FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 10549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Hemispherx Biopharma, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 52-0845822
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
1617 JFK Boulevard, 19103
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (Zip Code)
(Address of principal
executive offices)
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
Common Stock, $.001 Par Value American Stock Exchange
Class A Redeemable Common Stock
Purchase Warrants American Stock Exchange
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The securities to be registered pursuant to this Registration Statement
under Section 12(b) of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, are shares of the
Registrant's Common Stock and Class A Redeemable Common Stock Purchase Warrants.
Reference is hereby made to the description set forth under the caption
"Description of Securities" contained in the Prospectus contained the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-93314), as amended
("Registration Statement") as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
and which is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.1 of the Registration Statement.
2. By-laws of the Registrant, as amended, incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 of the Registration Statement.
3. Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant, incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 of the Registration Statement.
4. Form of Class A Redeemable Warrant Certificate of the Registrant,
incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 of the Registration Statement.
5. Class A Redeemable Warrant Agreement of the Registrant, incorporated
herein by reference to Exhibit 4.4 of the Registration Statement.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this registration
statement the description of its Common Stock and Class A Redeemable Common
Stock Purchase Warrants included in any form of prospectus subsequently filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended.
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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.
HEMISPHERX BIOPHARMA, INC.
Date: October 1, 1997 By:/s/ DR. WILLIAM A. CARTER
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Dr. William A. Carter, President
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