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Syntec Optics files resale registration for Class A common stock

Syntec Optics Holdings filed a preliminary registration statement for the potential resale of existing Class A common stock by identified selling stockholders.

By Carter Hayes ·

Key takeaways

  • The filing covers shares that are already issued and outstanding rather than newly issued shares.
  • Selling stockholders would receive proceeds from any sales, while Syntec Optics says it would not receive sale proceeds.
  • The registration statement is preliminary, and sales cannot occur under the prospectus unless it becomes effective.
  • Some selling stockholders may face contractual restrictions affecting the timing of sales.

Existing shares are the subject of the filing

Syntec Optics Holdings filed a Form S-1 registration statement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for the resale of Class A common stock by selling stockholders identified in the prospectus.

The company states that the shares covered by the prospectus are already issued and outstanding. It is not issuing new shares through this registration statement.

The selling stockholders include the company’s chairman and chief executive officer as well as certain board members. The filing says they may sell all, some or none of the registered shares.

Proceeds would go to selling stockholders

Syntec Optics states that selling stockholders would receive the proceeds from any sales made under the prospectus. The company says it would not receive proceeds from those sales.

The shares are being registered for resale under an amended and restated registration-rights agreement connected to the company’s business combination.

The company says it has agreed to bear certain expenses associated with registering the shares.

Registration remains subject to effectiveness

The prospectus is preliminary and may change. The filing states that selling stockholders may not sell securities under it until the registration statement is effective.

Syntec Optics indicates that the proposed public sale would begin as soon as practicable after the registration statement’s effective date. It also states that no underwriter or other person has been engaged to facilitate the sale.

The filing notes that certain selling stockholders may be subject to contractual transfer restrictions, including lock-up agreements connected with a prior public offering. Those restrictions may limit the timing of sales until they expire.