $0.01 per share, remaining under the registration statement on Form S-8
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 7, 1996, File No.
333-13581 (the "Registration Statement") registering Autonomous' 1995 Stock
Option Plan and Autonomous' 1996 Employee Stock Purchase Plan.
By this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1, Autonomous hereby terminates this
Registration Statement and removes from registration the shares which remain
unsold as of the date hereof.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, 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 Post-Effective Amendment No. 1
to the Registration Statement on Form S-8 to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Orlando, State of Florida
on the 29/th/ day of April, 1999.
AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
By: /s/ Randy W. Frey Date: April 29, 1999
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Randy W. Frey
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
By: /s/ Monty K. Allen Date: April 29, 1999
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Monty K. Allen
Vice President, Treasurer, Chief Financial Officer
and Principal Accounting Officer
Signature Title Date
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/s/ Randy W. Frey Chief Executive Officer and Chairman April 29, 1999
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Randy W. Frey
* Director April 29, 1999
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G. Arthur Herbert
* Director April 29, 1999
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Stanley Ruffett
* Director April 29, 1999
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Timothy Barabe
* Director April 29, 1999
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Richard H. Keates, MD
*By: /s/ Randy W. Frey
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Randy W. Frey, by power of attorney
INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit No. Description of Exhibit
24.1 Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Autonomous'
Registration Statement on Form S-8, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on October 7, 1996, Registration No. 333-
13581, page 6)
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