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 CARDIOPULMONARY CORP. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter) Delaware 06-1240435 - ---------------------------------------- ------------------ (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.) 200 Cascade Boulevard Milford, Connecticut 06460 - ---------------------------------------- ------------------- (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 Name of Each Exchange on Which to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered ------------------- ------------------------------ None None Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $.01 par value - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Title of Class) ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. The Registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value, is to be registered. Reference is hereby made to the description set forth under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" contained in the Prospectus contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-4315), as amended (the "Registration Statement"), of Cardiopulmonary Corp., as filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and which is hereby incorporated by reference. ITEM 2. EXHIBITS 1. 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, 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. The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference into this registration statement the description of its Common Stock included in any form of prospectus subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. -2- 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. CARDIOPULMONARY CORP. By: /s/ JAMES W. BIONDI, M.D. ------------------------------------- James W. Biondi, M.D. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Dated: July 18, 1996