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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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(EXACT NAME OF REGISTRANT AS SPECIFIED IN ITS CHARTER)
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ILLINOIS 36-3687863
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(STATE OF INCORPORATION OR ORGANIZATION) (I.R.S. EMPLOYER
IDENTIFICATION NO.)
453 COMMERCE STREET, BURR RIDGE, IL 60521
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(ADDRESS OF PRINCIPAL EXECUTIVE OFFICES) (ZIP CODE)
IF THIS FORM RELATES TO THE REGISTRATION OF IF THIS FORM RELATES TO THE REGISTRATION
OF A CLASS OF DEBT SECURITIES AND IS EFFECTIVE of A CLASS OF DEBT SECURITIES AND IS TO
UPON FILING PURSUANT TO GENERAL INSTRUCTION BECOME EFFECTIVE SIMULTANEOUSLY WITH
A.(c)(1), PLEASE CHECK THE FOLLOWING BOX. [ ] EFFECTIVENESS OF A CONCURRENT REGISTRATION
STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
PURSUANT TO GENERAL A.(c)(2), PLEASE CHECK
FOLLOWING BOX. [ ]
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
NONE
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Common Stock, $.01 par value per share, of the
Registrant to be registered that is contained in the "Description of Capital
Stock" section of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.
333-23241, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 13, 1997,
as amended from time to time, is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Any
form of prospectus that constitutes part of the Registration Statement and is
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, shall be deemed incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description of Document
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1 Specimen stock certificate representing Common Stock,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to be filed
with an amendment to the Registration Statement.
2.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to be filed with an
amendment to the Registration Statement.
2.2 Bylaws of the Registrant, incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 3.2 to be filed with an amendment to the Registration
Statement.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements-of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of
1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
NANOPHASE TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
Dated: March 31, 1997 By: /s/ ROBERT W. CROSS
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Robert W. Cross
President and Chief Executive Officer
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