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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 1, 2017.

Registration No. 333-217415

 

 

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

 

 

Amendment No. 1

to

FORM S-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

TPI Composites, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Delaware		3511		20-1590775
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)		(Primary Standard Industrial Classification Code Number)		(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

TPI Composites, Inc.

8501 N. Scottsdale Rd.

Gainey Center II, Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

[phone]

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number,

including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)

 

 

Steven C. Lockard

Chief Executive Officer

TPI Composites, Inc.

8501 N. Scottsdale Rd.

Gainey Center II, Suite 100

Scottsdale, AZ 85253

[phone]

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)

 

 

Copies to:

 

H. David Henken, Esq. Bradley C. Weber, Esq. Goodwin Procter LLP 100 Northern Ave. Boston, MA 02210 [phone]		William E. Siwek Chief Financial Officer Steven Fishbach, Esq. General Counsel TPI Composites, Inc. 8501 N. Scottsdale Rd. Gainey Center II, Suite 100 Scottsdale, AZ 85253 [phone]		Sandra L. Flow, Esq. Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP One Liberty Plaza New York, NY 10006 [phone]

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement is declared effective.

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.  ☐

If this Form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

If this Form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier registration statement for the same offering.  ☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):

 

Large accelerated filer  ☐		Accelerated filer  ☐		Non-accelerated filer  ☒		Smaller reporting company  ☐
		(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)				Emerging growth company  ☒

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.  ☐

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

Title of Each Class of Securities To Be Registered			Amount to be Registered (1)		Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price Per Share (2)		Proposed Maximum Aggregate Offering Price (2)		Amount of Registration Fee (3)
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share			5,175,000		$20.53		$106,242,750		$12,313.53
(1)	Includes 675,000 shares of common stock that the underwriters have the option to purchase.
(2)	Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, based upon the average of the high and low sales prices of the registrant’s common stock as reported by the NASDAQ Global Market on April 24, 2017.
(3)	The registrant previously paid $11,590 of the registration fee with the initial filing of this registration statement.

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.

 

 

 

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The information in this preliminary prospectus is not complete and may be changed. The selling stockholders may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This preliminary prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and the selling stockholders are not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

Subject to Completion, dated May 1, 2017

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

4,500,000 Shares

 
Common Stock

 

 

The selling stockholders identified in this prospectus, which include certain of our executive officers, are selling shares of common stock in this offering. We will not receive any proceeds from the sale of shares to be offered by the selling stockholders.

Our common stock is listed on The NASDAQ Global Market under the symbol “TPIC.” On April 28, 2017, the last reported sale price of our common stock on The NASDAQ Global Market was $19.65 per share.

We are an “emerging growth company” under federal securities laws and, as such, are subject to reduced public company disclosure standards. See “Prospectus Summary—Implications of Being an Emerging Growth Company.”

Investing in our common stock involves risks that are described in the “ Risk Factors ” section beginning on page 21 of this prospectus.

 

 

 

		Per Share				Total
Public offering price
Underwriting discount (1)
Proceeds, before expenses, to selling stockholders

 

(1)

See “Underwriting” beginning on page 156 of this prospectus for additional information regarding total underwriter compensation.

The underwriters may also exercise their option to purchase up to an additional 675,000 shares from the selling stockholders at the public offering price, less the underwriting discount, for 30 days after the date of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The shares will be ready for delivery on or about                     , 2017.

 

 

 

J.P. Morgan				Morgan Stanley
Cowen and Company		Raymond James		Canaccord Genuity

 

 

The date of this prospectus is                     , 2017.

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		Page
Prospectus Summary			1
Risk Factors			21
Special Note Regarding Forward-Looking Statements			51
Use of Proceeds			52
Market Price of Common Stock			53
Dividend Policy			54
Capitalization			55
Selected Consolidated Financial and Other Data			56
Management’s Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations			59
Our Industry			89
Business			101
Management			116
Executive Compensation			127
Certain Relationships and Related Party Transactions			137
Principal and Selling Stockholders			142
Description of Capital Stock			146
Shares Eligible for Future Sale			150
Certain Material U.S. Federal Income and Estate Tax Considerations to Non-U.S. Holders			152
Underwriting			156
Legal Matters			164
Experts			164
Where You Can Find More Information			164
Index to Consolidated Financial Statements			F-1

 

 

We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters have not authorized anyone to provide any information other than that contained in this prospectus or any free writing prospectus prepared by us or on our behalf. We, the selling stockholders and the underwriters are not making an offer to sell these securities in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. The information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus regardless of the time of delivery of this prospectus or of any sale of our common stock.