AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON APRIL 21, 1997 REGISTRATION NO. 333-19907 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 ------------------------ POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-3 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 ------------------------ DIGITAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) DELAWARE 77-0016028 (State or Other Jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number) 170 ROSE ORCHARD WAY SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134 (408) 943-0777 (Address and telephone number of principal executive offices and principal place of business) CHARLES D. KISSNER CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER 170 ROSE ORCHARD WAY SAN JOSE, CALIFORNIA 95134 (408) 943-0777 (Name, Address, and Telephone Number of Agent for Service) ------------------------ COPIES TO: BRUCE ALAN MANN, ESQ. STEVEN E. BOCHNER, ESQ. TAMRA D. BROWNE, ESQ. JEFFREY A. HERBST, ESQ. VALERIE A. VILLANUEVA, ESQ. GIL LABRUCHERIE, ESQ. Morrison & Foerster LLP Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 425 Market Street A Professional Corporation San Francisco, CA 94105 650 Page Mill Road Palo Alto, CA 94304 - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- This Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 amends the Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No. 333-19907) of Digital Microwave Corporation (the "Registrant") filed on January 16, 1997 and last amended on March 13, 1997 (the "Registration Statement"). Pursuant to the Registration Statement, 2,530,000 shares of the Registrant's Common Stock were registered under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Between March 13, 1997, the date on which the Registration Statement was declared effective by the Securities and Exchange Commission, and the date hereof, 2,200,000 shares of the Common Stock were sold. In connection with the underwriting arrangements relating to the sale of the Common Stock, the Registrant granted the underwriters an option to purchase up to 330,000 shares of Common Stock, which has not been exercised and has since expired. Therefore, the Registration Statement is hereby further amended to deregister 330,000 shares of Common Stock, thereby reducing the number of shares covered by the Registration Statement to 2,200,000. 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 Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of San Jose, State of California, on this 21st day of April, 1997. DIGITAL MICROWAVE CORPORATION By: /s/ CARL A. THOMSEN ----------------------------------------- Carl A. Thomsen VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER AND SECRETARY Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Post-Effective Amendment to the Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated: SIGNATURE TITLE DATE - --------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- ---------------- CHARLES D. KISSNER* Chairman of the Board, President ---------------------------------------- and Chief Executive Officer April 21, 1997 Charles D. Kissner RICHARD C. ALBERDING* ---------------------------------------- Director April 21, 1997 Richard C. Alberding CLIFFORD H. HIGGERSON* ---------------------------------------- Director April 21, 1997 Clifford H. Higgerson JAMES D. MEINDL* ---------------------------------------- Director April 21, 1997 James D. Meindl BILLY B. OLIVER* ---------------------------------------- Director April 21, 1997 Billy B. Oliver CARL A. THOMSEN Vice President, Chief Financial ---------------------------------------- Officer and Secretary (Principal April 21, 1997 Carl A. Thomsen Financial and Accounting Officer) *By: /s/ CARL A. THOMSEN ------------------------------------ April 21, 1997 Carl A. Thomsen ATTORNEY-IN-FACT II-4