Unassociated Document
Registration No. __________
 

UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 

 
REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
 

 
Sharps Compliance Corp.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
74-2657168
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or
organization)
 
 (I.R.S. Employer
 Identification No.)
 
9220 Kirby Drive, Suite 500, Houston, Texas 77054
(Address of principal executive office)
 

 
Sharps Compliance Corp.
1993 STOCK PLAN
(Full title of the Plan)
 

 
David P. Tusa
Sharps Compliance Corp.
9220 Kirby Drive, Suite 500
Houston, Texas 77054
 
(713) 432-0300
 
Copies to:
 
Lola Miranda Hale
Epstein Becker & Green, P.C.
150 North Michigan Avenue, 35th Floor
Chicago, Illinois 60601
(312) 499-1440
 
(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone
number, including area code, of agent for service)
 

 
 


Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.

Large accelerated filer o
 
Accelerated filer o
Non-accelerated filer o (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
Smaller reporting company x

 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
 

Title of Securities to be Registered
Amount to be Registered(2)
Proposed Maximum Offering Price Per Share (3)
Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (3)
Amount of Registration Fee
 
 

Common Stock, Par Value $0.01
500,000 Shares (1)
$2.10
$1,050,000
$41.27


(1)
Represents the additional number of shares of Common Stock authorized for issuance pursuant to an increase in number of shares available for issuance pursuant to the Registrant's 1993 Stock Plan. Registrant’s 1993 Stock Plan.

(2)
Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), this Registration Statement covers, in addition to the number of shares of Common Stock shown above, an indeterminate number of shares of Common Stock that, by reason of certain events specified in the plan (e.g., anti-dilution adjustments), may become subject to such plan.

(3)
Estimated pursuant to Rules 457(c) and 457(h) under the Securities Act solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee based upon the average of the bid and asked prices of the Registrant’s Common Stock on the OTC Electronic Bulletin Board on November 18, 2008.

 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This Registration Statement is being filed for purpose of registering additional securities of the same class as other securities for which registration statements on Form S-8 were filed and are effective relating to the same employee benefit plan. Pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the Company’s Registration Statements on Form S-8, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 25, 2002 (File No. 333-100093), January 21, 2003 (File No. 333-102626), February 12, 2003 (File No. 333-103158), and February 3, 2006 (File No. 333-131514) are hereby incorporated by reference.



PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
 
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents by Reference
 
The following documents and reports filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”) are incorporated herein by reference:

(a)  Annual Report of the Registrant on Form 10-K for the year ended June 30, 2008.

(b) Quarterly report on Form 10-Q dated November 14, 2008.

(c) Current reports on Form 8-K dated November 07, 2008, September 29, 2008, July 22, 2008, and July 16, 2008.

(d) The description of the Registrant’s common stock, par value $0.01, set forth on Form 8-K, dated February 27, 1998, including any amendment or report filed for the purpose of updating such description.


All documents filed by the Registrant with the Commission pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), subsequent to the date of this registration statement and prior to filing of a post-effective amendment to this registration statement which indicates that all securities offered have been sold or which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into this registration statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Any statement contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement.  Any statement so modified or superseded shall be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.


Item 4. Description of Securities.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 5. Interests of Named Experts and Counsel.
 
Not applicable.
 
 

Item 6. Indemnification of Directors and Officers
 
Delaware law generally sets forth our power to indemnify our officers, directors, employees and agents. We have authority under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law to indemnify our directors, officers, employees and agents to the extent provided for in that statute. Our By-laws provide as follows:

The corporation shall indemnify and advance expenses to any and all persons who may serve or who have served at any time as directors or officers, or who at the request of the Board of Directors of the corporation may serve or at any time have served as directors or officers of another corporation in which the corporation at such time owned or may own shares of stock or of which it was or may be a creditor, and their respective heirs, administrators, successors and assigns, against any and all expenses, including amounts paid upon judgments, counsel fees and amounts paid in settlement (before or after suit is commenced), actually and necessarily incurred by such persons in connection with the defense or settlement of any claim, action, suit or proceeding in which they, or any of them, are made parties, or a party, or which may be asserted against them or any of them, by reason of being or having been directors or officers or a director or officer of the corporation, or of such other corporation, except in relation to matters as to which any such director or officer or former director or officer or person shall be adjudged in any action, suit or proceeding to be liable for his own negligence or misconduct in the performance of his duty. Such indemnification shall be in addition to any other rights to which those indemnified may be entitled under any law, by-law, amendment, vote of stockholders or otherwise.

Additionally, our Certificate of Incorporation provides as follows:

A director of this corporation shall not be personally liable to the corporation or its stockholders for monetary damages for breach of fiduciary duty as a director, except for liability (i) for any breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a knowing violation of law, (iii) under Section 174 of the Delaware General Corporation law, or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an improper benefit.

Except to the extent herein above set forth, there is no charter provision, bylaw, contract, arrangement or statute pursuant to which any of our directors or officers are indemnified in any manner against any liability which he may incur in his capacity as a director or officer. We also maintain a standard director and officer liability policy to fund our obligation as stated herein above.

Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the Company pursuant to the foregoing provisions, or otherwise, the Company has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the Company of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the Company 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 Company 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 Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.

Item 7. Exemption from Registration Claims.
 
Not applicable.
 
Item 8. Exhibits.
 
Except as noted below, the following Exhibits are filed herewith and made a part hereof.
 


Exhibit
Description of Document

 
4.1
Sharps Compliance Corp. 1993 Stock Plan, as amended, which is incorporated herein by reference to our proxy statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
 
5.1*
Opinion of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., a professional corporation and Consent
 
23.1*
Consent of Independent Accountants
 
24.1*
Power of Attorney
 

*Filed herewith.
 
Item 9.  Undertakings
 
(a) The undersigned Registrant hereby undertakes:
 
(1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to the Registration Statement:

(i) to include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

(ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;

(iii) 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; provided, however, that paragraphs (a)(1)(i) and (a)(1)(ii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-8, and paragraphs (a)(1)(i), (a)(1)(ii) and (a)(1)(iii) do not apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form F-3 and the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the Registration Statement.

(2) 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.

(3) 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.

(b) For the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the Registrant’s annual report pursuant to section 13(a) or section 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.

(c) 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 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.
 




SIGNATURES
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on November 24, 2008.
 
     
  Sharps Compliance Corp.
 
 
 
 
 
 
Date:  By:   /s/ DAVID P. TUSA
 
David P. Tusa
  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the capacities indicated as of the dates indicated.

Signatures
 
Titles
 
Date
 
/s/ DR. BURTON J. KUNIK
Dr. Burton J. Kunik
 
Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive Officer and Director
November 24, 2008
/s/ JOHN R. GROW 
 
John R. Grow
 
Director, President and Chief Operating Officer
November 24, 2008
/s/ DAVID P. TUSA
 
David P. Tusa
 
Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary
November 24, 2008
/s/ RAMSAY GILLMAN
 
 Ramsay Gillman
Director
November 24, 2008
/s/ F. GARDNER PARKER
 
F. Gardner Parker
 
Director
November 24, 2008
/s/ PARIS HOLMES, JR.
 
Paris Holmes, Jr.
 
Director
November 24, 2008
/s/ PHILIP C. ZERRILLO
 
Philip C. Zerrillo
Director
November 24, 2008
   
 
/s/ JOHN W. DALTON 
 
John W. Dalton
Director
November 24, 2008

Mr. David P. Tusa, the undersigned attorney-in-fact, by signing his name below, does hereby sign this Registration Statement on behalf of the directors and officers of Sharps Compliance Corp. indicated above by asterisk (constituting a majority of the directors) pursuant to a power of attorney executed by such persons and filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission contemporaneously herewith.
 
 
By: /s/ David P. Tusa, as attorney-in-fact
 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the administrators of the Plan have duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Houston, State of Texas, on November 24, 2008.
     
  Sharps Compliance Corp
 
 
 
 
 
 
  By:   /s/ David P. Tusa
 
David P. Tusa
  Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary

 
 
 
 
 
 
 

EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit Number
Exhibit
 
4.1
Sharps Compliance Corp. 1993 Stock Plan, as amended, which is incorporated herein by reference to our proxy statement for the 2008 Annual Meeting of Stockholders
 
5.1*
Opinion of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., a professional corporation and Consent
 
23.1*
Consent of Independent Accountants
 
24.1*
Power of Attorney
 

*Filed herewith.