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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 1999
Commission File No. 333-43853
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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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AUTONOMOUS TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)
59-2554729
(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
2800 Discovery Drive, Orlando, Florida 32826,
(407) 384-1600
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
registrant's principal executive offices)
Randy W. Frey, 2800 Discovery Drive, Orlando, Florida 32826, (407) 384-1600
(Name and address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area
code, of agent for service)
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Copy to:
William A. Grimm, Esq., Gray, Harris & Robinson, P.A.,
201 East Pine Street, Suite 1200, Orlando, Florida 32801, (407) 843-8880
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Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: None.
If the only securities being registered on this Form are being offered pursuant
to dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. [_]
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, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest
reinvestment plans, 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. [_]
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. [_]
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DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
The purpose of this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to this Registration
Statement is to deregister shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, of
Autonomous Technologies Corporation ("Autonomous") issuable upon the exercise of
the stock purchase warrants. These shares were registered on a registration
statement on Form S-3 (File No. 333-43853) declared effective by the Securities
and Exchange Commission on January 21, 1998.
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.
PART II
INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Exhibit Table
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24.1 Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Autonomous'
Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on, Registration No. 333-43853, page
II-4)
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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-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its
behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Orlando,
State of Florida on this 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, President &
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
* Director April 29, 1999
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Whitney A. McFarlin
*By: /s/ Randy W. Frey
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Randy W. Frey, by power of attorney
EXHIBITS
Exhibit Number Exhibit Table
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24.1 Power of Attorney (incorporated by reference to Autonomous'
Registration Statement on Form S-3, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on, Registration No. 333-43853, page
II-4)
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