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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRAAITON OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION
(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
Delaware 84-1208770
(STATE OF INCORPORATION (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
OR ORGANIZATION) IDENTIFICATION NUMBER)
5395 Pearl Parkway
Boulder, Colorado 80301
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon securities and is to become
filing pursuant ot General effective simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check effectiveness of a concurrent
the following box. [_] registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant
to General Instruciton A(c)(2)
please check the following box. [_]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
TITLE OF EACH CLASS NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TO BE SO REGISTERED EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
Not Applicable Not Applicable
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) to the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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Incorporated herein by reference to the Description of Capital Stock
section of the Company's registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-53947)
(the "Registration Statement"), as originally filed on May 29, 1998, or as
subsequently amended.
Item 2. Exhibits
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Exhibit
Number Description
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3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as filed with the
Delaware Secretary of State on Incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 3.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (File No. 333-53947).
3.2 Bylaws of the Registrant. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-53947).
4.1 Form of Stock Certificate. Incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-53947).
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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.
CARRIER ACCESS CORPORATION
Date: July 7, 1998 By: /s/ Nancy G. Pierce
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Nancy G. Pierce
Vice President-Finance and
Administration and Chief
Financial Officer
