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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Aurora Biosciences Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 33-0669859
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
11149 North Torrey Pines Road
La Jolla, California 92037
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to Name of each exchange on which
be so registered each class is to be registered
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If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and
is effective upon filing pursuant to General instruction A.(c)(1) please check
the following box.[ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and
is to become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2) please check the following box.[ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.001 par value
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
A description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is
contained in the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock," commencing at
page 58 of the Preliminary Prospectus included in the Registrant's Form S-1
Registration Statement, No. 333-23407, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on March 14, 1997, and as subsequently amended on
April 30, 1997 and May 28, 1997, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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1* Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation, to become
effective upon completion of the offering.
2* Form of Restated Bylaws to become effective upon completion of
the offering.
3* Form of Common Stock Certificate.
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* Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an
exhibit to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-23407), and incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the registrant has caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AURORA BIOSCIENCES CORPORATION (Registrant)
Date: June 6, 1997
By: /s/ Deborah J. Tower
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Deborah J. Tower
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