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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
NETsilicon, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Massachusetts 04-2826579
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
411 Waverly Oaks Road, Suite 227, Waltham, Massachusetts 02154
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(Address of principal executive office) (Zip Code)
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
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Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
Voting Common Stock, Par Value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class)
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(Title of Class)
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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ITEM PAGE
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1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. . . . . . . . 3
2. Exhibits. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The description of the Registrant's securities to be registered, common
stock, is incorporated by reference from the Registrant's registration statement
on Form S-1, as amended, as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as
Registration No. 333-62231 (the "33 Act Registration Statement"). The
description appears under the caption "Description of Capital Stock."
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are incorporated by reference from the 33 Act
Registration Statement. The exhibit number in the 33 Act Registration Statement
appears in parenthesis following the description of the exhibit.
1. Specimen stock certificate for shares of common stock (4).
2(a). Registrant's certificate of incorporation (3.1)
2(b). Registrant's by-laws (3.2)
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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.
NETsilicon, Inc.
DATE: July 19, 1999
BY: /s/ Cornelius Peterson, VIII
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CORNELIUS PETERSON, VIII, Chairman
and Chief Executive Officer
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