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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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
MEGABIOS Corp.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
California 94-3156660
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
863 A Mitten Road, Burlingame, CA 94010
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
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 to Name of Each Exchange on Which
be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None None
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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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 Common Stock to be registered hereunder is contained
in the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock," commencing at page 52 of
the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement, No.
333-32593, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on July 31, 1997 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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3.1 Fifth Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant, as filed May 14, 1997. (1)
3.2 Certificate of Correction of Fifth Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation as filed July 25, 1997. (1)
3.3 Bylaws of the Registrant. (1)
3.4 Certificate of Incorporation to be effective upon closing of the
offering. (2)
3.5 Bylaws of the Registrant to be effective upon the closing of the
offering. (2)
4.1 Specimen Common Stock Certificate. (3)
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement (File
No. 333-32593), with exhibit number same as above, and incorporated herein
by reference.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to Registrant's Form S-1
Registration Statement (File No. 333-32593), with exhibit number same as
above, and incorporated herein by reference.
(3) To be filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form 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 caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Megabios corp.
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(Registrant)
Date: August 15, 1997 By: /s/ Patrick G. Enright
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Patrick G. Enright, Chief Financial Officer
and Vice President