AS FILED WITH THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION ON DECEMBER 31, 2003 REGISTRATION NO. 333-73204 ================================================================================ UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 POST-EFFECTIVE AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 -------------------------- SSP SOLUTIONS, INC. ------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) DELAWARE 33-0757190 -------- ---------- (State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer incorporation or organization) Identification No.) 17861 CARTWRIGHT ROAD, IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614 ----------------------------------------------- (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) SSP SOLUTIONS, INC. 2001 EMPLOYEE STOCK PURCHASE PLAN SSP SOLUTIONS, INC. AMENDED AND RESTATED 1999 STOCK OPTION PLAN LITRONIC INDUSTRIES, INC. 1998 STOCK OPTION PLAN BIZ INTERACTIVE ZONE, INC. 2000 STOCK OPTION PLAN ------------------------------------------------- (Full title of the plan) MARVIN J. WINKLER CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER SSP SOLUTIONS, INC. 17861 CARTWRIGHT ROAD IRVINE, CALIFORNIA 92614 ------------------------ (Name and address of agent for service) (949) 851-1085 -------------- (Telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) COPIES TO: ---------- Gregg Amber, Esq. Cristy Lomenzo Parker, Esq. Rutan & Tucker, LLP 611 Anton Boulevard, Fourteenth Floor Costa Mesa, California 92626 (714) 641-5100 ================================================================================ AMENDMENT PURPOSE This post-effective amendment no. 1 to Form S-8 is being filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) solely for the purpose of updating the exhibit index contained in Item 8 of Part II of this registration statement on Form S-8. PART II INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT ITEM 8. Exhibits. -------- Exhibit Number Description ------ ----------- 4.1 SSP Solutions, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (2) 4.2 Form of SSP Solutions, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan Subscription Agreement (2) 4.3 BIZ Interactive Zone, Inc. 2000 Stock Option Plan (2) 4.4 Form of BIZ Interactive Zone, Inc. Stock Option Agreement (2) 4.5 SSP Solutions, Inc. Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan (2) 4.6 Form of SSP Solutions, Inc. Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan Incentive Stock Option Agreement (2) 4.7 Litronic Industries, Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan (1) 4.8 Form of Litronic Industries, Inc. 1998 Stock Option Plan Incentive Stock Option Agreement (1) 4.9 Certificate of Assistant Secretary dated August 13, 2003 regarding the Unanimous Written Consent of the Board of Directors of SSP Solutions, Inc. dated December 31, 2001, approving amendments to the SSP Solutions, Inc. 2001 Employee Stock Purchase Plan (3) 4.10 SSP Solutions, Inc. Second Amended and Restated 1999 Stock Option Plan (4) 5 Opinion of Rutan & Tucker, LLP (2) 23.1 Consent of Rutan & Tucker, LLP (included in Exhibit 5) (2) 23.2 Consent of KPMG LLP (2) 24.1 Power of Attorney (contained on the signature pages) (2) --------------- -2- (1) Filed on February 11, 1999 as an exhibit to the registrant's registration statement on Form S-1 (333-72151) and incorporated herein by reference. (2) Filed on November 13, 2001 as an exhibit to the initial filing of this registration statement on Form S-8 (333-73204) and incorporated herein by reference. (3) Filed on August 19, 2003 as an exhibit to the registrant's Form 10-QSB for the quarter ended June 30, 2003 (file no. 000-26227) and incorporated herein by reference. (4) Filed on December 18, 2003 as Appendix A to the registrant's definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A for the registrant's 2003 annual meeting of stockholders (file no. 000-26227) and incorporated herein by reference. -3- SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Irvine, State of California, on December 30, 2003. SSP SOLUTIONS, INC., a Delaware corporation By: /s/ KRIS SHAH ------------------------------------------ Kris Shah, President Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons in the following capacities on the dates indicated. Name Title Date ---- ----- ---- * Co-Chairman of the Board, Chief Executive December 30, 2003 ------------------------------------------- Officer (principal executive officer) and Marvin J. Winkler director /s/ KRIS SHAH Co-Chairman of the Board, President, Chief December 30, 2003 ------------------------------------------- Operating Officer, Secretary and director Kris Shah * Executive Vice President and December 30, 2003 ------------------------------------------- Chief Financial Officer (principal Thomas E. Schiff financial and accounting officer) /s/ GREGG AMBER Director December 31, 2003 ------------------------------------------- Gregg Amber Director ___________, 2003 ------------------------------------------- Joel K. Rubenstein /s/ RON R. GOLDIE Director December 31, 2003 ------------------------------------------- Ron R. Goldie Director ___________, 2003 ------------------------------------------- David A. Janes * By: /s/ KRIS SHAH --------------------------- Kris Shah, Attorney-in-Fact -4-