As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 19, 1998. Registration No. 333-33597 ================================================================= SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 _____________ POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 2 to FORM SB-2 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 _____________ DAYTON GENERAL SYSTEMS, INC. (Name of small business issuer in its charter) Pennsylvania 7372 31-1551295 (State or other (Primary Standard Industrial (I.R.S. Employer jurisdiction of Classification Code Number) Identification incorporation) Number) 2492 Technical Drive Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 (937) 847-7800 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices and principal place of business) Thomas C. Haas Dayton General Systems, Inc. 2492 Technical Drive Miamisburg, Ohio 45342 (937) 847-7800 (Name, address and telephone number of agent for service) Copies to: TIMOTHY E. HOBERG, ESQ. CHARLES F. HERTLEIN, JR., ESQ. Taft, Stettinius & Hollister LLP Dinsmore & Shohl LLP 1800 Star Bank Center 1900 Chemed Center 425 Walnut Street 255 East Fifth Street Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 Cincinnati, Ohio 45202 (513) 381-2838 (513) 977-8200 Approximate date of proposed sale to the public: The shares are being deregistered pursuant to this post-effective amendment. ______________________________________ 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, please 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: [ ] _______________________________________ EXPLANATORY STATEMENT This Post-Effective Amendment No. 2 is being filed to deregister the 1,035,000 Units (each Unit consisting of two shares of the registrant's Common Stock and a warrant to purchase one additional share of Common Stock) previously registered on this Form SB-2, Registration No. 333-33597. The offering's minimum was not reached. Therefore, no Units will be sold and the offering is being withdrawn. SIGNATURES In accordance with 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 of filing on Form SB-2 and authorized this amendment to registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, in the City of Dayton, State of Ohio, as of the 14th day of August, 1998. DAYTON GENERAL SYSTEMS, INC. By:/s/Thomas C. Haas _______________________________ Thomas C. Haas President and Chief Executive Officer In accordance with the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this amendment to registration statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the 14th day of August, 1998. Signatures Title __________ _____ /s/ Thomas C. Haas Chairman of the Board, _________________________ President and Chief Thomas C. Haas Executive Officer (Principal Executive, Accounting and Financial Officer) __________________________ Director Edward T. Hurd /s/ William R. Winkler Director __________________________ William R. Winkler