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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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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
Metron Technology N.V.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
The Netherlands 98-0180010
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
1350 Old Bayshore Highway, Suite 360, Burlingame, CA 94010
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities Act Registration Statement and Number to which the form relates:
333-87665
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), please 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), please check the following box. /X/
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-87665
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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 Shares, par value NLG 0.96
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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 Shares to be registered hereunder is
contained in the section entitled "Description of Capital Shares," commencing at
page 59 of the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration
Statement, as amended, No. 333-87665 (the "Registration Statement") first filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 23,
1999 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number Description
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3.1 Articles of Association of the Registrant and
Translation thereof. (1)
4.1 Reference is made to Exhibit 3.1, Exhibit 10.23,
Exhibit 10.24 and Exhibit 10.26. (1)
4.2 Specimen Common Share Certificate. (1)
10.23 Investor Rights Agreement dated July 6, 1995 among
Metron Semiconductors Europa B.V. and the
Investors as defined therein. (1)
10.24 Accession Agreement dated October 15, 1998 among
Metron Technology B.V., the Original Parties as
defined therein, Segal Investments, L.P., M.
Segal, N. Segal, M. Segal as Trustee of the
Matthew Dean Segal 1997 Trust and N. Segal as
Trustee of the Ned Douglas Segal 1997 Trust. (1)
10.26 Accession Agreement dated July 13, 1998 among
Metron Technology B.V., the Stockholders and the
Signing Stockholders as defined therein. (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.
Metron Technology N.V.
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(Registrant)
Date: October 28, 1999 By: /s/ Peter V. Leigh
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Peter V. Leigh
Vice President, Finance and
Chief Financial Officer
