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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Murdock Communications Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Iowa 42-1339746
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1112 29th Avenue, S.W., Cedar Rapids, IA 52404
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to be Name of Each Exchange on Which
so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None None
If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the
of a class of debt securities and is registration of debt securities and
effective upon filing pursuant to is to become effective
General Instruction A(c)(1) please simultaneously with the
check 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(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
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(Title of class)
Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants
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(Title of class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the registrant's Common Stock, no par value,
and of the registrant's Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants
is incorporated by reference to the registrant's Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-05422C) (the
"Registration Statement") under the heading "Description of
Securities."
Item 2. Exhibits.
The information required by this item is incorporated by
reference to Exhibits 3.1, 3.2, 4.1, 4.2 and 4.3 to the
Registration Statement.
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.
MURDOCK COMMUNICATIONS
CORPORATION
Date: September 30, 1996 BY /s/ Guy O. Murdock
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Guy O. Murdock,
Chief Executive Officer
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