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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF
SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(B) OR (G)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
BOX HILL SYSTEMS CORP.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 13-3460176
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
161 Avenue of the Americas
New York, New York 10013
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(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OR REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
The description of the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share,
of Box Hill Systems Corp., a New York corporation (the "Registrant"), is in the
section "DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK" in the form of prospectus hereafter filed
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 with respect to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-31873, and
is hereby incorporated by reference thereto in answer to this Item.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
3(a) - Certificate of Incorporation*
3(b) - Form of Amendment to Certificate of Incorporation*
3(c) - Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Company*
4 - Specimen of Common Stock certificate*
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* Filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the
Registrant (Registration No. 333-31873) and incorporated herein by
reference thereto.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
BOX HILL SYSTEMS CORP.
By: /s/ Philip Black
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Philip Black, President
Dated: August 27, 1997
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