File No. 333- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 FORM S-8 REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 QUADRAX CORPORATION (Exact name of registrant as specified in charter) DELAWARE	 05-0420158 (State of incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification Number) 300 High Point Avenue Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871 (401) 683-6600 (Address and telephone number of registrant's principal executive offices) QUADRAX CORPORATION 1993 STOCK PLAN 1994 NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION PLAN (Full title of the Plan) JAMES J. PALERMO Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer Quadrax Corporation 300 High Point Avenue Portsmouth, Rhode Island 02871 (401) 683-6600 (Address and telephone number of agent for service) Please send copies of all communications to: JOSEPH A. SMITH, Esq. Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. 250 Park Avenue, 12th Floor New York, New York 10177 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE ======================================================================= Title of Proposed		 each Maximum Proposed class of offering Maximum Amount securities Amount to price aggregate of to be be per offering registration registered registered Share price fee ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Common 794,343 $0.47 $373,343 $114.00 Stock, shares $.000009 par value(1) Common 897,653 $0.48 $430,873 $131.00 Stock, shares $.000009 par value(1) Total $804,216 $245.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (1) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457 (h) and (c). ========================================================================= INCORPORATION OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BY REFERENCE The contents of the registration statements on Form S-8, filed by Quadrax Corporation (the "Company") with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on the following dates bearing the following File Numbers are incorporated herein by reference: Date Filed File Number ---------- ----------- June 12, 1996 333-05739 June 12, 1996 33-61515 (Post-Effective Amendment) June 12, 1996 33-81508 (Post-Effective Amendment) June 12, 1996 33-91394 (Post-Effective Amendment) ADDITIONAL INFORMATION The stockholders of the Company approved the amendment of the 1993 Stock Plan, expanding the number of options grantable from 2,451,912 to 4,043,912, at their annual meeting on May 19, 1997. The stockholders of the Company approved the amendment of the 1994 Non-Qualified Stock Option Plan, expanding the number of options grantable from 1,000,000 to 1,100,000 at their annual meeting on May 19, 1997. 	 1,692,000 Common Shares QUADRAX CORPORATION JUNE 18, 1997 PART II INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN PROSPECTUS Item 8. Exhibits. Exhibit No. 5.1 	Opinion of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. 24.1 Consent of Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. (See Exhibit 5.1)	 24.2 	Consent of Livingston & Haynes, P.C. SIGNATURES Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this registration statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Portsmouth, Rhode Island. QUADRAX CORPORATION By: /s/ James J. Palermo 	 James J. Palermo Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer Date: June 18, 1997 Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this registration statement has been signed below by the following persons on behalf of the registrant and in the capacities and on the dates indicated. /s/ James J. Palermo James J. Palermo Chairman of the June 18, 1997 Board of Directors, and Chief Executive Officer (Principal Executive Officer) /s/ Edward A. Stoltenberg Edward A. Stoltenberg Chief Financial June 18, 1997 Officer (Principal Financial and Accounting Officer) /s/ William G. Conway William G. Conway Director June 18, 1997 	 /s/ John W. Jepson	 John W. Jepson Director June 18, 1997 /s/ Sven Kraumanis		 Sven Kraumanis Director June 18, 1997 /s/ Alan Milton Alan Milton	 Director June 18, 1997 /s/ Eugene L. Scott Eugene L. Scott Director June 18, 1997