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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
UTEK CORPORATION
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 59-3603677
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(State or Jurisdiction (IRS Employer
of Incorporation) Identification No.)
202 South Wheeler Street
Plant City, Florida 33566
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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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 Exchange pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act and is effective pursuant to Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A(c), please General Instruction A(d), please
check the following box. check the following box /X/
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None
Securities to registered pursuant to Section 12 (g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share Nasdaq SmallCap Market
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be registered.
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Contemporaneously with the filing of this Registration Statement on Form 8-A,
the UTEK Corporation (the "Company") expects to commence an initial public
offering of 1,000,000 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share, which
offering is being conducted pursuant to the Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5 to its
Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-93913) dated October 2, 2000,
of which the Company's prospectus to be filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) forms a
part, and which Registration Statement and prospectus are each incorporated
herein by reference.
For an additional discussion of the Company's securities to be
registered, see the section entitled "Description of Securities" in the
Company's aforementioned Registration Statement on Form N-2.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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1. By-laws of the Registrant.*
2. Articles of Incorporation of Registrant, and
amendments thereto.**
3. Form of Underwriter's Warrant.***
4. Specimen Common Share Certificate.****
* Filed as Exhibit 3.3 to the Registrant's Pre-Effective Amendment No. 5
to the Registration Statement on Form N-2 (File No. 333-93913), as
amended, and incorporated herein by reference.
** Filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to the Registration
Statement on Form N-2, as amended, and incorporated herein by
reference.
*** Filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2, as
amended, and incorporated herein by reference.
**** Filed as Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement on Form N-2, as
amended, and incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
UTEK Corporation
(Registrant)
Dated: October 3, 2000 By: /s/ Clifford M. Gross
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Clifford M. Gross
Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer
