As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2001. Registration No. 333-42789 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 ---------- APPLIED BIOMETRICS, INC. (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) MINNESOTA 41-1508112 (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) incorporation or organization) ------------- P.O. BOX 3170 BURNSVILLE, MN 55337 (612) 338-4722 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant's principal executive offices) ---------- JAMES D. BONNEVILLE ACTING CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER P.O. BOX 3170 BURNSVILLE, MN 55337 (612) 338-4722 (Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) --------------- Copies to: Kimberly A. Lowe, Esq. Oppenheimer Wolff & Donnelly LLP 3300 Plaza VII, 45 South Seventh Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55402 (612) 607-7000 1 DEREGISTRATION OF SECURITIES Applied Biometrics (the "Registrant") registered the resale of up to 85,000 shares (the "Offered Shares") of its common stock, par value $.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), on behalf of certain selling stockholders pursuant to its Registration Statement on Form S-3, File No. 333-42789 (including all amendments thereto, the "Registration Statement"), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 19, 1997. Pursuant to this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement, the Registrant hereby amends the Registration Statement to deregister any remaining Offered Shares that were not sold under the Registration Statement at the time this Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement is filed with the SEC. 2 SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the Registrant certifies that it has duly caused this Post-Amendment No. 1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-3 to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Minneapolis and State of Minnesota, on April 16, 2001. By: /s/ James D. Bonneville ------------------------------------ James D. Bonneville Acting Chief Executive Officer Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons on April 16_, 2001 as indicated. SIGNATURE TITLE --------- ----- /s/ James D. Bonneville Acting Chief Executive Officer (principal ----------------------------------- executive officer and principal financial James D. Bonneville officer) /s/ Andrew Weiss Chairman of the Board and Director ----------------------------------- Andrew Weiss /s/ Jeffrey Green Director ----------------------------------- Jeffrey Green 3