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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FORM 8-A
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FOR SECURITIES OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
ACCESS BEYOND, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 52-1987873
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
1300 Quince Orchard Blvd.
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(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 filing securities and is to become effective
pursuant to General effectiveness of a concurrent
Instruction A(9c)(1) please check registration statement under the
the following box. [ ] Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction 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
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Common Stock, $.01 par value Nasdaq National Market
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Not Applicable
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
A description of the Registrant's common stock, par value $.01 per
share, as set forth under the caption "Description of Capital Stock -- Company
Stock" contained in Amendment No. 2 to Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No.333-10741) as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on October 15, 1996, is hereby incorporated by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The following documents are being filed* as exhibits to the registration
statement:
Exhibit Number Description
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1 Amendment No. 2 to Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-10741)
2 Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-l)
3 By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference from
Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1)
4 Specimen Common Stock Certificate
*Pursuant to Instruction II of Form 8-A, the listed exhibits are being filed
with the Nasdaq National Market, but are not being filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirement 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.
ACCESS BEYOND, INC.
Date: November 5, 1996 By: /s/ Richard D. Rose
Name: Richard D. Rose
Its: Chief Financial Officer and Secretary
