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
AMERICASBANK CORP.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Maryland 52-1948980
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
AmericasBank Corp.
515 East Joppa Road
Towson, Maryland 21286
(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
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If this Form relates to the registration of If this Form relates to the registration
a class of debt securities and is effective of a class of debt securities and is to
upon filing pursuant to General Instruction become effective simultaneously
A(c)(1), please check the following box. |_| 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. |_|
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the description of its
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, contained under the caption
"DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK" in its Registration Statement on Form SB-1,
Registration No. 333-28881, filed with the Commission on June 10, 1997, as
amended to date. This Registration Statement on Form 8-A shall be deemed to
incorporate by reference the description of the Common Stock contained in any
prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424 under the
Securities Act of 1933.
Item 2. Exhibits
Exhibit No. Description Page
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1 The section titled "DESCRIPTION OF __
CAPITAL STOCK" included as part of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form SB-1, Registration No. 333-28881, as
amended to date ("Registration Statement
on Form SB-1") is incorporated herein by
reference.
2 The Articles of Incorporation and the __
Amended and Restated Bylaws of the
Registrant filed as Exhibits 2A and 2B
to the Registration Statement on Form
SB-1, respectively, are hereby incorporated
by reference.
3 Specimen of Common Stock certificate __
of the Registrant filed as Exhibit 12B
to the Registration Statement on
Form SB-1 is incorporated herein by
reference.
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.
AMERICASBANK CORP.
Date: July 31, 1997 By: /s/ J. CLARENCE JAMESON, III
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J. Clarence Jameson, III
President
