As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 20, 2022
File No. 333- 256926
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FORM S-1
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
BANTEC, INC.
| Delaware | 3721 | 30-0967943 | ||
(State or jurisdiction of Incorporation or organization) | (Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
195 Paterson Avenue, Little Falls, NJ 07424
(203) 220-2296
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of registrant’s principle executive offices)
VCorp Services, LLC
1013 Centre Road, Suite 403-B
Wilmington, DE 19805
(888) 528-2677
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code,
of agent for service)
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.
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 check the following box: ☐
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☐ |
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ | Smaller reporting company | ☒ |
| Emerging growth company | ☒ |
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. ☐
Explanatory Note/Deregistration of Securities
Bantec, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company” or “BANT”), is filing this post-effective amendment (the “Post-Effective Amendment”) to their Registration Statement on Form S-1 (the “Registration Statement”) which was previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) on June 9, 2021, File No. 333- 256926), to deregister any and all securities registered but unsold or otherwise unissued as of the date hereof under the Registration Statement.
Bantec, Inc., by filing this Post-Effective Amendment, hereby terminates the effectiveness of the Registration Statement and removes from registration any and all securities registered but unsold or otherwise unissued under the Registration Statement as of the date hereof. This filing is made in accordance with an undertaking made by Bantec, Inc. in Part II of the Registration Statement to remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any securities that had been registered for issuance but remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized in the City of Little Falls, State of New Jersey on January 20, 2022.
| BANTEC, INC. | ||
| Date: January 20, 2022 | /s/ Michael Bannon | |
| By: | Michael Bannon | |
| Its: | Chief Executive Officer; Director | |
In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement was signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates stated.
| Signature | Capacity in Which Signed | Date | ||
| /s/ Michael Bannon | Chief Executive Officer | January 20, 2022 | ||
| Michael Bannon | (Principal Executive Officer Principal Accounting Officer and Director) | |||
| /s/ Michael Bannon | Chief Financial Officer | January 20, 2022 | ||
| Michael Bannon | (Principal Accounting Officer and Director) |
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