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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
VITECH AMERICA, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Florida 65-0419086
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. employer
identification no.)
8807 Northwest 23rd Street, Miami, Florida 33172
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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 Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value per share
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(Title of Class)
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(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The information called for by this Item 1 is incorporated
herein by reference from the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-11505) as filed with the
Commission on September 6, 1996.
ITEM 2. Exhibits.
1. (a) Specimen of certificate evidencing Registrant's
Common Stock, no par value per share. *
2. (a) Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant. *
(b) By-Laws of the Registrant. *
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* Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-11505) filed with the Commission on
September 6, 1996.
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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.
VITECH AMERICA, INC.
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(Registrant)
Date: September 11, 1996 By: /s/ William C. St. Laurent
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William C. St. Laurent, President
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