CADUS PHARMACEUTICAL CORP
8-A12G, 1996-06-18
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

                                    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

                        CADUS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION
             (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

          Delaware                                     13-3660391
   (State of Incorporation)                 (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
 
        777 Old Saw Mill River Road                         10591-6705
           Tarrytown, New York                              (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)

If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1), please check the
following box. [ ]

If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the 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                 Name of each exchange on which
          to be so registered                 each class is to be registered

            Not Applicable                            Not Applicable

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:

                     Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
                                (Title of class)


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Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED

     Registrant's Preliminary Prospectus relating to the proposed offering of
its Common Stock, dated June 14, 1996 (as amended from time to time, the
"Prospectus"), forming a part of Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
under the Securities Act of 1933 (as amended from time to time, the "Form S-1
Registration Statement"), is incorporated herein by reference. Reference is made
specifically to the sections in the Prospectus captioned "Description of Capital
Stock" and "Dividend Policy".

Item 2. EXHIBITS

     The following exhibits are filed with this Registration Statement:

     1.1  Specimen Stock Certificate.

     2.1  Certificate of Incorporation of Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation, as
          amended, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1
          Registration Statement.

     2.2  Proposed Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of
          Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation to be filed and become effective
          immediately prior to the consummation of the public offering of
          Registrant's Common Stock contemplated by the Form S-1 Registration
          Statement, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1
          Registration Statement.

     2.3  Proposed Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cadus Pharmaceutical
          Corporation to be filed and become effective upon the consummation of
          the public offering of Registrant's Common Stock contemplated by the
          Form S-1 Registration Statement, incorporated by reference from
          Exhibit 3.3 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

     2.4  Bylaws of Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation, as amended, incorporated
          by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

     2.5  Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993 between
          Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation and the purchasers of Series A
          Preferred Stock (exhibits have been omitted and Cadus Pharmaceutical
          Corporation agrees to furnish copies thereof to the Securities and
          Exchange Commission upon its request), together with the First and
          Second Amendments thereto dated as of July 26, 1994 and October 31,
          1995, respectively, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.7
          to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

     2.6  Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 26, 1994 between
          Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
          ("Bristol-Myers") concerning Series B Preferred Stock (exhibits have
          been omitted and Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation agrees to furnish
          copies thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its
          request), together with the First Amendment thereto dated as of
          October 31, 1995, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8 to
          the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

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     2.7+ Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 1995
          between Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation and Physica B.V. concerning
          Series B Preferred Stock (exhibits have been omitted and Cadus
          Pharmaceutical Corporation agrees to furnish copies thereof to the
          Securities and Exchange Commission upon its request), incorporated
          herein by reference to Exhibit 10.9 to the Form S-1 Registration
          Statement.

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+ The Registrant has requested confidential treatment of certain portions of
  these agreements.

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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.

                                          CADUS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION

Date: June 17, 1996

                                         By: /s/ Jeremy M. Levin
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                                                 Jeremy M. Levin, President

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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

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1.1     Specimen Stock Certificate.

2.1     Certificate of Incorporation of Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation, as
        amended, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.1 to the Form S-1
        Registration Statement.

2.2     Proposed Certificate of Amendment of Certificate of Incorporation of
        Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation to be filed and become effective
        immediately prior to the consummation of the public offering of
        Registrant's Common Stock contemplated by the Form S-1 Registration
        Statement, incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1
        Registration Statement.

2.3     Proposed Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Cadus Pharmaceutical
        Corporation to be filed and become effective upon the consummation of
        the public offering of Registrant's Common Stock contemplated by the
        Form S-1 Registration Statement, incorporated by reference from Exhibit
        3.3 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

2.4     Bylaws of Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation, as amended, incorporated by
        reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

2.5     Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 30, 1993 between
        Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation and the purchasers of Series A
        Preferred Stock (exhibits have been omitted and Cadus Pharmaceutical
        Corporation agrees to furnish copies thereof to the Commission upon its
        request), together with the First and Second Amendments thereto dated as
        of July 26, 1994 and October 31, 1995, respectively, incorporated herein
        by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

2.6     Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of July 26, 1994 between
        Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
        ("Bristol-Myers") concerning Series B Preferred Stock (exhibits have
        been omitted and Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation agrees to furnish
        copies thereof to the Securities and Exchange Commission upon its
        request), together with the First Amendment thereto dated as of October

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        31, 1995, respectively, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 10.8
        to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.

2.7+    Preferred Stock Purchase Agreement dated as of November 1, 1995 between
        Cadus Pharmaceutical Corporation and Physica B.V. concerning Series B
        Preferred Stock (exhibits have been omitted and Cadus Pharmaceutical
        Corporation agrees to furnish copies thereof to the Securities and
        Exchange Commission upon its request), incorporated herein by reference
        to Exhibit 10.9 to the Form S-1 Registration Statement.


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+ The Registrant has requested confidential treatment of certain portions of
  these agreements.

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Number CAD                     [CADUS LOGO]                      ______ Shares

              INCORPORATED UNDER THE LAWS OF THE STATE OF DELAWARE
    THIS CERTIFICATE IS TRANSFERABLE IN DALLAS, TEXAS AND NEW YORK, NEW YORK

                                                               SEE REVERSE FOR
                                                             CERTAIN DEFINITIONS

                                                               CUSIP 127639 10 2
THIS IS TO CERTIFY THAT


is the owner of

            FULLY PAID AND NON-ASSESSABLE SHARES OF COMMON STOCK OF
                            PAR VALUE $.01 PER SHARE

of CADUS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION (herein called the "Corporation"),
transferable only on the books of the Corporation by the holder hereof in
person, or by duly authorized attorney, upon the surrender of this certificate
properly endorsed or assigned for transfer. This Certificate is not valid until
countersigned and registered by the Transfer Agent and Registrar.

     WITNESS the facsimile seal of the Corporation and the facsimile signatures
of its duly authorized officers.


Dated

/s/ JAMES S. RIELLY                                   /s/ JEREMY LEVIN
    ---------------                                       ---------------
    Secretary                                             President & CEO

Countersigned and Registered:
                             THE HERMAN GROUP, INC.
                                  (Dallas, TX)

                                                    Transfer Agent and Registrar
By:

                                                            Authorized Signature



                                                       [CADUS CORPORATE SEAL]
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                        CADUS PHARMACEUTICAL CORPORATION

     The following abbreviations, when used in the inscription on the face of
this certificate, shall be construed as though they were written out in full
according to applicable laws or regulations:

        TEN COM--as tenants in common
        TEN ENT--as tenants by the entireties
        JT TEN --as joint tenants with right of survivorship and not as tenants
                in common

UNIF GIFT MIN ACT--____________ Custodian __________
                     (Cust)                 (Minor)
                     Under Uniform Gifts to Minors
                     Act _________________________
                                (State)

       Additional abbreviations may also be used though not in the above list.

For Value Received, _____________________ hereby sell, assign and transfer unto

PLEASE INSERT SOCIAL SECURITY OR OTHER
   IDENTIFYING NUMBER OF ASSIGNEE

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  (PLEASE PRINT OR TYPEWRITE NAME AND ADDRESS, INCLUDING ZIP CODE OF ASSIGNEE)

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__________________________________________________________________________Shares
of the capital stock represented by the within Certificate,
and do hereby irrevocably constitute and appoint

________________________________________________________________________Attorney
to trasfer the said stock on the books of the within named Corporation with
full power of substitution in the premises.

Dated -------------------------

          NOTICE
THE SIGNATURE TO THIS                    X
ASSIGNMENT MUST CORRESPOND                -------------------------------------
WITH THE NAME AS WRITTEN                             (SIGNATURE)
UPON THE FACE OF THE
CERTIFICATE IN EVERY                     X
PARTICULAR, WITHOUT                       -------------------------------------
ALTERATION OR ENLARGEMENT                             (SIGNATURE)
OR ANY CHANGE WHATEVER.

The signatures should be guaranteed by an eligible guarantor institution (banks,
stockbrokers, savings and loan associations and credit unions with membership
in an approved signature guaranteed medallion program) pursuant to S.E.C. Rule
17Ad-15.
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SIGNATURE(S) GUARANTEED BY:



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