As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 16, 2019
Registration No. 333-221478
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO
FORM S-3 ON
FORM S-3
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware
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95-2390133
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(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
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(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
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3888 Calle Fortunada
San Diego, California 92123
Tel: (858) 503-3300
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
Dr. Franz Fink
President and Chief Executive Officer
MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
3888 Calle Fortunada
San Diego, California 92123
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
With a copy to:
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public:
This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to Form S-3 on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-221478) is being filed to deregister all of the securities that remain unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof.
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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.
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The registrant hereby amends this registration statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this registration statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act or until the registration statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.
EXPLANATORY NOTE
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
The registrant is filing this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) to its Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-221478), initially filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 9, 2017 and declared effective on November 16, 2017 (the “Registration Statement”), to deregister all securities registered pursuant to the Registration Statement that remain unsold as of the date this Post-Effective Amendment is filed.
In compliance with the undertaking contained in the Registration Statement pursuant to Item 512(a)(3) of Regulation S-K, the registrant is filing this Post-Effective Amendment to remove from registration, by means of a post-effective amendment, any of the registered securities which remain unsold under the Registration Statement as of the date of this Post-Effective Amendment.
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-3 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the city of San Diego, State of California, on May 16, 2019.
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MAXWELL TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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By:
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/s/ Franz Fink
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Name:
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Franz Fink
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Title:
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Chief Executive Officer
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No other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment in reliance upon Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.