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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 AND EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
VeriFone, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 99-0206064
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
Three Lagoon Drive, Suite 400, Redwood City, CA 94065
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the
of a class of debt securities and is registration of a class of debt
effective upon filing pursuant to General securities and is to become
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the effective simultaneously with the
following box. / / effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2) please
check the following box. / /
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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Common Stock, $.01 par value Pacific Stock Exchange Incorporated
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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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 45 of
the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement, No.
33-33304, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on February 1, 1990 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Pursuant to Instruction II as to Exhibits on Form 8-A, copies of the
following exhibits are filed as part of the registration statement filed with
the Pacific Stock Exchange Incorporated but, are not filed with, or incorporated
by reference in, copies of the registration statement filed with the Commission.
Exhibit
Number Description
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1.1 Annual Report on Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1995,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about
April 1, 1996 (the "1995 10-K").
2.1 Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for quarter ended March 31, 1996,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on or about
May 3, 1996.
3.1 Definitive Proxy Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on or about March 27, 1996.
4.1 Restated Certificate of Incorporation.
4.2 Bylaws, as amended.
5.1 Specimen Stock Certificate of Common Stock.
6.1 1995 Annual Report to Stockholders filed on or about April 1,
1996 as an exhibit to the 1995 10-K.
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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.
VERIFONE, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: July 23, 1996 By: /s/ Joseph M. Zaelit
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Joseph M. Zaelit
Senior Vice President, Finance and Administration
and Chief Financial Officer
