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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
HYPERCOM CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware 86-0828608
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification Number)
2851 West Kathleen Road
Phoenix, Arizona 85023
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(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check
the following box. [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
to become effective simultaneously 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. [ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of Each Exchange
Title of Each Class on Which Each Class
to be so Registered is to be Registered
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Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: NONE
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Item 1.
Description of Securities to be Registered.
The description of securities set forth under the heading "Description of
Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-35461) (the "S-1 No. 333-35461"), is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 2.
Exhibits.
1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the S-1 No. 333-35461.
2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 of the S-1 No. 333-35461.
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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, on October 21, 1997.
HYPERCOM CORPORATION
By: /s/ George Wallner
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George Wallner
Chairman of the Board of Directors
