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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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
Cepheid
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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California 77-0441625
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. employer identification no.)
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1190 Borregas Avenue, Sunnyvale, CA 94089-1302
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(Address of principal executive offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class To Be So Registered Which Each Class Is To Be Registered
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None
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
For a description of the Common Stock being registered, reference
is made to the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock"
included in the Prospectus (the "Prospectus") dated May 18, 2000
contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
File No. 333-34340, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 7, 2000, as amended (the "Registration
Statement"). A copy of pages 57 and 58 are attached as Exhibit 3,
and are incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as a part of this registration
statement:
3.1 Fifth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant;
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant;
4.2 Pages 57 and 58 of the Prospectus.
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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.
Date: June 2, 2000 CEPHEID
By: /s/ Kurt Petersen
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Kurt Petersen
President
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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EXHIBIT NUMBER DESCRIPTION
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3.1 Fifth Amended and Restated Articles of
Incorporation
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws
4.2 Descriptions of Capital Stock
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