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.

Filings 9

FiledFormWhat it isName as filedEDGAR
1997-02-04S-1S-1 (registration)MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP0000892569-97-000258 ↗
1997-02-27S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP0000892569-97-000560 ↗
1997-03-13S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP0000892569-97-000649 ↗
1997-03-25S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP0000892569-97-000758 ↗
1997-04-09424B4424B4 (final prospectus)MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP0000892569-97-000977 ↗
2007-09-21S-1S-1 (registration)MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP0001104659-07-070600 ↗
2007-12-07S-1/AS-1/A (amendment)MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP0001104659-07-087750 ↗
2007-12-10EFFECTEFFECT (declared effective)MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP9999999995-07-004832 ↗
2007-12-27EFFECTEFFECT (declared effective)MEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP9999999995-07-005099 ↗

Prospectus pages read 2

FiledFormRead asRangePriceSharesProceedsListingUnderwritersWhat was foundDocument
1997-03-25S-1/Aregistration statement$8.00–$10.00$9.003,370,000$30,330,000Nasdaq MEAD1from the submission text; range, price sentence, shares headline, proceeds computed, cover names 1document ↗
1997-04-09424B4final prospectus$7.003,370,000$23,590,000Nasdaq MEAD38from the submission text; price sentence, shares headline, proceeds computed, underwriting table 38, cover names 1document ↗

Officers, directors and large holders Forms 3, 4 and 5

InsiderRoleTitleFilingsYearsOn this site
CHRISTENSEN BRENT WOfficerSr. V.P., Finance & CFO22006–2007
DAVIS ROBERT LOfficerSenior Vice President - Sales; Sr. V.P. Corporate Development22006–2007
PETERSON MARK DDirector; OfficerSr. V.P. & General Counsel72006–2013
HUMMINGBIRD CAPITAL LLCTenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther42006–2007
HUMMINGBIRD CONCENTRATED FUND LPTenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther42006–2007
HUMMINGBIRD MANAGEMENT LLCTenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther42006–2007
HUMMINGBIRD MICROCAP VALUE FUND LPTenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther42006–2007
HUMMINGBIRD VALUE FUND LPTenPercentOwner; TenPercentOwnerOther42006–2007
SONKIN PAUL DDirector; Director,TenPercentOwner; Director,TenPercentOwnerOther; TenPercentOwnerOther132006–2012
MUELLNER STEVEN LDirector,OfficerCEO and President52006–2007
CHADWICK JAMES MDirector; TenPercentOwner162006–2008
Monarch Activist Partners LPTenPercentOwner92006
Summit Street Capital LLCTenPercentOwner12006
Summit Street Management LLCTenPercentOwner12006
Summit Street Value Fund, LPTenPercentOwner12006
Wallace Jennifer ATenPercentOwner12006
Williams Arthur T IIITenPercentOwner12006
Chadwick Capital Management LLCTenPercentOwner72006
Malad SohailTenPercentOwner72006
MURDOCK STEVEN GDirector; Director,Officer; Director,Officer,TenPercentOwnerChief Executive Officer; CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER92006–2013
FINKLE DONALDOfficerSenior Vice Pres - Operations32006–2007
CASARI HARRY LDirector62007–2008
MCQUAY TIMOTY CDirector112007–2013
FOTHERINGHAM VERNON LDirector12007
HOOPIS MICHAEL PDirector12007
SCHNEIDER FREDERICK HDirector92007–2013person page Fuzzy
Ross PaulOfficerSVP - Finance and CFO; SVP-Finance and CFO; SVP - Finance & CFO42007–2009
MARXE AUSTIN W & GREENHOUSE DAVID MTenPercentOwner202007–2009
Elwood John AllenOfficerChief Financial Officer; CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER42009–2013
HAYNES MICHAEL RDirector52009–2012

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.

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RecordName as filedWhereDatasetMatched by
Business registrationMEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP.CAState business registriesname and state
Plan sponsorMEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP.CAForm 5500 (employee benefit plans)EIN (EXACT)
Lobbying clientMEADE INSTRUMENTS CORPCAFederal lobbying (LDA)name and state
Lobbying clientMEADE INSTRUMENTS CORPCAFederal lobbying (LDA)name and state
Lobbying clientMEADE INSTRUMENTS CORPORATIONCAFederal lobbying (LDA)name and state
Patent assigneeMeade Instruments CorporationCAPatents (USPTO)name and state
SEC filerMEADE INSTRUMENTS CORPSEC filers (EDGAR)CIK (EXACT)
Trademark ownerMeade Instruments CorporationCATrademarks (USPTO)name and state
Form 5500 plan sponsorMEADE INSTRUMENTS CORP.EIN (EXACT)
Person pageFrederick H SchneiderPeople (Form 990 officers, directors and employees)officer, director or 10% owner on the company's Forms 3, 4 and 5 (Director)

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