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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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
LIFECODES CORPORATION
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 52-1823048
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
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 Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), please check the following A.(d), please check the following
box. | | box. |X|
Securities Act registration statement file number to which
this form relates: 333-59271
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(If applicable)
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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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.10 per share
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(Title of Class)
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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 Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.10 per
share, to be registered hereby, is contained in the Registrant's Form S-1
Registration Statement, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
July 17, 1998 (Registration No. 333-59271), as amended, pursuant to the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "S-1 Registration Statement"), and such
information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant. (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the S-1
Registration Statement).
2. Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the S-1 Registration Statement).
3. Specimen Certificate representing the Common Stock. (Incorporated by
reference to Exhibit 4.1 to 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, thereto duly authorized.
LIFECODES CORPORATION
Date: September 3, 1998 By: /s/ Walter O. Fredericks
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Walter O. Fredericks
President and Chief Executive Officer
