SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
SCHEDULE 13G
(Rule 13d-102)
INFORMATION TO BE INCLUDED IN STATEMENTS FILED PURSUANT
TO RULES 13d-1(b)(c), AND (d) AND AMENDMENTS THERETO FILED
PURSUANT TO RULE 13d-2(b)
Simtek Corporation
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(Name of Issuer)
Common Stock
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(Title of Class of Securities)
829204106
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(CUSIP Number)
CUSIP No. 829204106 13G Page 2 of 5 Pages
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1. NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS
I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)
BFS US Special Opportunities Trust PLC None
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2. CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP*
(a) [_]
(b) [_]
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3. SEC USE ONLY
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4. CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION
United Kingdom
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NUMBER OF 5. SOLE VOTING POWER
SHARES 3,205,128
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BENEFICIALLY 6. SHARED VOTING POWER
OWNED BY None
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EACH 7. SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
REPORTING 3,205,128
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PERSON 8. SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER
WITH None
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9. AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON
3,205,128
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10. CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES*
[ ]
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11. PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9
5.59%
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12. TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON*
IV
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*SEE INSTRUCTIONS BEFORE FILLING OUT!
CUSIP No. 829204106 13G Page 3 of 5 Pages
Item 1(a). Name of Issuer:
Simtek Corporation ("Company")
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Item 1(b). Address of Issuer's Principal Executive Offices:
4250 Buckingham Drive, #100
Colorado Springs, CO 80907
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Item 2(a). Name of Person Filing:
BFS US Special Opportunities Trust PLC ("Filer")
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Item 2(b). Address of Principal Business Office, or if None, Residence:
8080 N. Central Expressway, Suite 210, LB-59
Dallas, TX 75206
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Item 2(c). Citizenship:
United Kingdom
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Item 2(d). Title of Class of Securities:
Common Stock
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Item 2(e). CUSIP Number:
None
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Item 3. If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b), or 13d-2(b)
or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:
(a) [_] Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Exchange Act.
(b) [_] Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Exchange Act.
(c) [_] Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Exchange
Act.
(d) [_] Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment
Company Act.
(e) [_] An investment adviser in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
(f) [_] An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
(g) [_] A parent holding company or control person in accordance with
Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
(h) [_] A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal
Deposit Insurance Act;
(i) [_] A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an
investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment
Company Act;
(j) [_] Group, in accordance with Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).
CUSIP No. 829204106 13G Page 4 of 5 Pages
Item 4. Ownership.
(a) Amount beneficially owned:
On June 28, 2002, the Filer purchased a $1,000,000 7.5%
Convertible Debenture. The debentures are convertible at any time at a
rate of $0.312 per share. Therefore, at June 30, 2002, the Filer owns
3,205,128 shares of the Company's common stock on a fully converted
basis, using SEC rules and based on the 54,160,273 shares of the
Company's stock outstanding on May 9, 2002, as reported in their most
recent Form 10-Q.
The Investment Manager is Renaissance Capital Group, Inc., which
is also Investment Adviser for Renaissance Capital Growth and Income
Fund III, Inc., and Investment Manager for Renaissance US Growth and
Income Trust PLC, both of which also own securities of Simtek
Corporation.
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(b) Percent of class:
5.59%
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(c) Number of shares as to which such person has:
(i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote
3,205,128
(ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote
None
(iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
3,205,128
(iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of
None
Item 5. Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.
If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date
hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than
five percent of the class of securities check the following [ ].
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Item 6. Ownership of More Than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.
Not Applicable
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Item 7. Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired
the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control
Person.
Not Applicable
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Item 8. Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.
Not Applicable
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Item 9. Notice of Dissolution of Group.
Not Applicable
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Item 10. Certifications.
By signing below I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and
belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not
held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing
the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and
are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction
having such purpose or effect.
CUSIP No. 829204106 13G Page 5 of 5 Pages
SIGNATURE
After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I
certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and
correct.
July 10, 2002
(Date)
/S/ Russell Cleveland
(Signature)
Russell Cleveland
President and CEO
(Name/Title)