<PAGE 1> FORM 8-A SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 DATARAM CORPORATION - -------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 22-1831409 - --------------------------------- --------------------------------- (State of Incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) Route 571, P.O. Box 7528, Princeton, NJ 08543-7528 - --------------------------------------------- --------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Title of each class Name of each exchange on which to be registered each class is to be registered None - ------------------------------- ------------------------------ 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. [ ] 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. [X] Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: None ---------------- (if applicable) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $1.00 Par Value ----------------------------- (Title of Class) <PAGE 2> Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered. Dataram is registering its common stock, $1.00 par value. This class of stock is not convertible nor redeemable. The holders of the common stock are entitled to one vote per share on all matters considered by shareholders of Dataram Corporation. The Certificate of Incorporation of Dataram Corporation does not provide for either cumulative voting or classification of directors. The holders of the common stock enjoy no pre-emptive rights or special liquidation rights. The holders of the Common Stock are not liable to further calls or assessments by Dataram Corporation or for liabilities of Dataram Corporation imposed on its stockholders under state statutes. There is no restriction on the alienability of the securities to be registered, nor is there any provision included in the Certificate of Incorporation or By-Laws discriminating against any existing or prospective holder of such securities as a result of such security holder owning a substantial amount of securities. Dataram Corporation's Certificate of Incorporation and By-Laws do not contain any provisions which would have the effect of delaying, deterring or preventing a change in control of Dataram Corporation or that would operate only in respect to extraordinary corporate transaction involving Dataram Corporation, such as a merger, reorganization, tender offer, sale or transfer of substantially all assets or liquidations. Dividends are payable with respect to shares of Common Stock pro rata at the discretion of the Board of Directors. Item 2. Exhibits. List below all exhibits filed as a part of the registration statement: Restated Certificate of Incorporation Incorporated by reference from Annual Report on Form 10-K for the period ending April 30, 1994, as Exhibit 3(a) <PAGE 3> 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. (Registrant) DATARAM CORPORATION --------------------------------------------- Date January 27, 2000 --------------------------------------------- By MARK MADDOCKS --------------------------------------------- Mark Maddocks, Chief Financial Officer *Print the name and title of the signing officer under his signature.