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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 1, 2009
Registration No. 333-     
 
 
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
FORM S-4
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Smith Micro Software, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
     
Delaware   33-0029027
     
(State or other jurisdiction of   (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization)   Identification No.)
51 Columbia, Suite 200
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(949) 362-5800

(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of registrant’s principal executive offices)
William W. Smith, Jr.
President and Chief Executive Officer
Smith Micro Software, Inc.
51 Columbia, Suite 200
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(949) 362-5800

(Name, address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
 
Copy to:
Allen Z. Sussman, Esq.
Reed Smith LLP
355 South Grand Avenue, Suite 2900
Los Angeles, CA 90071
(213) 457-8000
 
Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: From to time after the effective date of this Registration Statement.
If the securities being registered on this form are being offered in connection with the formation of a holding company and there is compliance with General Instruction G, check the following box. o
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. o
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 effective registration statement for the same offering. o
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 the definitions 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 þ   Non-Accelerated filer o   Smaller reporting company o
        (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)    
If applicable, place an X in the box to designate the appropriate rule provision relied upon in conducting this transaction:
Exchange Act Rule 13e-4(i) (Cross-Border Issuer Tender Offer) o
Exchange Act Rule 14d-1(d) (Cross-Border Third-Party Tender Offer) o
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                                 
 
  Title Of Each           Proposed Maximum            
  Class Of Securities     Amount to be     Offering Price Per     Proposed Maximum Aggregate     Amount of  
  To Be Registered     Registered     Share (1)     Offering Price (1)(2)     Registration Fee  
 
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
    1,000,000     $11.83     $11,830,000     $ 660.11    
 
(1)   Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) of the rules and regulations under the Securities Act with respect to common stock to be registered hereunder based on the average of the high and low sale prices of our common stock reported on The Nasdaq Global Market on August 27, 2009.
 
(2)   Pursuant to Rule 416 under the Securities Act, the shares being registered hereunder include such indeterminate number of shares of common stock as may be issuable with respect to the shares being registered hereunder as a result of stock splits, stock dividends or similar transactions.
 
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 SEC, acting pursuant to Section 8(a), may determine.
 
 

 


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the Securities and Exchange Commission declares our registration statement effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED SEPTEMBER 1, 2009
Prospectus
(SMITH MICRO LOGO)
1,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
     We may offer and sell from time to time up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock in connection with our future acquisitions of other businesses, assets or securities. Each time we offer common stock, we will provide specific terms of the securities offered in a supplement to this prospectus. The prospectus supplement may also add, update or change information contained in this prospectus. You should carefully read this prospectus and the applicable prospectus supplement carefully before you invest in any securities. This prospectus may not be used to consummate an offer of securities unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.
     The amount and type of consideration we will offer and the other specific terms of each acquisition will be determined by negotiations with the owners or the persons who control the businesses, assets or securities to be acquired. We may structure business acquisitions in a variety of ways, including acquiring stock, other equity interests or assets of the acquired business or merging the acquired business with us or one of our subsidiaries. We expect that the price of the shares we issue will be related to their market price, either when we agree to the particular acquisition, when we issue the shares, or during some other negotiated period.
     We will pay all expenses of this offering. We do not expect to pay any underwriting discounts or commissions in connection with issuing these shares, although we may pay finder’s fees in specific acquisitions. Any person receiving a finder’s fee may be deemed an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     We may also permit individuals or entities who have received or will receive shares of our common stock in connection with the acquisitions described above to use this prospectus to cover resales of those shares. If this happens, we will not receive any proceeds from such shares. See “Reselling Common Stock” for the identity of any such individuals or entities.
     Our common stock is quoted on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “SMSI.” On August 27, 2009, the last sale price for our common stock as reported on The Nasdaq Global Market was $11.94 per share. We recommend that you obtain current market quotations for our common stock prior to making an investment decision.
     
 
     Investing in our common stock involves risks. You should carefully consider the risk factors beginning on page 3 of this prospectus as well as the sections entitled “Risk Factors” in the documents we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, which are incorporated by reference into this prospectus, before purchasing any of the common stock offered by this prospectus.
     Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission or other regulatory body has approved or disapproved of these securities or passed upon the accuracy or adequacy of this prospectus. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.
 
      The date of this prospectus is           , 2009.

 


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     You should rely only on the information contained in or incorporated by reference into this prospectus or any free writing prospectus we may authorize to be delivered to you. Neither we nor any selling stockholders has, and neither we nor any selling stockholders has authorized anyone else, to provide you with different or additional information. If anyone provides you with different or inconsistent information, you should not rely on it. This prospectus is not an offer to sell, nor is it seeking an offer to buy, the securities offered by this prospectus in any jurisdiction where the offer or sale is not permitted. You should assume that the information contained in this prospectus is accurate only as of the date on the front cover of this prospectus. Our business, financial condition, results of operations and prospects may have changed since that date.
     The prospectus incorporates important business and financial information about the company that is not included in or delivered with the prospectus. You may obtain documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus at no cost by writing or telephoning us at the following address:
Secretary
Smith Micro Software, Inc.
51 Columbia, Suite 200
Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
(949) 362-5800
     To obtain timely delivery, you must request information no later than five business days before the date you must make your investment decision.
 

 


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ABOUT THIS PROSPECTUS
     This prospectus is part of a registration statement that we filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”), using a “shelf” registration process. Under this shelf registration process, we may sell, from time to time, up to 1,000,000 shares of our common stock in one or more offerings as described in this prospectus. Each time we offer to sell common stock under this prospectus, we will provide a prospectus supplement that will contain specific information about the terms of that offering. We may also add, update or change in a prospectus supplement any of the information contained in this prospectus or in documents we have incorporated by reference into this prospectus. In addition, any prospectus supplement relating to a particular offering maybe updated or supplemented. This prospectus, together with the applicable prospectus supplements and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus, includes all material information relating to this offering. To the extent that any statement that we make in a prospectus supplement is inconsistent with statements made in this prospectus, the statements made in this prospectus will be deemed modified or superseded by those made in a prospectus supplement. You should carefully read both this prospectus and any prospectus supplement together with additional information described under “Where You Can Find More Information” and “Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.”
     The amount and type of consideration we will offer and the other specific terms of each acquisition will be determined by negotiations with the owners or the persons who control the businesses, assets or securities to be acquired. We may structure business acquisitions in a variety of ways, including acquiring stock, other equity interests or assets of the acquired business or merging the acquired business with us or one of our subsidiaries. We expect that the price of the shares we issue will be related to their market price, either when we agree to the particular acquisition, when we issue the shares, or during some other negotiated period.
     With our consent, persons who will receive common stock under this prospectus in connection with acquisitions may use this prospectus to sell such securities at a later date. We refer to these persons in the prospectus as selling stockholders. Please see the information described under the heading “Reselling Common Stock” to find out more information about resales of the securities by the selling stockholders.

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OVERVIEW
     In this prospectus, the terms “Smith Micro,” “company,” “we,” “us” and “our” refer to Smith Micro Software, Inc. and its subsidiaries.
     Smith Micro Software, Inc. is a diversified developer and marketer of mobile software products and services. The primary strategic focus for our products and services is on wireless data communications; including software applications for broadband mobile networks, Wi-Fi, WiMAX, personal handset information management, managing mobile content on a handset, device management solutions, mobile image management and data compression solutions. We sell our products and services to many of the world’s leading wireless service providers, original equipment manufacturers (OEM), device manufacturers, enterprise businesses and to consumers. Specific Smith Micro wireless software products include QuickLink Mobile, QuickLink Mobility, QuickLink IMS, QuickLink PhoneManager, QuickLink Music, QuickLink Media and StuffIt Wireless. The proliferation of 3G wireless technologies is providing new opportunities for our products and services on a global basis. When these broadband wireless technologies—EVDO, UMTS, HSDPA and WiMAX—are combined with new devices—mobile phones, Personal Computers (PCs), smartphone’s, Personal Digital Assistants PDAs, and Ultra-Mobile PCs (UMPCs)—opportunities emerge for new communications software products. Our core technologies are designed to address these emerging mobile convergence opportunities.
     We offer software products that operate on Windows, Mac, UNIX, Linux, Windows Mobile, Symbian and Java platforms. The underlying design concept common across our products is based on the long-standing Smith Micro commitment to “enhance the out-of-box user experience” for our customer. We have over 25 years of experience in design, creation and custom engineering services for hardware and software products, and we have shipped over 70 million copies of our QuickLink family of products to customers worldwide.
     We were incorporated in California in November 1983, and we reincorporated in Delaware in June 1995. Our common stock is quoted on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “SMSI.” Our principal executive offices are located at 51 Columbia, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656, and our telephone number is (949) 362-5800. Our website is www.smithmicro.com. Information available on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus.

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RISK FACTORS
     Investing in our securities involves risk. Please see the risk factors described in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, which are incorporated by reference in this prospectus, and the other risk factors and other information that may be contained in, or incorporated by reference from, other filings we make with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Before making and investment decision, you should carefully consider these risks as well as other information we include or incorporate by reference in this prospectus or in any prospectus supplement. The risks and uncertainties we have described are not the only ones facing our company. Additional risks and uncertainties not presently known to us or that we currently deem immaterial may also affect our business operations. If any of these risks actually occur, that could seriously harm our business, financial condition or results of operations. In that event, the market price for our common stock could decline and you may lose all or part of your investment. Please also refer to the section below entitled “Cautionary Statement Regarding Forward-Looking Statements”.

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CAUTIONARY STATEMENT REGARDING FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS
     This prospectus and the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus contain forward-looking statements regarding Smith Micro which include, but are not limited to, statements concerning projected revenues, expenses, gross profit and income, the competitive factors affecting our business, market acceptance of products, customer concentration, the success and timing of new product introductions, the protection of our intellectual property, and the need for additional capital. These forward-looking statements are based on our current expectations, estimates and projections about our industry, management’s beliefs, and certain assumptions made by us. Words such as “anticipates,” “expects,” “intends,” “plans,” “predicts,” “potential,” “believes,” “seeks,” “estimates,” “should,” “may,” “will” and variations of these words or similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements. Forward-looking statements also include the assumptions underlying or relating to any of the foregoing statements. These statements are not guarantees of future performance and are subject to risks, uncertainties and assumptions that are difficult to predict. Therefore, our actual results could differ materially and adversely from those expressed in any forward-looking statements as a result of various factors. Such factors include, but are not limited to the following:
    The duration and depth of the current economic slowdown and its effects on capital expenditures by our customers and their end users;
 
    our ability to predict consumer needs, introduce new products, gain broad market acceptance for such products and ramp up manufacturing in a timely manner;
 
    changes in demand for our products from our customers and their end-users;
 
    the intensity of the competition and our ability to successfully compete;
 
    the pace at which the market for new products develop;
 
    the response of competitors, many of whom are bigger and better financed than us;
 
    our ability to successfully execute our business plan and control costs and expenses; and
 
    our ability to protect our intellectual property and our ability to not infringe on the rights of others.
     The foregoing factors should not be construed as exhaustive and should be read together with the other cautionary statements included in this prospectus and other reports we file with the Securities and Exchange Commission, including the information under “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of Part I of our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 and “Item 1A. Risk Factors” of Part II of our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three months ended June 30, 2009. If one or more events related to these or other risks or uncertainties materialize, or if our underlying assumptions prove to be incorrect, actual results may differ materially from what we anticipate. We caution you not to place undue reliance on our forward-looking information and statements. We do not undertake any obligation to revise or update publicly any forward-looking information and statements for any reason. All forward-looking statements attributable to us are expressly qualified by our cautionary statements.
USE OF PROCEEDS
     Unless otherwise indicated in any prospectus supplement, we do not expect to receive proceeds from the offering of any common stock pursuant to this prospectus other than the businesses, assets or securities acquired in a business combination transaction. When this prospectus is used by a selling stockholder in a public reoffering or resale of common stock acquired pursuant to this prospectus, we will usually not receive any proceeds from such sale by the selling stockholder.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
     The 1,000,000 shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus are available for use in connection with acquisitions by us of other businesses, assets or securities in business combination transactions. The consideration offered by us in such acquisitions, in addition to any shares of common stock offered by this prospectus, may include cash, assets, debt or other securities, that may be convertible into shares of our common stock covered by this prospectus, or assumption by us of liabilities of the businesses, assets or securities being acquired, or a combination. The amount and type of consideration we will offer and the other specific terms of each acquisition will be determined by negotiations with the owners or the persons who control the businesses, assets or securities to be acquired after taking into account the current and anticipated future value of such businesses, assets or securities, along with all other relevant factors. We may structure business acquisitions in a variety of ways, including acquiring stock, other equity interests or assets of the acquired business or merging the acquired business with us or one of our subsidiaries. The shares of common stock issued to the owners of the businesses, assets or securities to be acquired normally are valued at a price reasonably related to the market value of such common stock either at the time an agreement is reached regarding the terms of the acquisition, at the time we issue the shares, or during some other negotiated period.
     This prospectus may be supplemented to furnish the information necessary for a particular negotiated transaction and the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part will be amended or supplemented, where appropriate, to supply information concerning an acquisition.
     All expenses of this registration will be paid by us. It is not expected that underwriting discounts or commissions will be paid by us in connection with issuances of shares of common stock under this prospectus. However, finders’ fees or brokers’ commissions may be paid from time to time in connection with specific acquisitions, and the fees may be paid through the issuance of shares of common stock covered by this prospectus. Any person receiving a fee may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     We may permit individuals or entities who will receive shares of our common stock in connection with the acquisitions described above, or their transferees or successors-in-interest, to use this prospectus to cover the resale of such shares. See “Selling Stockholders,” as it may be amended or supplemented from time to time, for a list of those individuals or entities that are authorized to use this prospectus to sell their shares of Smith Micro common stock.

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RESELLING COMMON STOCK
     The selling stockholders listed in any supplement to this prospectus, and any transferee or successors-in-interest to those persons, may from time to time offer and sell, pursuant to this prospectus, some or all of the shares covered by this prospectus.
     Resales by selling stockholders may be made directly to investors or through a securities firm acting as an underwriter, broker or dealer. When resales are to be made through a securities firm, such securities firm may be engaged to act as the selling stockholder’s agent in the sale of the shares by such selling stockholder, or the securities firm may purchase shares from the selling stockholders as principal and thereafter resell such shares from time to time. The fees earned by or paid to such securities firm may be the normal stock exchange commission or negotiated commissions or underwriting discounts to the extent permissible. In addition, such securities firm may effect resales through other securities dealers, and customary commissions or concessions to such other dealers may be allowed. Sales of shares may be at negotiated prices, at fixed prices, at market prices or at prices related to market prices then prevailing. Any such sales may be made on The Nasdaq Global Market, in the over-the-counter market, by block trade, in special or other offerings, directly to investors or through a securities firm acting as agent or principal, or through a combination of such methods. Any participating securities firm may be indemnified against certain liabilities including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Any participating securities firm may be deemed to be an underwriter within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any commission earned by such firm may be deemed to be underwriting discounts or commissions under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
     In connection with resales of the shares sold under this prospectus, if required, a prospectus supplement or a post-effective amendment to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a party will be filed under Rule 424 (b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, disclosing the name of any selling stockholder, the participating securities firm, if any, the number of shares involved, any material relationship a selling stockholder may have with us or our affiliates within the past three years, and other details of such resale to the extent appropriate. Information concerning the selling stockholders will be obtained from the selling stockholders.
     Stockholders may also offer shares of stock issued in past and future acquisitions by means of prospectuses under other available registration statements or pursuant to exemptions from the registration requirements of the Securities Act, including sales which meet the requirements of Rule 145(d) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and stockholders should seek the advice of their own counsel with respect to the legal requirements for such sales.

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DESCRIPTION OF COMMON STOCK
     The following description of our common stock, together with the additional information we include in any applicable prospectus supplements, summarizes the material terms and provisions of the common stock that we may offer under this prospectus. For the complete terms of our common stock, please refer to our amended and restated certificate of incorporation and amended and restated bylaws, which are incorporated by reference into the registration statement which includes this prospectus. The terms of our common stock may also be affected by Delaware law.
     Under our charter, our authorized capital stock consists of 50,000,000 shares of common stock, $0.001 par value per share, and 5,000,000 shares of preferred stock, $0.001 par value per share. As of August 27, 2009, we had 32,608,152 shares of common stock outstanding and no shares of preferred stock outstanding.
Common Stock
     Voting. For all matters submitted to a vote of stockholders, each holder of common stock is entitled to one vote for each share registered in his or her name on our books. Our common stock does not have cumulative voting rights. As a result, holders of a majority of our outstanding common stock can elect all of the directors who are up for election in a particular year.
     Dividends. If our board of directors declares a dividend, holders of common stock will receive payments from our funds that are legally available to pay dividends. However, this dividend right is subject to any preferential dividend rights we may grant to the persons who hold preferred stock, if any is outstanding.
     Liquidation and Dissolution. If we are liquidated or dissolve, the holders of our common stock will be entitled to share ratably in all the assets that remain after we pay our liabilities and any amounts we may owe to the persons who hold preferred stock, if any is outstanding.
     Other Rights and Restrictions. Holders of our common stock do not have preemptive or subscription rights, and they have no right to convert their common stock into any other securities. Our common stock is not subject to redemption by us. The rights, preferences and privileges of common stockholders are subject to the rights of the stockholders of any series of preferred stock which we may designate in the future. Our charter and bylaws do not restrict the ability of a holder of common stock to transfer his or her shares of common stock.
     Listing. Our common stock is listed on The Nasdaq Global Market under the symbol “SMSI.”
     Transfer Agent and Registrar. The transfer agent and registrar for our common stock is Mellon Investor Services LLC.
Delaware Law and Charter and Bylaw Provisions
     Business Combinations. We are subject to the provisions of Section 203 of the General Corporation Law of the State of Delaware. Subject to certain exceptions, Section 203 prohibits a publicly held Delaware corporation from engaging in a “business combination” with an “interested stockholder” for a period of three years after the person became an interested stockholder, unless the business combination is approved in a prescribed manner. A “business combination” includes mergers, asset sales and other transactions resulting in a financial benefit to the interested stockholder. Subject to exceptions, an “interested stockholder” is a person who, together with affiliates and associates, owns, or within the prior three years did own, 15% or more of the corporation’s voting stock.

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LEGAL MATTERS
     The validity of the shares of our common stock offered by this prospectus will be passed upon for us by Reed Smith LLP, Los Angeles, California.
EXPERTS
     Our financial statements as of December 31, 2008 and for the year ended December 31, 2008 appearing in our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2008, have been audited by SingerLewak LLP, an independent registered public accounting firm, as stated in their report, which is incorporated herein by reference, and have been so incorporated in reliance upon the report of such firm given upon their authority as experts in accounting and auditing.
WHERE YOU CAN FIND MORE INFORMATION
     We file annual, quarterly and current reports, proxy statements and other information with the Securities and Exchange Commission, or the SEC. You may read and copy any reports, statements or other information that we file at the SEC’s public reference rooms at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. Please call the SEC at 1-800-SEC-0330 for further information on the public reference rooms. Our SEC filings are also available to the public at the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov.
     We have filed with the SEC a registration statement on Form S-4 with respect to the shares of common stock offered by this prospectus. Pursuant to SEC rules, this prospectus, which forms a part of the registration statement, does not contain all of the information in the registration statement and its exhibits and schedules. You may read or obtain a copy of the registration statement from the SEC in the manner described above.
INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE
     The SEC allows us to “incorporate by reference” information into this prospectus, which means that we can disclose important information to you by referring you to another document filed separately with the SEC. The information incorporated by reference into this prospectus is deemed to be part of this prospectus, except for any information superseded by information contained directly in this prospectus or contained in another document filed with the SEC in the future which itself is incorporated into this prospectus. This prospectus incorporates by reference the documents listed below that we have previously filed with the SEC:
    Our Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the SEC on March 10, 2009;
 
    Our Amended Annual Report on Form 10-K/A for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2008 filed with the SEC on April 29, 2009;
 
    Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2009 filed with the SEC on May 7, 2009;
 
    Our Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 2009 filed with the SEC on August 4, 2009; and
 
    The description of our Common Stock contained in our Registration Statement on Form 8-A (File No. 000-26536) filed with the SEC on July 31, 1995, together with Amendment No. 1 filed with the SEC on September 7, 1995.
     We also incorporate by reference all reports and other documents that we file with the SEC under Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, after the date of this prospectus and prior to the termination of this offering (except for information and exhibits furnished under our current reports on Form 8-K) and all such reports and documents will be deemed to be incorporated by reference

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herein and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such reports and documents. Any statement incorporated herein shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this prospectus to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this prospectus.
     We will provide without charge to each person to whom this prospectus is delivered, upon written or oral request of such person, a copy of any or all of the documents incorporated by reference into this prospectus. Requests for documents should be submitted in writing to the Secretary, at Smith Micro Software, Inc., 51 Columbia, Suite 200, Aliso Viejo, California 92656, or by telephone at (949) 362-5800. Our website is at http://www.smithmicro.com. Information available on our website does not constitute part of this prospectus.

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PART II
Information Not Required in Prospectus
Item 20. Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
     Under Section 145 of the Delaware General Corporation Law, the Registrant has broad powers to indemnify its directors and officers against liabilities they may incur in such capacities, including liabilities under the Securities Act. The Registrant’s Bylaws provide that the Registrant will indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by Delaware law. The Bylaws require the Registrant to advance litigation expenses in the case of stockholder derivative actions or other actions, against an undertaking by the directors and officers to repay such advances if it is ultimately determined that the directors and officers are not entitled to indemnification. The Bylaws further provide that rights conferred under such Bylaws shall not be deemed to be exclusive of any other right such persons may have or acquire under any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise. The Registrant believes that indemnification under its Bylaws covers at least negligence and gross negligence.
     In addition, the Registrant’s Certificate of Incorporation provides that the Registrant shall indemnify its directors and officers if such persons acted (i) in good faith, (ii) in a manner reasonably believed to be in or not opposed to the best interests of the Registrant and (iii) with respect to any criminal action or proceeding, with reasonable cause to believe such conduct was lawful. The Certificate of Incorporation also provides that, pursuant to Delaware law, no director shall be liable for monetary damages for breach of the director’s fiduciary duty of care to the Registrant and its stockholders. This provision in the Certificate of Incorporation does not eliminate the duty of care, and in appropriate circumstances, equitable remedies such as injunctive or other forms of non-monetary relief will remain available under Delaware law. In addition, each director will continue to be subject to liability for breach of the director’s duty of loyalty to the Registrant for acts or omissions not in good faith or involving intentional misconduct, for knowing violations of law, for actions leading to improper personal benefit to the director, and for payment of dividends or approval of stock repurchases or redemptions that are unlawful under Delaware law. The provision also does not affect a director’s responsibilities under any other law, such as the federal securities laws or state or federal environmental laws. The Certificate of Incorporation further provides that the Registrant is authorized to indemnify its directors and officers to the fullest extent permitted by law through the Bylaws, or any agreement, vote of stockholders or disinterested directors, or otherwise.
     The Registrant maintains directors’ and officers’ liability insurance.
     In addition, the Registrant has entered into agreements to indemnify its directors in addition to the indemnification provided for in the Certificate of Incorporation and Bylaws. These agreements will, among other things, indemnify the Registrant’s directors for certain expenses (including attorneys fees), judgments, fines and settlement amounts incurred by such person in any action or proceeding, including any action by or in the right of the Registrant, on account of services by that person as a director or officer of the Registrant, or as a director or officer of any subsidiary of the Registrant, or as a director or officer of any other company or enterprise that the person provides services to at the request of the Registrant.
Item 21. Exhibits.
     The exhibits are as set forth in the Exhibit Index.
Item 22. Undertakings.
     The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes:
          (1) To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made pursuant to this registration statement, a post-effective amendment to this registration statement:
               (i) to include any prospectus required by section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

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               (ii) to reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in the registration statement. Notwithstanding the foregoing, any increase or decrease in volume of securities offered (if the total dollar value of securities offered would not exceed that which was registered) and any deviation from the low or high end of the estimated maximum offering range may be reflected in the form of prospectus filed with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) if, in the aggregate, the changes in volume and price represent no more than 20 percent change in the maximum aggregate offering price set forth in the “Calculation of Registration Fee” table in the effective registration statement;
               (iii) to include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the registration statement or any material change to such information in the registration statement;
     Provided, however, that paragraphs 1(i), 1(ii) and (1)(iii) of this section do not apply if the information required to be included in a post-effective amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports filed with or furnished to the Commission by the registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by reference in the registration statement or is contained in a form of prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) that is part of the registration statement.
          (2) That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
          (3) To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.
          (4) That, for the purpose of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:
               (i) Each prospectus filed by the registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)(3) shall be deemed to be part of the registration statement as of the date the filed prospectus was deemed part of and included in the registration statement; and
               (ii) Each prospectus required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)(2), (b)(5), or (b)(7) as part of a registration statement in reliance on Rule 430B relating to an offering made pursuant to Rule 415(a)(1)(i), (vii), or (x) for the purpose of providing the information required by section 10(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the earlier of the date such form of prospectus is first used after effectiveness or the date of the first contract of sale of securities in the offering described in the prospectus. As provided in Rule 430B, for liability purposes of the issuer and any person that is at that date an underwriter, such date shall be deemed to be a new effective date of the registration statement relating to the securities in the registration statement to which that prospectus relates, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such effective date, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such effective date.
          (5) That, for the purpose of determining liability of the registrant under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities, the undersigned registrant undertakes that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrant pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrant will be a seller to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser:

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               (i) Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned Registrant relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;
               (ii) Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant or used or referred to by the undersigned Registrant;
               (iii) The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned Registrant or its securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned Registrant; and
               (iv) Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned Registrant to the purchaser.
          (6) That, for purposes of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each filing of the registrant’s annual report pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (and, where applicable, each filing of an employee benefit plan’s annual report pursuant to Section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934) that is incorporated by reference in the registration statement shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof.
          (7) Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing provisions described in Item 15 above, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such indemnification is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and is, therefore, unenforceable. In the event that a claim for indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defense of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director, officer or controlling person in connection with the securities being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its counsel the matter has been settled by controlling precedent, submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in the Securities Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such issue.
          (8) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to respond to requests for information that is incorporated by reference into the prospectus pursuant to Items 4, 10(b), 11, or 13 of this Form, within one business day of receipt of such request, and to send the incorporated documents by first class mail or other equally prompt means. This includes information contained in documents filed subsequent to the effective date of the registration statement through the date of responding to the request.
          (9) The undersigned registrant hereby undertakes to supply by means of a post-effective amendment all information concerning a transaction, and the company being acquired involved therein, that was not the subject of and included in the registration statement when it became effective.

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Signatures
     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Aliso Viejo, State of California on August 31, 2009.
         
  SMITH MICRO SOFTWARE, INC.
 
 
  By:   /s/ William W. Smith, Jr.   
    William W. Smith, Jr.   
    President and Chief Executive Officer   
 
Power of Attorney
     KNOW ALL PERSONS BY THESE PRESENTS, each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints William W. Smith, Jr. and Andrew C. Schmidt, and each of them, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, each with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any or all amendments (including, without limitation, post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement and any subsequent registration statement filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 462 (b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which relates to this Registration Statement, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and all documents in connection herewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done in and about the premises, as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or his or their substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
     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/ William W. Smith, Jr.
 
William W. Smith, Jr.
  President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman (Principal Executive Officer)
  August 31, 2009
 
       
/s/ Andrew C. Schmidt
 
Andrew C. Schmidt
  Chief Financial Officer (Principal
Financial and Accounting Officer)
  August 31, 2009
 
       
/s/ Thomas G. Campbell
 
  Director    August 31, 2009
Thomas G. Campbell
       
 
       
/s/ Samuel Gulko
 
  Director    August 31, 2009
Samuel Gulko
       
 
       
/s/ Ted L. Hoffman
 
  Director    August 31, 2009
Ted Hoffman
       
 
       
/s/ William C. Keiper
 
  Director    August 31, 2009
William C. Keiper
       
 
       
/s/ Gregory J. Szabo
 
  Director    August 31, 2009
Gregory J. Szabo
       

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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit    
Number   Document
3.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement No. 33-95096).
 
   
3.1.1
  Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2000).
 
   
3.1.2
  Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005).
 
   
3.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement No. 33-95096).
 
   
3.2.1
  Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2007).
 
   
4.1
  Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement No. 33-95096).
 
   
4.1.1
  Amendment to the Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.1 to the Registrant’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the period ended June 30, 2000).
 
   
4.1.2
  Certificate of Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1.2 to the Registrant’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ended December 31, 2005).
 
   
4.2
  Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement No. 33-95096).
 
   
4.2.1
  Certificate of Amendment of the Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed October 31, 2007).
 
   
4.3
  Specimen Stock Certificate of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant’s Registration Statement No. 33-95096).
 
   
5.1
  Opinion of Reed Smith LLP as to the legality of the common stock
 
   
23.1
  Consent of Reed Smith LLP. Reference is made to Exhibit 5.1
 
   
23.2
  Consent of SingerLewak LLP, Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm
 
   
24.1
  Powers of Attorney (reference is made to Page II-4).