As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 15, 2017
RegistrationNo. 033-2636
RegistrationNo. 033-33061
RegistrationNo. 033-33108
RegistrationNo. 033-50804
RegistrationNo. 033-87778
RegistrationNo. 033-58991
RegistrationNo. 333-37371
RegistrationNo. 333-37369
RegistrationNo. 333-69381
RegistrationNo. 333-31120
RegistrationNo. 333-48226
RegistrationNo. 333-55082
RegistrationNo. 333-96967
RegistrationNo. 333-138839
RegistrationNo. 333-145741
RegistrationNo. 333-170417
RegistrationNo. 333-179730
RegistrationNo. 333-198840
RegistrationNo. 333-198841
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1
TO
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 033-2636
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 033-33061
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 033-33108
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 033-50804
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 033-87778
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 033-58991
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-37371
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-37369
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-69381
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-31120
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-48226
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-55082
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-96967
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-138839
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-145741
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-170417
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-179730
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-198840
FormS-8 RegistrationNo. 333-198841
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Exar Corporation
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| Delaware | 94-1741481 | |
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization) | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) |
5966 La Place Court, Suite 100
Carlsbad, California
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip code)
Startech Semiconductor, Inc. 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan and Options issued outside of 1993 Stock Option Plan
1991 Employee Stock Option Plan
1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan
1986 Directors’ Stock Option Plan
1989 Employee Stock Participation Plan
1991Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan
1991 Stock Option Plan
1996Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan
1997 Equity Incentive Plan
2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated
Exar Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
Sipex Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
Sipex Corporation Amended and Restated 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan
Sipex Corporation 2000Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan
Sipex Corporation 1999 Stock Plan
Sipex Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan
Sipex Corporation Stand-Alone Option Agreements
Exar Corporation Inducement Option Agreement
Stock Options assumed under the Exar Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan
Exar Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D.
Chief Executive Officer and President
5966 La Place Court, Suite 100
Carlsbad, California
(760)692-0711
(Name and address of agent for service) (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Copies to:
Robert F. Kornegay
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati
Professional Corporation
12235 El Camino Real, Suite 200
San Diego, California 92130
(858)350-2300
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, anon-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” inRule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
| Large accelerated filer | ☐ | Accelerated filer | ☒ | |||
| Non-accelerated filer | ☐ (Do not check if a smaller reporting company) | 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. ☐
DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES
This Post-Effective Amendment (this “Post-Effective Amendment”) relates to the following Registration Statements of Exar Corporation (the “Company”) on FormS-8 (collectively, the “Registration Statements”):
File No. | Date Originally Filed with the SEC | Name of Equity Plan or Agreement | Shares of Common Stock (#) | |||||
| 033-2636 | January 10, 1986 | 1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan | 800,000 | |||||
| 033-33061 | January 19, 1990 | 1989 Employee Stock Participation Plan 1984 Incentive Stock Option Plan | 1,700,000 | |||||
| 033-33108 | January 22, 1990 | 1986 Directors’ Stock Option Plan | 60,000 | |||||
| 033-50804 | August 14, 1992 | 1986 Directors’ Stock Option Plan 1991Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan 1991 Stock Option Plan | 1,847,409 | |||||
| 033-87778 | December 22, 1994 | 1991Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan 1991 Stock Option Plan | 427,500 | |||||
| 033-58991 | May 2, 1995 | Assumed Options under Startech Semiconductor, Inc. 1993 Incentive Stock Option Plan and Options issued outside of | 143,425 | |||||
| 333-37371 | October 7, 1997 | 1991 Employee Stock Option Plan | 300,000 | |||||
| 333-37369 | October 7, 1997 | 1996Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan and 1997 Equity Incentive Plan | 975,000 | |||||
| 333-69381 | December 21, 1998 | 1997 Equity Incentive Plan and 1996Non-Employee Directors’ Stock Option Plan | 550,000 | |||||
| 333-31120 | February 25, 2000 | 1997 Equity Incentive Plan | 450,000 | |||||
| 333-48226 | October 19, 2000 | 2000 Equity Incentive Plan | 1,000,000 | |||||
| 333-55082 | February 6, 2001 | 2000 Equity Incentive Plan | 2,200,000 | |||||
| 333-96967 | July 23, 2002 | 2000 Equity Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated | 1,500,000 | |||||
| 333-138839 | November 20, 2006 | Exar Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan | 2,800,000 | |||||
| 333-145741 | August 28, 2007 | Sipex Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan | 500,925 | |||||
| 333-145741 | August 28, 2007 | Sipex Corporation Amended and Restated 2002 Nonstatutory Stock Option Plan | 375,785 | |||||
| 333-145741 | August 28, 2007 | Sipex Corporation 2000Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan | 137,103 | |||||
| 333-145741 | August 28, 2007 | Sipex Corporation 1999 Stock Plan | 347,271 | |||||
| 333-145741 | August 28, 2007 | Sipex Corporation 1997 Stock Option Plan | 245,024 | |||||
| 333-145741 | August 28, 2007 | Sipex Corporation Stand-Alone Option Agreements | 1,076,172 | |||||
| 333-170417 | November 5, 2010 | Exar Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan | 5,500,000 | |||||
| 333-179730 | February 27, 2012 | Exar Corporation Inducement Option Agreement | 1,200,000 | |||||
| 333-198840 | September 19, 2014 | Stock Options assumed under the Exar Corporation 2006 Equity Incentive Plan | 1,477,750 | |||||
| 333-198841 | September 19, 2014 | Exar Corporation 2014 Equity Incentive Plan | 5,170,000 | |||||
On March 28, 2017, MaxLinear, Inc., a Delaware corporation (“MaxLinear”) entered into an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the “Merger Agreement”) with the Company and MaxLinear’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Eagle Acquisition Corporation, a Delaware corporation (“Merger Sub”), providing for, among other things, the merger of Merger Sub with and into the Company (the “Merger”) with the Company continuing as the surviving entity. The Merger became effective on May 12, 2017, pursuant to a Certificate of Merger filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware.
In connection with the Merger, the Company has terminated all offerings of the Company’s securities pursuant to the Registration Statements. Accordingly, pursuant to the undertaking contained in each of the Registration Statements 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, the Company is filing this post-effective amendment to deregister all of such securities of the Company registered under the Registration Statements that remained unsold as of the effective time of the Merger, if any. The Company hereby removes and withdraws from registration any and all securities of the Company registered pursuant to the Registration Statements that remain unsold as of the date hereof. The Registration Statements are hereby amended, as appropriate, to reflect the deregistration of such securities.
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 onForm S-8 and has duly caused this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statements to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Carlsbad, State of California, on May 15, 2017.
| EXAR CORPORATION | ||
| By: | /s/ Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D. | |
| Kishore Seendripu, Ph.D. | ||
| President and Chief Executive Officer | ||
| * | Pursuant to Rule 478 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, no other person is required to sign this Post-Effective Amendment. |
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