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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-3
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 only securities being registered on this form are being offered pursuant to a dividend or interest reinvestment plans, please check the following box. o
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, other than securities offered only in connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the following
box. þ
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(c) 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 registration statement pursuant to General Instruction I.D. or a post-effective amendment thereto that shall become effective upon filing with the Commission pursuant to Rule 462(e) under the Securities Act, check the following box. o
If this form is a post-effective amendment to a registration statement filed pursuant to General Instruction I.D. filed to register additional securities or additional classes of securities pursuant to Rule 413(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box. 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 (Do not check if a smaller reporting company)   Smaller reporting company o
 
 
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
                             
 
  Title Of Each           Proposed Maximum     Proposed Maximum        
  Class Of Securities     Amount to be     Offering Price Per     Aggregate Offering     Amount of  
  To Be Registered     Registered     Share (1)     Price (1)(2)     Registration Fee  
 
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
    4,000,000     $11.83     $47,320,000     $2,640.46  
 
 
(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)
4,000,000 Shares of Common Stock
     We may offer and sell from time to time up to 4,000,000 shares of our common stock in one or more offerings in amounts, at prices and on the terms that we will determine at the time of offering, as described in this prospectus. Each time we sell 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 a sale of securities unless accompanied by the applicable prospectus supplement.
     We will sell these securities directly to our stockholders or to purchasers or through agents on our behalf or through underwriters or dealers as designated from time to time. If any agents or underwriters are involved in the sale of any of these securities, the applicable prospectus supplement will provide the names of the agents or underwriters and any applicable fees, commissions or discounts.
     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. We have not authorized any other person to provide you with different 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.
 

 


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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 4,000,000 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.”

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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 currently intend to use the net proceeds from the sale of our common stock under this prospectus for general corporate purposes, including but not limited to the potential acquisition of, or investment in, companies, technologies, products or assets that are new or complementary businesses in an effort to enter into new business areas, diversify our sources of revenue and expand our product and service offerings. Until the net proceeds have been used, they will be invested in short-term marketable securities in accordance with our investment policy. We will set forth in a prospectus supplement relating to a specific offering our intended uses for the net proceeds to be received from our sale of common stock in that offering.

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION
     We may sell the securities, from time to time, to investors directly or through agents or pursuant to underwritten public offerings, negotiated transactions, block trades or a combination of these methods. We may sell the securities (1) through underwriters or dealers, (2) through agents and/or (3) directly to one or more purchasers in those jurisdictions which we are authorized to do so.
     We may distribute the securities from time to time in one or more transactions at:
    a fixed price or prices, which may be changed;
 
    market prices prevailing at the time of sale;
 
    prices related to such prevailing market prices; or
 
    negotiated prices.
     We may solicit directly offers to purchase the securities being offered by this prospectus. We may also designate agents to solicit offers to purchase the securities from time to time. We will name in a prospectus supplement any agent involved in the offer or sale of our securities.
     We may also, from time to time, authorize dealers, acting as our agents, to offer and sell securities upon the terms and conditions set forth in the applicable prospectus supplement. Generally, any agent will be acting on a best efforts basis for the period of its appointment. The dealer may then resell the securities to the public at varying prices to be determined by the dealer at the time of resale.
     If we utilize an underwriter in the sale of the securities being offered by this prospectus, we will execute an underwriting agreement with the underwriter at the time of sale and we will provide the name of any underwriter in the prospectus supplement that the underwriter will use to make resales of the securities to the public. In connection with the sale of the securities, we, or the purchasers of securities for whom the underwriter may act as agent, may compensate the underwriter in the form of underwriting discounts or commissions. The underwriter may sell the securities to or through dealers, and the underwriter may compensate those dealers in the form of discounts, concessions or commissions.
     We will provide in the applicable prospectus supplement any compensation we pay to underwriters, dealers or agents in connection with the offering of the securities, any discounts, concessions or commissions allowed by underwriters to participating dealers, and any over-allotment options under which underwriters may purchase additional securities from us. Underwriters, dealers and agents participating in the distribution of the securities may be deemed to be underwriters within the meaning of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and any discounts and commissions received by them and any profit realized by them on resale of the securities may be deemed to be underwriting discounts and commissions. We may enter into agreements to indemnify underwriters, dealers and agents against civil liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribute to payments they may be required to make in respect thereof.
     Any public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers may be changed from time to time. We may determine the price or other terms of the common stock offered under this prospectus by use of an electronic auction. We will describe how any auction will determine the price or any other terms, how potential investors may participate in the auction and the nature of the obligations of the underwriter, dealer or agent in the applicable prospectus supplement.
     We may authorize underwriters, dealers or agents to solicit offers by certain purchasers to purchase the common stock from us at the public offering price set forth in the prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts providing for payment and delivery on a specified date in the future. The contracts will be subject only to those conditions set forth in the prospectus supplement, and the prospectus supplement will set forth any commissions we pay for solicitation of these contracts.

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     The securities may or may not be listed on a national securities exchange. To facilitate the offering of securities, certain persons participating in the offering may engage in transactions that stabilize, maintain or otherwise affect the price of the securities, including over-allotments or short sales of the securities, which involves the sale by persons participating in the offering of more securities than we sold to them. In these circumstances, these persons would cover such over-allotments or short positions by making purchases in the open market or by exercising their over-allotment option. In addition, these persons may stabilize or maintain the price of the securities by bidding for or purchasing securities in the open market or by imposing penalty bids, whereby selling concessions allowed to dealers participating in the offering may be reclaimed if securities sold by them are repurchased in connection with stabilization transactions. The effect of these transactions may be to stabilize or maintain the market price of the securities at a level above that which might otherwise prevail in the open market. These transactions may be discontinued at any time.
     The underwriters, dealers or agents and their associates may engage in transactions with us, or perform services for us, in the ordinary course of business for which they receive compensation.
     To the extent required, this prospectus may be amended or supplemented from time to time to describe a specific plan of distribution.
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, as amended, and amended and restated bylaws, as amended, 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 amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, 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 the right to receive ratably, all of the assets and funds 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 amended and restated certificate of incorporation, as amended, and our amended and restated bylaws, as amended, 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.

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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-3 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 14. Other Expenses of Issuance and Distribution.
     The registrant will bear all expenses of this offering. The estimated expenses, other than underwriting or broker-dealer fees, discounts, and commissions, in connection with the offering are as follows:
         
    Amount  
Securities and Exchange Commission Filing Fee
  $ 2,640.46  
Legal Fees and Expenses
    10,000  
Accounting Fees and Expenses
    10,000  
Transfer Agent Fees
    2,500  
Printing Fees
    7,500  
Miscellaneous
    5,000  
 
     
Total
  $ 37,640.46  
     All of the amounts shown are estimates, except for the SEC registration fee.
Item 15. 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

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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 16. Exhibits.
     The exhibits are as set forth in the Exhibit Index.
Item 17. 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;
          (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

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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:
          (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.

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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-3 and 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
 
Thomas G. Campbell
  Director    August 31, 2009
 
       
/s/ Samuel Gulko
 
Samuel Gulko
  Director    August 31, 2009
 
       
/s/ Ted L. Hoffman
 
Ted L. Hoffman
  Director    August 31, 2009
 
       
/s/ William C. Keiper
 
William C. Keiper
  Director    August 31, 2009
 
       
/s/ Gregory J. Szabo
 
Gregory J. Szabo
  Director    August 31, 2009

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Exhibit Index
     
Exhibit    
Number   Document
 
   
1.1*
  Form of Underwriting Agreement.
 
   
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).
 
*   To be filed by amendment or incorporated by reference in connection with the offering of the securities.