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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 6, 2011        Registration Statement No. _______


UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
 
FORM S-8

REGISTRATION STATEMEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
 
 California    95-2086631
 (State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)    (IRS Employer Identification No.)
     
 16139 Wyandotte Street, Van Nuys, California    91406
 (Address of Principal Executive Offices)    (Zip Code)
 
(818) 787-7000
(Issuer’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)
 
2007 Employee Stock Option Plan
2007 Directors Equity Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plans)
 
A. Charles Wilson
16139 Wyandotte Street
Van Nuys, California 91406
(Name and address of agent for service)
 
(818) 787-7000
(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filed, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company.  See the definition of “large accelerated filer” and “smaller reporting company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.  (Check one):
 
Large accelerated filer  o   Accelerated filer  o
Non-Accelerated filer  o  Smaller reporting company  x
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
 
 
 

 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 
Title of securities to be registered
 
Amount to be registered (1)
   
Proposed maximum
offering price per share (2)
   
Proposed maximum aggregate offering price (2)
   
Amount of registration
fee (3)
 
Common Stock, no par value
    300,000 (4)   $ 4.18     $ 1,254,000     $ 145.59  
Common Stock, no par value
    200,000 (5)   $ 4.18     $ 836,000     $ 97.06  
TOTAL:
    500,000             $ 2,090,000     $ 242.65  
 
(1) This Registration Statement also covers such indeterminable additional number of shares as may become deliverable as a result of any future adjustments in accordance with the terms of said Plans or individual awards, as applicable.
 
(2) The price of $4.18 per share, which is the average of the high and low prices of the common stock as reported on the NYSE AMEX Global Market on December 31, 2010, is set forth solely for purposes of calculating the filing fee pursuant to Rules 457(c) and (h).

(3) Calculated pursuant to Section 6(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”).

(4) The number of shares of Common Stock is the maximum number of shares available for distribution under Registrant’s Amendment to the 2007 Employee Stock Option Plan.

(5) The number of shares of Common Stock is the maximum number of shares available for distribution under Registrant’s Amendment to the 2007 Directors Equity Incentive Plan.
 
 
 



 
 
EXPLANATORY NOTE
 
This registration statement on Form S-8 relates to an additional 300,000 shares of the Common Stock, no par value, of Trio-Tech International, a California corporation (the "Registrant"), subject to the Registrant's 2007 Employee Stock Option Plan and an additional 200,000 shares of the Registrant’s Common Stock subject to its 2007 Directors Equity Incentive Plan (collectively, the "Plans").  There is an effective registration statement on Form S-8, File Number 333-147817, for the balance of the shares of Common Stock subject to the Plans.  The 2007 Employee Stock Option Plan was amended to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available thereunder from 300,000 shares to 600,000 shares.  The 2007 Directors Equity Incentive Plan was amended to increase the number of shares of Common Stock available thereunder from 200,000 shares to 400,000 shares.  The contents of such earlier registration statement are hereby incorporated herein by reference.
 
Item 8.  Exhibits
 
      Exhibit Number    Description
     
      5.1      Opinion and Consent of Reed Smith LLP
      23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
      23.2    Consent of Reed Smith LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)
 
 
 

 

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Van Nuys, State of California, on January 6, 2011.

 
TRIO-TECH INTERNATIONAL
 
By:  /s/ A. Charles Wilson
        A. Charles Wilson,
        Chairman of the Board

 
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

 
 Signature  Title  Date
     
/s/  A. Charles Wilson  Chairman and Director  January 6, 2011
A. Charles Wilson    
     
/s/ S.W.Yong President, Chief Executive Officer and Director (Principal Executive Officer)  January 6, 2011
S.W. Yong  
     
/s/Victor H.M.Ting Corporate Vice-President, Chief Financial Officer and Director (Principal Financial Officer)  January 6, 2011
Victor H. M. Ting  
     
/s/Richard M. Horowitz Director   January 6, 2011
Richard M. Horowitz    
     
/s/Jason T. Adelman Director   January 6, 2011
Jason T. Adelman    
     
     
                                                     
 
 

 
EXHIBIT INDEX

 
Exhibit Number    Description
     
5.1      Opinion and Consent of Reed Smith LLP
23.1    Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
23.2    Consent of Reed Smith LLP (included in Exhibit 5.1)