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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 (g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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MARINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 06-0886588
(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
470 West Avenue
Stamford, Connecticut 06904
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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(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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None. None.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.002
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(Title of Class)
Common Stock Warrants, exercise price varies
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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 Registrant's securities to be registered
hereunder is contained in the section entitled "Description of Securities"
commencing at page 53 of the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Form SB-2
Registration Statement, Registration No. 333-21043, filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on February 4, 1997, and at page 53
of the Prospectus included in Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Form SB-2
Registration Statement subsequently filed with the Commission on March 21, 1997,
and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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2.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant.(1)
2.2 Amendment to Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Registrant.(1)
2.3 Bylaws of the Registrant.(1)
2.4 Form of Public Warrant Agreement among the Registrant, Whale
Securities Co.,L.P. as Underwriter and American Stock Transfer
& Trust Company as Warrant Agent.(1)
(1) Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Form SB-2 Registration
Statement, Registration No. 333-21043, filed initially with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on February 4, 1997, and Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's
Form SB-2 Registration Statement subsequently filed on March 21, 1997, 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 duly caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
MARINE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS, INC.
March 27, 1997
By /s/ Eugene D. Story
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Eugene D. Story
President and Chief Executive Officer
