UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, DC  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

 

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

 

Delaware

 

76-0533927

(State of incorporation or organization)

 

(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

 

13115 Jess Pirtle Blvd.
Sugar Land, Texas

 

77478

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

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. o

 

Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:  333-190591

 

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

 

Title of each class
to be so registered

 

Name of each exchange on
which each class is to be registered

Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share

 

The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC

 

Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:  None.

 

 

 



 

Item 1.                                                          Description of Registrant’s Securities to be Registered

 

The information required by this Item 1 is incorporated herein by reference to the information set forth under the caption “Description of Capital Stock” in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-190591) as originally filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 13, 2013 and as subsequently amended (the “ Registration Statement ”). Such information will also appear in the prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and such prospectus is incorporated herein by reference.

 

Item 2.                                                          Exhibits

 

In accordance with the “Instructions as to Exhibits” with respect to Form 8-A, no exhibits are required to be filed as part of this registration statement because no other securities of the Registrant are registered on The NASDAQ Stock Market LLC and the securities registered hereby are not being registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, 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.

 

 

Date: September 23, 2013

APPLIED OPTOELECTRONICS, INC.

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin

 

 

Chih-Hsiang (Thompson) Lin

 

 

President and Chief Executive Officer

 

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