IPO registrations (S-1, F-1) · Registrants
MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP
- SEC CIK
- 1032067 · filings on EDGAR ↗
- Registration
- Form S-1, first filed 1997-02-04, last 2007-12-07; 2 initial registrations, 4 amendments
- Outcome
- Final prospectus filed 1997-04-09; declared effective 2007-12-10
- Industry (SIC)
- Optical Instruments & Lenses 3827
- Incorporated in
- DE
- Business address
- 27 HUBBLE, Irvine, CA 92618
- EIN
- 95-2988062
- EDGAR entity type
- operating
- Insiders and CEO pay
- MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP on the corporate pages
Offering terms
- Proposed price range
- $8.00–$10.00 per share (S-1/A filed 1997-03-25)
- Final price
- $7.00 per share, below the range (424B4 filed 1997-04-09, an initial public offering)
- Shares sold
- 3,370,000
- Gross proceeds
- $23,590,000 before underwriting discounts and any over-allotment option
- Listing
- Nasdaq under the symbol MEAD
- Lead underwriters
- Morgan Keegan (869,000 shares)
- Syndicate
- Crowell, Weedon & Co (869,000); Alex. Brown & Sons (71,000); Cowen (71,000); Dillon, Read & Co. Inc (71,000); A.G. Edwards (71,000); Lehman Brothers (71,000); Montgomery Securities (71,000); Prudential Securities (71,000); Citigroup (71,000); Advest, Inc (38,000); William Blair (38,000); J.C. Bradford & Co (38,000); Brean Murray & Co., Inc (38,000); Dominick & Dominick, Incorporated (38,000); Equitable Securities Corporation (38,000); EVEREN Securities, Inc (38,000); First of Michigan Corporation (38,000); J.J.B. Hilliard, W.L. Lyons, Inc (38,000); Interstate/Johnson Lane Corporation (38,000); Janney Montgomery Scott (38,000); KeyBanc Capital Markets (38,000); Needham & Company (38,000); The Ohio Company (38,000); Pennsylvania Merchant Group Ltd (38,000); Piper Sandler (38,000); Principal Financial Securities, Inc (38,000); Rauscher Pierce Refsnes, Inc (38,000); Raymond James (38,000); Truist Securities (38,000); The Seidler Companies Incorporated (38,000); Stephens (38,000); Sutro & Co. Incorporated (38,000); Tucker Anthony Incorporated (38,000); Van Kasper & Company (38,000); Vector Securities International, Inc (38,000); Wedbush Securities (38,000); Wheat, First Securities, Inc (38,000)
Read from the cover pages of the filings listed under “Prospectus pages read” below; check the document for anything that matters.
On this site
- Business registration: MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP. EXACT (EIN (EXACT, as the state registration reports it))
- Form 5500 plan sponsor: MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP. EXACT (EIN (EXACT))
- Lobbying client: MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP Fuzzy (name and state)
- Lobbying client: MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP Fuzzy (name and state)
- Lobbying client: MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION Fuzzy (name and state)
- SEC filer: MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP EXACT (CIK (EXACT))
- Person page: Frederick H Schneider Fuzzy (officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director))
Filings 9
| Filed | Form | What it is | Name as filed | EDGAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-02-04 | S-1 | S-1 (registration) | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | 0000892569-97-000258 ↗ |
| 1997-02-27 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | 0000892569-97-000560 ↗ |
| 1997-03-13 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | 0000892569-97-000649 ↗ |
| 1997-03-25 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | 0000892569-97-000758 ↗ |
| 1997-04-09 | 424B4 | 424B4 (final prospectus) | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | 0000892569-97-000977 ↗ |
| 2007-09-21 | S-1 | S-1 (registration) | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | 0001104659-07-070600 ↗ |
| 2007-12-07 | S-1/A | S-1/A (amendment) | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | 0001104659-07-087750 ↗ |
| 2007-12-10 | EFFECT | EFFECT (declared effective) | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | 9999999995-07-004832 ↗ |
| 2007-12-27 | EFFECT | EFFECT (declared effective) | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | 9999999995-07-005099 ↗ |
Prospectus pages read 2
| Filed | Form | Read as | Range | Price | Shares | Proceeds | Listing | Underwriters | What was found | Document |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997-03-25 | S-1/A | registration statement | $8.00–$10.00 | $9.00 | 3,370,000 | $30,330,000 | Nasdaq MEAD | 1 | from the submission text; range, price sentence, shares headline, proceeds computed, cover names 1 | document ↗ |
| 1997-04-09 | 424B4 | final prospectus | $7.00 | 3,370,000 | $23,590,000 | Nasdaq MEAD | 38 | from the submission text; price sentence, shares headline, proceeds computed, underwriting table 38, cover names 1 | document ↗ |
Officers, directors and large holders Forms 3, 4 and 5
| Insider | Role | Title | Filings | Years | On this site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CHRISTENSEN BRENT W | Officer | Sr. V.P., Finance & CFO | 2 | 2006–2007 | |
| DAVIS ROBERT L | Officer | Senior Vice President - Sales; Sr. V.P. Corporate Development | 2 | 2006–2007 | |
| PETERSON MARK D | Director; Officer | Sr. V.P. & General Counsel | 7 | 2006–2013 | |
| HUMMINGBIRD CAPITAL LLC | TenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther | 4 | 2006–2007 | ||
| HUMMINGBIRD CONCENTRATED FUND LP | TenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther | 4 | 2006–2007 | ||
| HUMMINGBIRD MANAGEMENT LLC | TenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther | 4 | 2006–2007 | ||
| HUMMINGBIRD MICROCAP VALUE FUND LP | TenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther | 4 | 2006–2007 | ||
| HUMMINGBIRD VALUE FUND LP | TenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther | 4 | 2006–2007 | ||
| SONKIN PAUL D | Director; Director,TenPercentOwner; Director,TenPercentOwnerOther; TenPercentOwnerOther | 13 | 2006–2012 | ||
| MUELLNER STEVEN L | Director,Officer | CEO and President | 5 | 2006–2007 | |
| CHADWICK JAMES M | Director; TenPercentOwner | 16 | 2006–2008 | ||
| Monarch Activist Partners LP | TenPercentOwner | 9 | 2006 | ||
| Summit Street Capital LLC | TenPercentOwner | 1 | 2006 | ||
| Summit Street Management LLC | TenPercentOwner | 1 | 2006 | ||
| Summit Street Value Fund, LP | TenPercentOwner | 1 | 2006 | ||
| Wallace Jennifer A | TenPercentOwner | 1 | 2006 | ||
| Williams Arthur T III | TenPercentOwner | 1 | 2006 | ||
| Chadwick Capital Management LLC | TenPercentOwner | 7 | 2006 | ||
| Malad Sohail | TenPercentOwner | 7 | 2006 | ||
| MURDOCK STEVEN G | Director; Director,Officer; Director,Officer,TenPercentOwner | Chief Executive Officer; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER | 9 | 2006–2013 | |
| FINKLE DONALD | Officer | Senior Vice Pres - Operations | 3 | 2006–2007 | |
| CASARI HARRY L | Director | 6 | 2007–2008 | ||
| MCQUAY TIMOTY C | Director | 11 | 2007–2013 | ||
| FOTHERINGHAM VERNON L | Director | 1 | 2007 | ||
| HOOPIS MICHAEL P | Director | 1 | 2007 | ||
| SCHNEIDER FREDERICK H | Director | 9 | 2007–2013 | person page Fuzzy | |
| Ross Paul | Officer | SVP - Finance and CFO; SVP-Finance and CFO; SVP - Finance & CFO | 4 | 2007–2009 | |
| MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID M | TenPercentOwner | 20 | 2007–2009 | ||
| Elwood John Allen | Officer | Chief Financial Officer; CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER | 4 | 2009–2013 | |
| HAYNES MICHAEL R | Director | 5 | 2009–2012 |
Everyone who filed an insider report for this company, from the SEC’s Insider Transactions Data Sets (2006 on). Person pages are matched by name and state only.
Data: SEC EDGAR. The quarterly full index (every S-1, S-1/A, F-1 and F-1/A since 1993, with the pricing prospectus, notice of effectiveness and withdrawal request of each registrant) and the company submissions data (SIC, state of incorporation, address, EIN, tickers, former names). Company details are what EDGAR holds today, not at the time of the filing.
Also on this site Fuzzy
| Record | Name as filed | Where | Dataset | Matched by |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business registration | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP. | CA | State business registries | name and state |
| Plan sponsor | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP. | CA | Form 5500 (employee benefit plans) | EIN (EXACT) |
| Lobbying client | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | CA | Federal lobbying (LDA) | name and state |
| Lobbying client | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | CA | Federal lobbying (LDA) | name and state |
| Lobbying client | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORPORATION | CA | Federal lobbying (LDA) | name and state |
| Patent assignee | Meade Instruments Corporation | CA | Patents (USPTO) | name and state |
| SEC filer | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP | SEC filers (EDGAR) | CIK (EXACT) | |
| Trademark owner | Meade Instruments Corporation | CA | Trademarks (USPTO) | name and state |
| Form 5500 plan sponsor | MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP. | EIN (EXACT) | ||
| Person page | Frederick H Schneider | People (Form 990 officers, directors and employees) | officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director) |
Matched by an identifier (EIN, CIK, CRD), by name and state or city, or by street address; a shared name or address is not proof of the same person or organization. Every link says how it was made; how the cross-referencing works.
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Interests: Optical Instruments & Lenses · Technology