-----BEGIN PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE----- Proc-Type: 2001,MIC-CLEAR Originator-Name: webmaster@www.sec.gov Originator-Key-Asymmetric: MFgwCgYEVQgBAQICAf8DSgAwRwJAW2sNKK9AVtBzYZmr6aGjlWyK3XmZv3dTINen TWSM7vrzLADbmYQaionwg5sDW3P6oaM5D3tdezXMm7z1T+B+twIDAQAB MIC-Info: RSA-MD5,RSA, IDyoRJcFODJRiosDtDxxYOxPSGAOBg6bj+mXVwedT31P/nyxG2HXOW4uOvzyALKF CYcyQD3SE02sBAIbLMpiLg== 0000921895-99-000291.txt : 19990503 0000921895-99-000291.hdr.sgml : 19990503 ACCESSION NUMBER: 0000921895-99-000291 CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE: S-3/A PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT: 3 FILED AS OF DATE: 19990430 FILER: COMPANY DATA: COMPANY CONFORMED NAME: TRINITECH SYSTEMS INC CENTRAL INDEX KEY: 0000099047 STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION: COMPUTER PERIPHERAL EQUIPMENT, NEC [3577] IRS NUMBER: 061344888 STATE OF INCORPORATION: NY FISCAL YEAR END: 1231 FILING VALUES: FORM TYPE: S-3/A SEC ACT: SEC FILE NUMBER: 333-70037 FILM NUMBER: 99606740 BUSINESS ADDRESS: STREET 1: 333 LUDLOW STREET CITY: STAMFORD STATE: CT ZIP: 06902 BUSINESS PHONE: 2034258000 S-3/A 1 S-3 - AMENDMENT NO. 1 As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 19, 1999 Registration No. 333-70037 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 --------------------------- AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 --------------------------- TRINITECH SYSTEMS, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) NEW YORK - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) 06-1344888 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (IRS Employer Identification Number) --------------------------- 333 Ludlow Street Stamford, Connecticut 06902 (203) 425-8000 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Address and telephone number of Registrant's Principal Executive Offices) --------------------------- Richard A. Castillo Chief Financial Officer Trinitech Systems, Inc. 333 Ludlow Street Stamford, Connecticut 06902 (Name, Address and Telephone Number of Agent for Service) Copy to: Adam W. Finerman, Esq. Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP 505 Park Avenue New York, New York 10022 (212) 753-7200 --------------------------- Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective. 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. /X/ 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. / / ---------------------- 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 of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine. -2- We will amend and complete the information in this prospectus. Although we are permitted by US federal securities laws to offer these securities using this prospectus, we may not sell them or accept your offer to buy them until the documentation filed with the SEC relating to these securities had been declared effective by the SEC. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities or our solicitation of your offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where that would not be permitted or legal. PROSPECTUS SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED FEBRUARY 19, 1999 800,000 SHARES OF COMMON STOCK TRINITECH SYSTEMS, INC. The selling shareholders listed in this prospectus are offering and selling an aggregate of 800,000 shares of common stock of Trinitech Systems, Inc. All proceeds from the sale of the common stock under this prospectus will go to the selling shareholders. Our common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange under the symbol "TSI". The last reported sale price on the American Stock Exchange for our Common Stock on February 18, 1999 was $8.50 per share. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- THIS INVESTMENT INVOLVES RISK. SEE "RISK FACTORS" BEGINNING AT PAGE 5 TO READ ABOUT CERTAIN FACTORS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER BEFORE BUYING SHARES OF THE COMMON STOCK. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any State securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the adequacy or accuracy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The date of this Prospectus is [ ], 1999. TABLE OF CONTENTS PROSPECTUS SUMMARY...........................................................3 FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS...................................................7 WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION..........................................7 INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE..............................7 ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS........................................................8 USE OF PROCEEDS..............................................................8 SELLING SHAREHOLDERS.........................................................9 PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION........................................................11 LEGAL MATTERS...............................................................12 PROSPECTUS SUMMARY Trinitech develops and market advanced electronic trading systems to brokerage firms, international global exchanges trading in equities, currencies and futures & options. We also successfully leverage our patented flat panel hardware technology, the Trinitech Touchpad(R), through sales outside the financial sector. The Trinitech Touchpad(R) is a state of the art computer monitor with several technologically advanced attributes, including a reduced size and weight, as well as a touch screen that allows an operator to interface with the computer by simply touching the image displayed on the screen. Our principal executive offices are located at 333 Ludlow Street, Stamford, Connecticut, 06902. Our telephone number is (203) 425-8000. This prospectus relates to 800,000 shares of common stock which are held by stockholders of Trinitech, including 600,000 shares purchased from Trinitech in a private placement in November 1998, (ii) 175,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants issued to Peter Kilbinger Hansen and Jerome Belsen for certain loans made to Trinitech and (iii)and 25,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants issued to Sharon Will for financial advisory services rendered to Trinitech. See "Selling Stockholders." -3- RISK FACTORS THE PURCHASE OF OUR COMMON STOCK INVOLVES A HIGH DEGREE OF RISK. YOU SHOULD CAREFULLY CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING RISK FACTORS AND THE OTHER INFORMATION IN THIS PROSPECTUS BEFORE DECIDING TO INVEST IN OUR COMMON STOCK. TRINITECH HAS BEEN UNPROFITABLE SINCE ITS INCEPTION. We have conducted our business operations since June 1991. During that time we have had limited revenue from operations or other financial results upon which investors may base an assessment of our potential. We have had cumulative operating losses since our inception in 1991 through September 30, 1998 of approximately $6.2 million. We cannot assure you that we will succeed in implementing our business strategy or achieving profitable operations in the future. OUR PRODUCTS MAY BECOME TECHNOLOGICALLY OBSOLETE. The markets for our products are characterized by rapidly changing technology and new product introductions. Accordingly, we believe that our future success will depend on our ability to enhance our existing products and to develop and introduce in a timely fashion new products that achieve market acceptance. We cannot assure you that we will be able to identify, develop, assemble, market or support our products successfully or that we will be able to respond effectively to technological changes or product announcements by competitors. A PROPORTIONATELY LARGE PERCENTAGE OF OUR REVENUES COME FROM ONLY A LIMITED AMOUNT OF CUSTOMERS During the nine months ended September 30, 1998, one customer accounted for approximately 16% of total revenue, and during the year ended December 31, 1997 one customer accounted for approximately 17% (non-financial service firm customer) of total revenue. We are presently negotiating, and anticipate entering into, additional contracts to supply our software products and subscriptions to our NYFIX data center. However, we are likely to be dependent on a limited number of significant customers for the foreseeable future. The loss of any such significant customer would likely have a material adverse effect on our revenue. TRINITECH IS DEPENDANT ON KEY EXECUTIVES Our success is dependent upon the expertise of the key members of our management team, particularly our President and Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Peter Kilbinger Hansen. The loss of Mr. Hansen's services would, and the loss of Mr. Lars Kragh, Vice President-Research and Development, may, have a material adverse effect upon our operations. Our future success also depends on our continuing ability to attract, train and retain highly qualified technical, sales, marketing, development and managerial personnel. If we are unable to hire such personnel on a timely basis, our business, operating results and financial condition could be adversely affected. -4- TRINITECH'S BUSINESS IS VERY COMPETITIVE We face competition from a variety of providers, and may face competition from a variety of potential providers, many of which have or will have considerably larger and greater financial and human resources and marketing capabilities. Our competitors may also have: o longer operating histories; o significantly greater financial, technical and marketing resources; o greater name recognition; o a larger installed base of customers and products; o well-established relationships with our current and potential customers; and o extensive knowledge of the industry. As a result, our competitors may respond more quickly to new or emerging technologies and changes in customer requirements, or devote greater resources to the development, promotion and sale of their products. We may not be able to compete successfully against current and future competitors and competitive pressures we face may materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. OUR PRODUCTS PUT US AT RISK FOR LITIGATION Our products are complex and may contain undetected errors or failures when we first introduce them or at a later time. If our products contain errors, we could experience a loss of or delay in market acceptance, which could materially adversely affect our business, operating results and financial condition. While we have not experienced product liability claims to date, our business may entail the risk of such claims. A successful product liability claim brought against us could have a material adverse effect on our business, operating results and financial condition. SHARES ELIGIBLE FOR FURTHER SALE COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PREVAILING MARKET PRICE OF THE COMMON STOCK The sale of any substantial number of shares of our common stock may have a depressive effect on the market price of our common stock. As of the date of this prospectus, 448,881 shares of the restricted securities we have issued (other than the securities to which this prospectus relates) are eligible for resale under Rule 144. Any such sale, particularly if large in volume, could have a material adverse effect on the market for and price of shares of Common Stock. -5- CERTAIN PROVISIONS OF STATE LAW, IN ADDITION TO OUR SHAREHOLDER RIGHTS PLAN, MAY PREVENT OR HINDER CHANGE IN CONTROL OF THE COMPANY Our shareholders may be deprived of the opportunity to receive a premium for their shares because of certain provisions of the New York Business Corporation Law and our shareholder rights plan. These provisions may, among other things, delay or prevent a change in control of Trinitech or a change in our management, or restrict the ability of our shareholders to authorize a merger or other business combination. These provisions are expected to encourage persons seeking to acquire control of Trinitech to consult first with the Board of Directors to negotiate the terms of any proposed merger or other business combination. SHARES ISSUABLE UPON THE EXERCISE OF CERTAIN OPTIONS AND WARRANTS COULD ADVERSELY AFFECT THE PREVAILING MARKET PRICE OF THE COMMON STOCK We have outstanding options and warrants to purchase an aggregate of 1,416,537 shares of our Common Stock at a weighted average exercise price of $5.34 per share. The exercise of all of outstanding warrants and options would dilute the then-existing shareholders' percentage ownership of our common stock, and any sales in the public market could adversely affect prevailing market prices for our common stock. Moreover, the terms upon which we would be able to obtain additional equity capital could be adversely affected since the holders of such securities can be expected to exercise them at a time when we would, in all likelihood, be able to obtain any needed capital on terms more favorable to than those provided by such securities. YEAR 2000 COMPLIANCE Trinitech is aware of industry wide issues related to Year 2000 that are associated with the programming code in computer systems. Systems that do not properly recognize the Year 2000 could generate erroneous data or cause a system to fail. Trinitech has developed a Year 2000 plan consisting of several phases which include, risk assessment, manual and automated review of programming code, baseline testing, unit testing, integrated testing and a review of third party products. Trinitech is scheduled to participate in industry wide Year 2000 testing on several dates between March 6, 1999 through April 11, 1999. The objective of these tests is to ensure our customer base is in full Year 2000 compliance before the end of the year. To date, Trinitech has already issued Year 2000 enhancements to our customers. Trinitech does not envision that these industry wide tests will reveal any significant software errors. However, should there be unforeseen problems, Trinitech has established a Year 2000 Quality Assurance Team that will stay in place well into the year 2000. This team will have ample time to correct any problems identified in industry wide tests to ensure they are corrected by the end of June 1999. It is possible that a significant amount of litigation will arise out of Year 2000 compliance issues. Trinitech has established a workable plan and Quality Assurance team to help minimize these risks. Because of the unprecedented nature of such litigation, it is uncertain whether such issues may affect Trinitech. Therefore, there can be no assurance that Trinitech will not -6- experience serious unanticipated negative consequences and/or material costs caused by undetected errors or defects in the technology used in Trinitech's internal systems or in third party systems that Trinitech employs. FORWARD LOOKING STATEMENTS Certain forward-looking statements, including statements regarding our expected financial position, business and financing plans are contained in this prospectus or are incorporated in documents annexed as exhibits to this prospectus. These forward-looking statements reflect our views with respect to future events and financial performance. The words, "believe," "expect," "plans" and "anticipate" and similar expressions identify forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove to have been correct. Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from such expectations are disclosed in this prospectus, including, without limitation, under "Risk Factors." All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified in their entirety by the cautionary statements. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on these forward-looking statements, which speak only as of their dates. We undertake no obligations to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION We file annual, quarterly and special reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission. You may read and copy any document we file at the SEC's public reference room located at Judiciary Plaza, 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. You may obtain further information on the operation of the public reference room by calling the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330. Our SEC filings are also available to the public over the Internet at the SEC's web site at http://www.sec.gov. You may also request copies of such documents, upon payment of a duplicating fee, by writing to the SEC at 450 Fifth Street, N.W., Washington, D.C. 20549. Our common stock is listed on the American Stock Exchange and such reports and other information may also be inspected at the offices of AMEX at 86 Trinity Place, New York, NY 10006. INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The SEC allows us to "incorporate by reference" the information we file with them, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to those documents. The information we incorporate by reference is considered to be a part of this prospectus and information that we file later with the SEC will automatically update and replace this information. We incorporate by reference the documents listed below and any future filings we make with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended: -7- (1) Our Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1997; (2) Our Quarterly Reports on Form 10-QSB for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 1998, June 30, 1998 and September 30, 1998; and (3) Our Application for Registration of our common stock on Form 8-A dated August 27, 1993. You may request a copy of these filings, excluding the exhibits to such filings which we have not specifically incorporated by reference in such filings, at no cost, by writing or telephoning us at the following address: Trinitech Systems, Inc. 333 Ludlow Street Stamford, CT 06902 Attention: Chief Financial Officer (203) 425-8000 ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS This prospectus is part of a registration statement we filed with the SEC. You should rely only on the information provided or incorporated by reference in this prospectus or any related supplement. You should not assume that the information in this prospectus or any supplement is accurate as of any other date than the date on the front of those documents. For further information with respect to Trinitech and the securities offered hereby, reference is made to the registration statement. Statements contained in this prospectus as to the contents of any contract or other document are not necessarily complete, and in each instance, reference is made to the copy of such contract or document filed as an exhibit to the registration statement, each such statement being qualified in all respects by such reference. USE OF PROCEEDS The shares of common stock offered hereby are being registered for the account of the selling shareholders identified in this prospectus. See "Selling Shareholders." All net proceeds from the sale of the common stock will go to the shareholders who offer and sell their shares. -8- SELLING SHAREHOLDERS The selling shareholders have informed us that the name, maximum number of shares of common stock to be sold and total number of shares of common stock which each selling shareholder owns are as set forth in the following table. The selling shareholders may sell all or part of their shares of common stock registered pursuant to this prospectus. The persons named in the table, to our knowledge, have sole voting and investment power with respect to all shares shown as beneficially owned by them, subject to community property laws where applicable and the footnotes to this table. The calculation of shares of common stock beneficially owned was determined in accordance with Rule 13-3(d) of the Exchange Act. Unless otherwise stated, the number of shares of common stock owned by such holder after completion of the offering represent less than 1% of the outstanding shares of common stock.
Number of Common Shares of Class to be Maximum Beneficially Owned Number of After Completion of Number of Common Shares Shares to be the Offering Beneficially Owned Prior Offered for ------------------ Name and Address to the Offering Resale Number Percent - --------------------------------------- -------------------------- ------------- ------ ------- Norman Alderman 5,000 5,000 - - Eva Balcer 2,500 2,500 - - Jerome Belson(1) 700,000 200,000 500,000 5.2% Gerald Brauser 93,900 47,500 46,400 - Bridge Ventures, Inc. 172,606 10,000 162,606 1.7% Frank B. Carr 111,000 50,000 61,000 - Elizabeth Rodwell Dart 24,500 5,000 19,500 - Guy Michael Dart 80,000 65,000 15,000 - Guy Michael Dart, FBO Lindsay Dart 40,000 6,500 33,500 - Guy Michael Dart Family Trust 20,000 20,000 - - Justin W. Dart, Trust 100,000 100,000 - - Stephen Dart 105,000 20,000 85,000 - William DeArman 16,200 16,200 - - Stephen DePalma 10,000 10,000 - - Peter Kilbinger Hansen(2) 1,235,850 25,000 1,210,850 12.5% Michael and Beverly Isenberg TTEE 8,500 5,000 3,500 - Employees Profit Sharing Plan Michael and Beverly Isenberg TTEE 8,500 5,000 3,500 - Employees Money Purchase Pension Plan Richard Jordan 15,500 15,500 - - Dr. Robert Karsten 54,600 10,000 44,600 - Alan Kirchick(3) 35,000 6,750 28,250 - Curtis Lanning 55,000 10,000 45,000 - Bradley Marlin(3) 35,000 5,750 29,250 - Robert Scott Moore(3) 35,000 5,750 29,250 - Daniel Orenstein 10,000 5,000 5,000 - Tis Prager 50,000 10,000 40,000 - Joseph Roselle 60,000 50,000 10,000 - Harvey Ross 5,000 5,000 - - Saggi Capital Corporation(4) 25,000 25,000 - - Ronald Schaffer 5,000 5,000 - - Jerome Schuster 10,000 10,000 - - Marvin Sheeber 5,000 5,000 - - Larry Speller 5,000 5,000 - - Carl E. Warden(5) 450,000 13,800 436,200 4.6% Carl Eric Warden 50,000 14,750 35,250 - Willstar Consultants, Inc. 0 5,000 -
-9- - ------------------------- (1) Includes 150,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase Common Stock at an exercise price of $6.375 per share. (2) Includes 650,000 shares of Common Stock held by TechSoft, a corporation partially owned by Mr. Kilbinger Hansen, which shares may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Kilbinger Hansen. Also includes 32,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $5.42 per share. Also includes 272,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of options to purchase common stock at a weighted average exercise price of $4.87. Mr. Kilbinger Hansen serves as President, Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors of Trinitech. (3) This selling shareholder is a relative of Carl E. Warden. Mr. Warden disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock held by this selling shareholder (4) Includes 25,000 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $6.00 per share. (5) Consists of 22,500 shares of common stock issuable upon the exercise of warrants to purchase common stock at an exercise price of $5.125 per share. Carl E. Warden is a Director of Trinitech. -10- PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION This offering is self-underwritten; neither we nor the selling shareholders have employed an underwriter for the sale of common stock by the selling shareholders. We will bear all expenses in connection with the preparation of this prospectus. The selling shareholders will bear all expenses associated with the sale of the common stock. The selling shareholders may offer their shares of common stock directly or through pledgees, donees, transferees or other successors in interest in one or more of the following transactions: o On any stock exchange on which the shares of common stock may be listed at the time of sale; o in negotiated transactions; o in the over-the-counter market; or o in a combination of any of the above transactions. The selling shareholders may offer their shares of common stock at any of the following prices: o Fixed prices which may be changed; o market prices prevailing at the time of sale; o prices related to such prevailing market prices; or o at negotiated prices The selling shareholders may effect such transactions by selling shares to or through broker-dealers, and all such broker-dealers may receive compensation in the form of discounts, concessions, or commissions from the selling shareholders and/or the purchasers of shares of common stock for whom such broker-dealers may act as agents or to whom they sell as principals, or both. Compensation as to particular broker dealers may be in excess of customary commissions. Any broker-dealer acquiring common stock from the selling shareholders may sell the shares either directly, in its normal market-making activities, through or to other brokers on a principal or agency basis or to its customers. Any such sales may be at prices then prevailing on the American Stock Exchange or at prices related to such prevailing market prices or at negotiated prices to its customers or a combination of such methods. The selling shareholders and any broker-dealers that act in connection with the sale of the common stock hereunder might be deemed to be "underwriters" within the meaning of Section 2(11) of the Securities Act; any commissions received by them and any profit on the resale of shares as principal might be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions under the Securities Act. Any such commissions, as well as other expenses incurred by the selling shareholders and applicable transfer taxes, are payable by the selling shareholders. -11- The selling shareholders reserve the right to accept, and together with any agent of the selling shareholder, to reject in whole or in part any proposed purchase of the shares of common stock. The selling shareholders will pay any sales commissions or other seller's compensation applicable to such transactions. We have not registered or qualified offers and sales of shares of the common stock under the laws of any country, other than the United States. To comply with certain states' securities laws, if applicable, the selling shareholders will offer and sell their shares of common stock in such jurisdictions only through registered or licensed brokers or dealers. In addition, in certain states the selling shareholders may not offer or sell shares of common stock unless we have registered or qualified such shares for sale in such states or we have complied with an available exemption from registration or qualification. Under applicable rules and regulations under the Exchange Act, any person engaged in a distribution of shares of the common stock may not simultaneously engage in market making activities with respect to such shares of common stock for a period of two to nine business days prior to the commencement of such distribution. In addition, the selling stockholders and any other person participating in a distribution will be subject to applicable provisions of the Exchange Act and the rules and regulations thereunder, including without limitation, Rules 10b- 2, 10b-6 and 10b-7. Such provisions may limit the timing of purchases and sales of any of the shares of common stock by the selling shareholders or any such other person. This may affect the marketability of the common stock and the brokers' and dealers' ability to engage in market making activities with respect to the common stock. LEGAL MATTERS Certain legal matters in connection with the issuance of the shares offered hereby have been passed upon for Trinitech by Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP, 505 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10022. Robert L. Frome, a member of Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP, beneficially owns 60,000 shares of Common Stock and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an additional 4,000 shares of Common Stock, 2,000 shares of which are held by his daughter and 2,000 shares of which are held by a partnership for which Mr. Frome is a General Partner. -12- ================================================================================ No dealer, salesman or other person has been authorized to give any information or to make any representations other than those contained in this prospectus and, if given or made, such other information and representations must not be relied upon as having been authorized by us. This prospectus does not constitute an offer or solicitation by anyone in any state in which such person is not authorized, or in which the person making such offer or solicitation is not qualified to do so, or to any person to whom it is unlawful to make such offer or solicitation. The delivery of this prospectus at any time does not imply that the information herein is correct as of any time subsequent to the date hereof. We have not authorized any dealer, salesperson or other person to give any information or represent anything not contained in this prospectus. You must not rely on any unauthorized information. This prospectus does not offer to sell or buy any shares in any jurisdiction where it is unlawful. The information in this prospectus is current only as of [ ], 1999. 800,000 SHARES TRINITECH SYSTEMS, INC. COMMON STOCK PROSPECTUS [ ], 1999 ================================================================================ PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS Item 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution. The expenses in connection with the issuance and distribution of the securities being registered, all of which will be paid by the Registrant, are as follows: SEC Registration Fee..................................... $2,006.00 Accounting Fees and Expenses............................. 1,500.00 Legal Fees and Expenses.................................. 15,000.00 Blue Sky Fees and Expenses............................... 2,000.00 Miscellaneous Expenses................................... 9,494.00 --------- Total.................................................... $30,000.00 ========== Item 15. Indemnification of Directors and Officers Except as hereinafter set forth, there is no statute, charter provision, by-law, contract or other arrangement under which any controlling person, director or officer of the Company is insured or indemnified in any manner against liability which he may incur in his capacity as such. The Company's by-laws provide that every director and officer of the Company and his heirs, executors, administrators and other legal personal representatives shall be indemnified and held harmless from and against (a) any liability and all costs, charges and expenses that he sanctions or incurs in respect of any action, suit or proceeding that is proposed or commenced against him for or in respect of anything done or permitted by him in respect of the execution of the duties of his office and (b) all other costs, charges and expenses that he sustains or incurs in respect of the affairs of the Company. The Company maintains a $1,000,000 directors and officers liability insurance policy. Item 16. Exhibits. Exhibit Index Exhibit 3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Trinitech Systems, Inc. (Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Form 10 filed March 5, 1993) II-1 3.2 By-Laws of Trinitech Systems, Inc. (Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Form 10 filed March 5, 1993) 4.1 Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock (Exhibit 4.1 to Registrants's Form 10 filed March 5, 1993) 4.2 Specimen - Common Stock Certificate (Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrants' Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993). 4.3 Rights Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1997, between the Registrant and Chase Mellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent (Exhibit 1 to the Registrants Form 8-A filed September 10, 1997) 5.1 Opinion of Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP 10.1 Employment Agreement with Peter Kilbinger Hansen dated January 1, 1991 (Exhibit 3.2 to Registrants' Form 10 filed March 5,1993) 10.2 Revolving Credit Agreement, dated April 30, 1995, between First Fidelity Bank and the Registrant (Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Form S-3 filed April 10, 1997) 10.3 Amended and Restated 1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan (Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Form S-3 filed April 10, 1997) 10.4 Loan Agreement, dated June 2, 1997, by and between First Union Bank of Connecticut and the Registrant (Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10KSB for the year ended December 31, 1997) 10.5 Revolving Credit Agreement dated July 13, 1998 between The Chase Manhattan Bank and the Registrant (Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant's Form 8-K dated August 7, 1998) 23.1 Consent of Independent Public Accountants 23.2 Consent of Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP ( included in Exhibit 5.1) 24.1 Powers of Attorney (included on Page II-4) Item 17. Undertakings The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes: To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement. That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering. II-2 The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes that, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant's annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan's annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against each such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue. II-3 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 registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Stamford, State of Connecticut on this 19th day of February, 1999. TRINITECH SYSTEMS, INC. By: /s/ Peter Kilbinger Hansen ------------------------------ Name: Peter Kilbinger Hansen Title: Chairman of the Board and President (Chief Executive Officer) POWER OF ATTORNEY KNOW ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature appears below constitutes and appoints each of Peter Kilbinger Hansen and Richard A. Castillo his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he or she might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and agent, or his or her substitute, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof. Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the Registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated: Signatures Title Date - ---------- ----- ---- /s/ Peter Kilbinger Hansen Chairman of the Board February 19, 1999 - -------------------------- (Principal Executive Peter Kilbinger Hansen Officer) /s/ Richard A. Castillo Chief Financial Officer February 19, 1999 - -------------------------- (Principal Accounting Richard A. Castillo Officer) /s/ John H. Chapman Director February 19, 1999 - -------------------------- Dr. John H. Chapman * Director February 19, 1999 - -------------------------- Craig M. Shumate * Director February 19, 1999 - -------------------------- Carl E. Warden /s/ Peter Kilbinger Hansen February 19, 1999 - -------------------------- By: Peter Kilbinger Hansen * Attorney-in-Fact II-4 Exhibit Index Exhibit 3.1 Articles of Incorporation of Trinitech Systems, Inc. (Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's Form 10 filed March 5, 1993) 3.2 By-Laws of Trinitech Systems, Inc. (Exhibit 3.2 to Registrant's Form 10 filed March 5, 1993) 4.1 Certificate of Designation of Series A Preferred Stock (Exhibit 4.1 to Registrants's Form 10 filed March 5, 1993) 4.2 Specimen - Common Stock Certificate (Exhibit 4.2 to the Registrants' Annual Report on Form 10K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 1993). 4.3 Rights Agreement, dated as of September 1, 1997, between the Registrant and Chase Mellon Shareholder Services, L.L.C., as Rights Agent (Exhibit 1 to the Registrants Form 8-A filed September 10, 1997) 5.1 Opinion of Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP 10.1 Employment Agreement with Peter Kilbinger Hansen dated January 1, 1991 (Exhibit 3.2 to Registrants' Form 10 filed March 5,1993) 10.2 Revolving Credit Agreement, dated April 30, 1995, between First Fidelity Bank and the Registrant (Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Form S-3 filed April 10, 1997) 10.3 Amended and Restated 1991 Incentive Stock Option Plan (Exhibit 10.3 to the Registrant's Form S-3 filed April 10, 1997) 10.4 Loan Agreement, dated June 2, 1997, by and between First Union Bank of Connecticut and the Registrant (Exhibit 10.2 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10KSB for the year ended December 31, 1997) 10.5 Revolving Credit Agreement dated July 13, 1998 between The Chase Manhattan Bank and the Registrant (Exhibit 10.4 to Registrant's Form 8-K dated August 7, 1998) 23.1 Consent of Independent Public Accountants 23.2 Consent of Olshan Grundman Frome Rosenzweig & Wolosky LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1) 24.1 Powers of Attorney (included on Page II-4) II-5 EX-5.1 2 OPINION LETTER OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP 505 PARK AVENUE NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10022 TELEPHONE: (212) 753-7200 February 19, 1999 Securities and Exchange Commission 450 Fifth Street, N.W. Judiciary Plaza Washington, D.C. 20549 Re: Trinitech Systems, Inc. - Registration Statement on Form S-3 Gentlemen: Reference is made to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 dated the date hereof (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Trinitech Systems, Inc., a New York corporation (the "Company"). The Registration Statement relates to the resale of an aggregate of 800,000 shares (the "Shares") of Common Stock, $.001 par value, of the Company ("Common Stock"), including 200,000 shares of Common Stock issuable upon the exercise of certain warrants of the Company (the "Warrant Shares"). We advise you that we have examined originals or copies certified or otherwise identified to our satisfaction of the Certificate of Incorporation and By-laws of the Company and minutes of meetings of the Board of Directors of the Company and such other documents, instruments and certificates of officers and representatives of the Company and public officials, and we have made such examination of the law, as we have deemed appropriate as the basis for the opinion hereinafter expressed. In making such examination, we have assumed the genuineness of all signatures, the authenticity of all documents submitted to us as originals, and the conformity to original documents of documents submitted to us as certified or photostatic copies. February 19, 1999 Page 2 Based upon the foregoing, we are of the opinion that the Shares have been , and the Warrant Shares, when issued in accordance with the applicable warrants will be, duly and validly issued, and are fully paid and non-assessable. We are members of the Bar of the State of New York and, except as stated below, we express no opinion as to the laws of any jurisdiction other than the State of New York and the federal laws of the United States of America. We advise you that Robert L. Frome, a member of our firm, beneficially owns 60,000 Shares of Common Stock of the Company and may be deemed to be the beneficial owner of an additional 4,000 Shares of Common Stock of the Company. We consent to the reference to this firm under the caption "Legal Matters" in the prospectus that constitutes a part of the Registration Statement. Very truly yours, /S/ OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP -------------------------------------------------- OLSHAN GRUNDMAN FROME ROSENZWEIG & WOLOSKY LLP EX-23 3 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS Exhibit 23.1 CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS As independent public accountants, we hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this registration statement of our report dated March 24, 1998 included in Trinitech Systems, Inc.'s Form 10-KSB for the year ended December 31, 1997 and to all references to our Firm included in this registration statement. /s/ Arthur Andersen LLP ----------------------- Arthur Andersen LLP Stamford, Connecticut February 19, 1999 -----END PRIVACY-ENHANCED MESSAGE-----