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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
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U.S. VISION, INC.
(Exact name of registrant in its charter)
Delaware 22-3032948
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1 Harmon Drive
Blackwood, New Jersey 08012
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of securities registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and is effective Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), please check the following A.(d), please check the following
box. / / box. /X/
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-35819
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 to be registered
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NONE NONE
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
The description of the Common Stock, par value $.01 per share of U.S.
Vision, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant") set forth under the
heading "Description of Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-35819, as filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on September 17, 1997, any amendments to
such Registration Statement filed subsequently thereto (the "Registration
Statement") and any form of prospectus hereafter filed pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, with respect to the Registration
Statement, is hereby incorporated by reference herein in response to this Item
1.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration
statement:
3.1* Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.2* Bylaws of the Registrant
4** Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant
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* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form
S-1 of the Registrant (Registration No. 333-35819) filed on September
17, 1997.
** Previously filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-35819) filed on October 29, 1997.
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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.
Date: November 18, 1997.
U.S. VISION, INC.
By: /s/ William A. Schwartz, Jr.
William A. Schwartz, Jr., President
and Chief Executive Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
Number Description
3.1* Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.2* Bylaws of the Registrant
4* Form of Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant
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* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form
S-1 of the Registrant (Registration No. 333-35819) filed on September
17, 1997.
** Previously filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Form S-1
(Registration No. 333-35819) filed on October 29, 1997.
