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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
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 77-0322161
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(Jurisdiction of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
1225 Charleston Road
Mountain View, California 94043
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class to be so registered which each class is to be registered
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None
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. / /
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. /X/
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share
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(Title of class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the description of the
Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the
Registrant registered hereby as set forth under the heading "Description of MIPS
Capital Stock Prior to and Following the Recapitalization" included in its Proxy
Statement, dated as of February 26, 1999 (the "Proxy Statement").
Item 2. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed herewith (or incorporated herein by
reference):
1. Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 1, 1998.
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SIGNATURES
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.
MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ John E. Bourgoin
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Name: John E. Bourgoin
Title: Chief Executive Officer and President
Date: April 5, 1999
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Sequentially
Exhibit No. Numbered Page
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1. Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A of the
Registrant, filed on March 1, 1999 (incorporated
by reference)
