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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
CORVIS CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in charter)
Delaware 52-2041343
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
7015 Albert Einstein Drive
Columbia, Maryland 21046-9400
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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 1.(c)(2), please check the following box. [_]
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:
333-36238
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Common Stock of Registrant set forth under the
caption "Description of Capital Stock" in Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-36238) as originally filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on May 4, 2000, or as subsequently amended (the
"Registration Statement"), and in the Prospectus included in the Registration
Statement, is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this item.
Item 2. Exhibits.
A list of exhibits filed herewith or incorporated herein by reference is
set forth on the Index to Exhibits immediately preceding such exhibits which is
incorporated herein by reference.
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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.
CORVIS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Kim D. Larsen
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Name: Kim D. Larsen
Title: Senior Vice President
General Counsel and
Secretary
Date: July 10, 2000
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INDEX TO EXHIBITS
Exhibit
Number Exhibit Title or Description
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1.1 Specimen common stock certificate
2.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Corvis
Corporation (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the
Registration Statement)
2.2 Amended and Restated By-laws of Corvis Corporation (incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registration Statement)
