- -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION WASHINGTON, D.C. 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 MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. ---------------------------------------------------------- (Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter) Delaware 77-0322161 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- (Jurisdiction of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer or organization) Identification No.) 1225 Charleston Road Mountain View, California 94043 -------------------------------------- -------------------------------------- (Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code) Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: Name of each exchange on Title of each class to be so registered which 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: __________________ Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share ----------------------------------------------------- (Title of class) - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED. The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference the description of the Class A common stock, par value $0.001 per share (the "Common Stock"), of the Registrant registered hereby as set forth under the heading "Description of MIPS Capital Stock Prior to and Following the Recapitalization" included in its Proxy Statement, dated as of February 26, 1999 (the "Proxy Statement"). Item 2. EXHIBITS. The following exhibits are filed herewith (or incorporated herein by reference): 1. Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on March 1, 1998. SIGNATURES 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, thereunto duly authorized. MIPS TECHNOLOGIES, INC. By: /s/ John E. Bourgoin -------------------------------------------- Name: John E. Bourgoin Title: Chief Executive Officer and President Date: April 5, 1999 EXHIBIT INDEX Sequentially Exhibit No. Numbered Page ----------- ------------- 1. Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A of the Registrant, filed on March 1, 1999 (incorporated by reference)