As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on November 16, 2000
Registration No:
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FORM 8-A/A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
BEACON POWER CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 04-3372365
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
6D Gill Street, Woburn, MA 01801
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
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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:
333-43386
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) 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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Common Stock NASDAQ National Market
$0.01 par value per share
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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Information concerning the Registrant's Common Stock, $0.01 par value
per share (the "Common Stock"), is contained in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 28, 2000 pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Act"), Registration No. 333-43386 (the
"S-1 Registration Statement"), and such information is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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1. Form of specimen certificate representing the Common Stock.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the S-1 Registration
Statement.)
2. Form of Fifth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of
the S-1 Registration Statement.)
3. Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 of the S-1 Registration
Statement.)
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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.
November 16, 2000
BEACON POWER CORPORATION
Registrant
By: /s/ William Stanton
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William Stanton
President, Chief Executive
Officer and Director
