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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
VOTAN CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 94-3246202
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
7020 KOLL CENTER PARKWAY
PLEASANTON, CALIFORNIA 94566
(Address of principal executive offices)
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be registered each class is to be registered
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None None
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT
Title of each class
to be registered
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Common Stock, $0.01 par value
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Common Stock, $0.01 par value, of the
Registrant under the caption "Description of Capital Stock"
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(the "Form S-1"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 28, 1996, as amended from time to time, is
hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Exhibit
No. Description
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1.1 Specimen certificate for shares of the Registrant's Common Stock,
$0.01 par value, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the
Form S-1.
2.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of Amendment
No. 1 to the Form S-1.
2.2 Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant, incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 of Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-1.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
VOTAN CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Dated: September 13, 1996 By: /s/ John A. White
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President and Chief Executive Officer
