September 18, 1997
Securities and Exchange Commission
Filing Desk, Stop 1-4
450 Fifth Street, N. W.
Washington, D.C. 20549-1004
Re: Applied Films Corporation (the "Company")
Registration Statement on Form 8-A
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Transmitted with this letter please find a Registration Statement on Form
8-A ("Registration Statement") for the Company. Registrant hereby requests that
the effectiveness of this registration pursuant to this Form 8-A be accelerated
to be concurrent with the effectiveness of the Registration Statement filed on
Form S-1 by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 (Registration No.
333-35331).
This filing is transmitted electronically through the EDGAR system and is
subject to Regulation ST. Pursuant to Item 309, only one copy of this
electronically formatted document is transmitted.
The Company has on file a manually signed counterpart of each signed
document that appears in electronic format in this filing. The Company will
retain such signed documents for a period of five years and will furnish such
signed document to the Commission or its staff upon request.
If you have any questions regarding this filing or require any additional
information, please contact the undersigned by telephone at our expense. Thank
you in advance for your attention and cooperation.
Yours very truly,
VARNUM, RIDDERING, SCHMIDT & HOWLETTLLP
/s/ William J. Lawrence
William J. Lawrence III
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Enclosure
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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
APPLIED FILMS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Colorado 841311581
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6797 Winchester Circle
Boulder, CO 80301
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon securities and is to become effective
filing pursuant to General simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check effectiveness of a concurrent
the following box. o registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2) please
check the following box. o
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
None Not Applicable
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, without par value
(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
Reference is made to the information set forth under the caption
"Description of Capital Stock" in the Prospectus contained in the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 of the registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (Registration No. 333-35331), which information is incorporated
herein by reference, for a description of the registrant's Common Stock, without
par value.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. Specimen Stock Certificate for the registrant's Common Stock, without
par value. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-35331).
2(a). Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the registrant, as
amended (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 Registration No. 333-35331).
2(b). Amended and Restated Bylaws of the registrant (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 333-35331).
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.
APPLIED FILMS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Cecil Van Alsburg
Cecil Van Alsburg
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 16, 1997
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