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UNITED STATES
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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LUMINEX CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 74-2747608
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification Number)
12212 Technology Boulevard
Austin, Texas 78727
(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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None Not Applicable
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [X]
Securities Act Registration Statement File Number to which this Form Relates:
333-96317
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(If Applicable)
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE
$.001 PER SHARE
(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is the common stock, par
value $.001 per share ("Common Stock"), of Luminex Corporation, a Delaware
corporation (the "Registrant"). A description of the Common Stock of the
Registrant is set forth under the caption "Description of capital stock"
beginning on page 59 in the Prospectus contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-96317), initially filed
by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on February 7, 2000, as subsequently amended (the "Registration Statement").
The final form of such Prospectus will be subsequently filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
Registration Statement (including the Prospectus), as it may subsequently be
amended, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
*1. Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-96317)
*2. Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to Amendment No. 1 to Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-96317)
*3. Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 2 to Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-96317)
*4. Warrant for the Purchase of Shares of Common Stock dated as of
April 2, 1997 by and between the Registrant and Southcoast Capital
Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-
96317)
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* Incorporated by reference as indicated pursuant to Rule 12b-32.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
LUMINEX CORPORATION
Date: March 27, 2000 By:/s/ Mark B. Chandler, Ph.D.
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Mark B. Chandler, Ph.D.
President and Chief Executive Officer
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