20-F/A 1 norsat20fa080808.htm NORSAT INTERNATIONAL FORM 20-F/A CC - Filed by Filing Services Canada Inc. 403-717-3898




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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 20-F/A


Amendment No. 1



NORSAT INTERNATIONAL INC.

British Columbia, Canada



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(Mark One)

REGISTRATION STATEMENT PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

OR

ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the fiscal year ended       

   December 31st, 2007

 

OR

TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
For the transition period from _________________ to ________________

 

SHELL COMPANY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of event requiring this shell company report


Commission file number:  0-12600


Norsat International Inc.

(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)

British Columbia, Canada

(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

110– 4020 Viking Way, Richmond, British Columbia, Canada V6V 2N2

(Address of principal executive offices)

Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act.



Title of each class

 

Name of each exchange on which registered

N/A

 

N/A


Securities registered or to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act.


N/A

Title of Class


Securities for which there is a reporting obligation pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Act.








Common Shares

Title of Class


Indicate the number of outstanding shares of each of the issuer's classes of capital or common stock as of the close of the period covered by the annual report: 50,646,026 common shares.


Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act

Yes___

No_X_

If this report is an annual or transition report, indicate by check mark if the registrant is not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes___

No_X_

Note – Checking the box above will not relieve any registrant required to file reports pursuant to Section13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 from their obligation under those Sections.


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 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 ☐ No

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, or a non-accelerated filer. See definition of accelerated filer and large accelerated filer in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer___

Accelerated filer___

Non-accelerated filer_X_

Indicate by check mark which financial statement item the registrant has elected to follow.

☐ Item 17 Item 18

If this is an annual report, indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).

Yes ☐ No

(APPLICABLE ONLY TO ISSUERS INVOLVED IN BANKRUPTCY PROCEEDINGS DURING THE PAST FIVE YEARS)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has filed all documents and reports required to be filed by Sections 12, 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 subsequent to the distribution of securities under a plan confirmed by a court. ☐ Yes No   



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Explanatory Note



This Form 20-F/A is being filed Norsat International Inc. as Amendment No.1 to its Annual Report on Form 20-F for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) on April 1, 2008 (the "2007 Form 20-F") for the sole purpose of amending the required certifications of the principal executive officer and the principal financial officer of Norsat International Inc. as appearing in Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2.  


The amendments with respect to Exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 are:

(i)

the inclusion in Paragraph 4 of the words “and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:”

(ii)

changing Paragraph 4(b) to read: “Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles”

(iii)

changing Paragraph 4(c) to read: “Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and”


This Form 20-F/A consists of a cover page, this explanatory note, the signature page and the revised exhibits 32.1 and 32.2 of the Form 20-F.


Other than as expressly set forth above, this Form 20-F/A does not, and does not purport to, amend, update or restate the information in any part of the Form 20-F or reflect any events that have occurred after the Form 20-F was filed on April 1, 2008





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SIGNATURES

The registrant hereby certifies that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form 20-F and that it has duly caused and authorized the undersigned to sign this annual report on its behalf.

 

 

 

Norsat International Inc.

 

 

 

(Registrant)

 

 

 

“Eugene Syho”

Date:

July 30, 2008

 

Eugene Syho, Chief Financial Officer

 



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Exhibit 32.2 to 20-F submission for Norsat International Inc.


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13(a) or 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

I, Amiee Chan, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F Norsat International Inc.;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4. The issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:


a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d) Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5. The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.


 

 

 

 

Date:

July 30, 2008

 

“Amiee Chan”

 

 

 

Amiee Chan

 

 

 

President & Chief Executive Officer




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Exhibit 32.2 to 20-F submission for Norsat International Inc.


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO
SECTION 13(a) or 15(d) OF THE EXCHANGE ACT

I, Eugene Syho, certify that:

1. I have reviewed this annual report on Form 20-F Norsat International Inc.;

2.  Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this report;


3. Based on my knowledge, the financial statements and other financial information included in this report, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results of operations and cash flows of the issuer as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;


4. The issuer's other certifying officer and I are responsible for establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(e) and 15d-15(e)) and internal control over financial reporting (as defined in Exchange Act Rules 13a-15(f) and 15d-15(f)) for the issuer and have:


a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, to ensure that material information relating to the issuer, including its consolidated subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities, particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;


b) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;


c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the issuer’s disclosure controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of the end of the period covered by this report based on such evaluation; and


d) Disclosed in this report any change in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the period covered by the annual report that has materially affected, or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting; and


5. The issuer’s other certifying officer and I have disclosed, based on our most recent evaluation of internal control over financial reporting, to the issuer’s auditors and the audit committee of the issuer’s board of directors (or persons performing the equivalent functions):


a) All significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to adversely affect the issuer’s ability to record, process, summarize and report financial information; and


b) Any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other employees who have a significant role in the issuer’s internal control over financial reporting.


 

 

 

 

Date:

July 30, 2008

 

“Eugene Syho”

 

 

 

Eugene Syho

 

 

 

Chief Financial Officer




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