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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PHOTOELECTRON CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-3035323
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
or Organization)
5 Forbes Road, Lexington, Massachusetts 02421
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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 Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value The American Stock Exchange
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box [X]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box [_]
Securities Act registration statement file number to
which this form relates: None.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None.
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Information concerning the Registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share, is contained in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No. 333-14541)
pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933 and incorporated herein by reference.
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ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
*1. Articles of Organization of the Registrant, as amended.
*2. Forms of Articles of Amendment of the Registrant.
**3. By-Laws of the Registrant, as amended.
* Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1
(Reg. No. 333-14541) and incorporated herein by reference.
** Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed
April 1, 1998 and incorporated herein by reference.
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.
(Registrant): Photoelectron Corporation
Date: November 29, 1999
By: /s/ Euan S. Thomson
Name: Euan S. Thomson
Title: President and Chief Operating Officer
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