As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 16, 2001. Registration No. 333-36346 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 1,958,250 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. 333-36346 (including all amendments thereto, the "Registration Statement"), as originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 5, 2000, as amended on September 12, 2000 and September 15, 2000. The SEC declared the Registration Statement effective on September 12, 2000. 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 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