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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Jore Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Montana 81-0465233
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
45000 Highway 93 South 59864
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities Act Registration Statement and Number to which the form relates:
333-75817
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 pursuant Exchange Act and is effective pursuant
to General Instruction A.(c), please to General Instruction A.(d), please
check the following box. / / check the following box. /X/
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-75817
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class to Name of Each Exchange on Which
be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None N/A
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
A description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is
contained in the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock," commencing
at page 49 of the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Form S-1
Registration Statement, as amended, No. 333-78357 (the "Registration
Statement") first filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on May 13, 1999 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation. (1)
3.2 Bylaws. (1)
4.3 Form of Common Stock Certificate. (1)
10.2 Common Stock Purchase Option, dated February 10, 1999,
between Jore Corporation and William M. Steele,
Trustee of the Steele Family Trust. (1)
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(1) Filed as the like-numbered exhibit to the Registration Statement
and 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 caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Jore Corporation
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(Registrant)
Date: July 26, 1999 By: /s/ David H. Bjornson
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Chief Financial Officer and
General Counsel
