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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 29, 1999
Commission File No. 333-62995
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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
(Full title of the plan)
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
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 September 4, 1998, File No.
333-62995 (the "Registration Statement") in connection with an increase in the
number of shares available for issuance under Autonomous' 1995 Stock Option
Plan, as amended.
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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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
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 September 4, 1998, Registration No. 333-
62995, page 2)
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