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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
 
FORM 10-K/A
 
 
ANNUAL REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE FISCAL YEAR ENDED DECEMBER 31, 2009
OR
TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
FOR THE TRANSITION PERIOD FROM ________TO ________
 
COMMISSION FILE NUMBER 000-49636
 
Viking Systems, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
 
Delaware
 
86-0913802
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
 
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
 
134 Flanders Road,
Westborough, MA, 01581
(Address of principal executive offices)(Zip Code)
 
(508) 366-3668
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
 
Title of each class:
 
Name of each exchange on which registered
None
 
N/A
 
Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
$0.001 Par Value Common Stock
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant is a well-known seasoned issuer, as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act.   Yes No x
 
Indicate by check mark if the registrant i s not required to file reports pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Act.   Yes No x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.  Yes No o
 
Indicate by check mark if disclosure of delinquent filers pursuant to Item 405 of Regulation S-K is not contained herein, and will not be contained, to the best of registrant’s knowledge, in definitive proxy or information statements incorporated by reference in Part III of this Form 10-K or any amendment to this Form 10-K.   x
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See definition of “large accelerated filer, “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)
 
 
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Act).   Yes No x
 
The aggregate market value of the voting stock, consisting solely of common stock, held by non-affiliates of the registrant on June 30, 2009 was approximately $236,364 (based on a total of 15,757,573 shares of the registrant’s common stock held by non-affiliates on June 30, 2009, at the closing price of $0.015 per share). Shares of voting stock held by each officer and director have been excluded in that such persons may be deemed to be affiliates. This assumption regarding affiliate status is not necessarily a conclusive determination for other purposes. 
 
The number of outstanding shares of the registrant’s common stock on January 31, 2010 was 45,356,756.

 

 

 

 
Table of Contents 
Page
 
Explanatory Note  2
   
Exhibits
3
   
Signatures
5
 




Explanatory Note

This Amendment (“Amendment”) on Form 10-K/A amends our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2009 (“Original Filing”) as filed on February 22, 2010, in response to communications received from the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “Commission”).  We are filing this Amendment as an exhibit-only filing solely to re-file Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2.

Except for the foregoing amended information, this Form 10-K/A continues to describe conditions as of the date of the Original Filing, and we have not updated the disclosures contained herein to reflect events that have occurred subsequent to that date. Other events occurring after the date of the Original Filing or other information necessary to reflect subsequent events have been disclosed in reports filed with the Commission subsequent to the Original Filing.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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EXHIBITS.

Exhibit
 
Number
Exhibit
   
3.1
Certificate of Incorporation dated June 8, 2006 (included as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
3.2
Bylaws (included as Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2007, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
4.1
Certificate of Preferences, Rights and Limitations of Series B Variable Dividend Convertible Preferred Stock (included as Exhibit 4.01 to the Form 8-K filed May 25, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.1
Stock Incentive Plan, dated March 31, 2004 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed April 1, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.2
2004 Non-Employee Director Stock Ownership Plan dated December 29, 2005 (included as Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed April 1, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.3
Executive Change of Control Agreements between the Company and John Kennedy, and the Company and Robert Mathews dated August 6, 2008 (included as exhibits 99.2 and 99.3 to the Form 8-K filed August 11, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.4
Lease between the Company and Robert F. Tambone as Trustee of MAT Realty Trust, dated September 23, 2004 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed October 1, 2004, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.5
First Amendment to Lease between the Company and Robert F. Tambone as Trustee of MAT Realty Trust, dated February 5, 2007 (included as exhibit 10.18 to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2006, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.6
Recapitalization Agreement between the Company and Securityholders, dated December 31, 2007 (included as exhibit 99.1 to the Form 8-K filed January 7, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.7
Securities Purchase Agreement between the Company and various investors, dated January 4, 2008 (included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Form 8-K filed January 7, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.8
Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and William C. Bopp, dated January 4, 2008 (included as Exhibit 99.3 to the Form 8-K filed January 7, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.9
Amendment to Executive Employment Agreement between the Company and William C. Bopp, dated February 27, 2008 (included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Form 8-K filed February 29, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.10
Investment Agreement by and between Viking Systems, Inc. and Dutchess Opportunity Fund, II, LP, dated January 7, 2010 (included as Exhibit 10.1 to the Form 8-K filed January 7, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.11
Registration Rights Agreement by and between Viking Systems, Inc. and Dutchess Opportunity Fund, II, LP, dated January 7, 2010 (included as Exhibit 10.2 to the Form 8-K filed January 7, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.12
Viking Systems, Inc.’s Amended 2008 Equity Incentive Plan (included as Exhibit 99.1 to the Form S-8 filed January 15, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
10.13
Viking Systems, Inc.’s 2008 Non-Employee Directors' Stock Option Plan (included as Exhibit 99.2 to the Form S-8 filed May 14, 2008, and incorporated herein by reference).
 
 
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23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm, Squar, Milner, Peterson, Miranda & Williamson, LLP (included as Exhibit 23.1 to the Form 10-K filed February 22, 2010, and incorporated herein by reference).
   
31.1
Certifications of Principal Executive Officer in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act of 2002 (included herewith).
   
31.2
Certifications of Principal Financial Officer in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (included herewith).
   
32.1
Certification of Principal Executive Officer in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (included as Exhibit 32.1 to the Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009,  filed February 22, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).
   
32.2
Certification of Principal Financial Officer in accordance with 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 (included as Exhibit 32.2 to the Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2009, filed February 22, 2010 and incorporated herein by reference).


 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

 
 
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SIGNATURES
 
In accordance with Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

   
Viking Systems, Inc.
     
     
 
Dated: December 7, 2010
By:    /s/ John Kennedy                      
   
President and Chief Executive Officer
   
(Principal Executive Officer)
     
 
Dated: December 7, 2010
By:    /s/ Robert Mathews                    
   
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial Officer and Principal Accounting Officer)
 
In accordance with the Securities Exchange Act, this report has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of Viking Systems and in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature
 
Capacity
Date
       
/s/ John Kennedy
 
Director, President and Chief Executive Officer
December 7, 2010
       
/s/ Robert Mathews
 
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
December 7, 2010
       
/s/ William C. Bopp
 
Chairman of the Board of Directors
December 7, 2010
       
/s/ William Tumber                        
 
Director
December 7, 2010
 
 


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