SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, DC  20549

                             FORM S-8

                     Registration Statement
                            Under the
                     Securities Act of 1933


                     EXTEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
     (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

State of Delaware                                  52-1412493
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (IRS Employer Identification No.
of Incorporation or
Organization)

    9625 Black Mountain Road, Suite 218, San Diego, CA  92126
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

           Employee Compensation & Consulting Services
                    (Full Title of the Plan)

W. Gerald Newmin, 9625 Black Mountain Road, Suite 218, San Diego,
CA  92126
             (Name and Address of Agent For Service)

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in
connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the
following line: X
              _____   

                 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

_________________________________________________________________
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                             Proposed       Proposed
                             Maximum        Maximum
Title of    Amount          Offering       Aggregate    Amount of
to be       to be            Price          Offering  Registration
Registered  Registered       Per share      Price          Fee
__________________________________________________________________
Common Stock  3,593,043      $0.05         $179,652      $100
__________________________________________________________________
(1) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h).


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Item 3.  Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference

The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
November 30, 1995 and three Form 10-QSB's for the quarters ended
February 29, 1996, May 31, 1996 and August 31, 1996, and three
Forms 8-K dated February 9, 1996, July 15, 1996 and March 13, 1997,
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are hereby
incorporated by reference.

All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities
covered hereby then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents, except as to any portion of any
future Annual or Quarterly Report to Stockholders which is deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that such statement is replaced or modified
by a statement contained in a subsequently dated document
incorporated by reference or contained in this Registration
Statement.  

Item 4.  Description of Securities

         Securities are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange 
              Act.

Item 5.  Interests of Names Experts and Counsel
  
         Does Not Apply

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers:

          Section 145 of the General Corporation Laws of Delaware
(the "Act") provides that a corporation may indemnify as director
or officer of the corporation and to purchase and maintain
liability insurance for those persons as, and to the extent
permitted by Article 7 of the Act.

          The By-Laws of the Company contain provisions
indemnifying its directors and officers to the extent permitted by
Section 145, Article 7 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware
(the "Act"), as amended from time to time.

           The Company's Certificate of Incorporation limits
directors' liability for monetary damages for breaches of their
duties of care owed the Company to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law.

Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed

         Does Not Apply

Item 8.  Exhibits

         The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of the
Registration Statement:

         23.1 Consent of Harlan & Boettger, CPAs
         23.2 Consent and Opinion of William Aul, Esquire

Item 9.  Undertakings
  
         The undersigned hereby undertakes:

         (1) (a) To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:

              (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

              (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
the information set forth in the registration statement;

              (iii)  To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information
in the registration statement;

Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) do not
apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 and
the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.

     (b)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.

     (c)  File a post-effective amendment to remove from
registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of
the offering.

  (2)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification if against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defence
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

                       SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all 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 San
Diego, State of California, on the 17th day of March 1997.

                                     (Registrant)
                                     EXTEN INDUSTRIES INC.

                                     Gerald Newmin
                                     Chairman, Chief Executive    
                                     Officer, and President
                                     (Signature)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
person in the capacities and on the dates indicated.


Signature                   Title                      Date

W. Gerald Newmin         Chairman, President and       3-17-97
(Signature)              Chief Executive Officer

William R. Hoelscher     Vice-President and            3-17-97
(Signature)              Director
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                      Washington, DC  20549

                             FORM S-8

                     Registration Statement
                            Under the
                     Securities Act of 1933

                     EXTEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
     (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)

State of Delaware                                  52-1412493
(State or Other Jurisdiction       (IRS Employer Identification No.
of Incorporation or
Organization)

    9625 Black Mountain Road, Suite 218, San Diego, CA  92126
      (Address of Principal Executive Offices)  (Zip Code)

           Employee Compensation & Consulting Services
                    (Full Title of the Plan)

W. Gerald Newmin, 9625 Black Mountain Road, Suite 218, San Diego,
CA  92126
             (Name and Address of Agent For Service)

If any of the securities being registered on this Form are to be
offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under
the Securities Act of 1933, other than securities offered only in
connection with dividend or interest reinvestment plans, check the
following line: X
              _____   

                 CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

_________________________________________________________________
Proposed       Proposed
                             Maximum        Maximum
Title of    Amount          Offering       Aggregate    Amount of
to be       to be            Price          Offering  Registration
Registered  Registered       Per share      Price          Fee
__________________________________________________________________
Common Stock  3,593,043      $0.05         $179,652      $100
__________________________________________________________________
(1) Calculated pursuant to Rule 457(h).
Item 3.  Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference

The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-KSB for the year ended
November 30, 1995 and three Form 10-QSB's for the quarters ended
February 29, 1996, May 31, 1996 and August 31, 1996, and three
Forms 8-K dated February 9, 1996, July 15, 1996 and March 13, 1997,
filed under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, are hereby
incorporated by reference.

All documents filed by the Company pursuant to Sections 13(a),
13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as
amended, subsequent to the date hereof and prior to the filing of
a post-effective amendment which indicates that all securities
offered hereby have been sold or which de-registers all securities
covered hereby then remaining unsold shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference herein and to be a part hereof from the
date of filing of such documents, except as to any portion of any
future Annual or Quarterly Report to Stockholders which is deemed
to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that such statement is replaced or modified
by a statement contained in a subsequently dated document
incorporated by reference or contained in this Registration
Statement.  

Item 4.  Description of Securities

         Securities are registered under Section 12 of the Exchange 
              Act.

Item 5.  Interests of Names Experts and Counsel
  
         Does Not Apply

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers:

          Section 145 of the General Corporation Laws of Delaware
(the "Act") provides that a corporation may indemnify as director
or officer of the corporation and to purchase and maintain
liability insurance for those persons as, and to the extent
permitted by Article 7 of the Act.

          The By-Laws of the Company contain provisions
indemnifying its directors and officers to the extent permitted by
Section 145, Article 7 of the General Corporation Law of Delaware
(the "Act"), as amended from time to time.

           The Company's Certificate of Incorporation limits
directors' liability for monetary damages for breaches of their
duties of care owed the Company to the fullest extent permitted by
Delaware law.

Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed

         Does Not Apply

Item 8.  Exhibits

         The following is a list of exhibits filed as part of the
Registration Statement:

         23.1 Consent of Harlan & Boettger, CPAs
         23.2 Consent and Opinion of William Aul, Esquire

Item 9.  Undertakings
  
         The undersigned hereby undertakes:

         (1) (a) To file, during any period in which offers or
sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this
registration statement:

              (i)  To include any prospectus required by Section
10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

              (ii) To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events
arising after the effective date of the registration statement (or
the most recent post-effective amendment thereof) which,
individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in
the information set forth in the registration statement;

              (iii)  To include any material information with
respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in the
registration statement or any material change to such information
in the registration statement;

Provided, however, that paragraphs (1)(a)(i) and (1)(a)(ii) do not
apply if the Registration Statement is on Form S-3 or Form S-8 and
the information required to be included in a post-effective
amendment by those paragraphs is contained in periodic reports
filed by the Registrant pursuant to Section 13 or Section 15(d) of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 that are incorporated by
reference in the Registration Statement.

     (b)  That, for the purpose of determining any liability under
the Securities act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment
shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the
securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at
that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering
thereof.

     (c)  File a post-effective amendment to remove from
registration any of the securities that remain unsold at the end of
the offering.

  (2)  Insofar as indemnification for liabilities arising under the
Securities Act of 1933 may be permitted to directors, officers and
controlling persons of the registrant pursuant to the foregoing
provisions, or otherwise, the registrant has been advised that in
the opinion of the Securities and Exchange Commission such
indemnification if against public policy as expressed in the Act
and is, therefore, unenforceable.  In the event that a claim for
indemnification against such liabilities (other than the payment by
the registrant of expenses incurred or paid by a director, officer
or controlling person of the registrant in the successful defence
of any action, suit or proceeding) is asserted by such director,
officer or controlling person in connection with the securities
being registered, the registrant will, unless in the opinion of its
counsel, the matter has been settled by controlling precedent,
submit to a court of appropriate jurisdiction the question whether
such indemnification by it is against public policy as expressed in
the Act and will be governed by the final adjudication of such
issue.

                       SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirement of the Securities Act of 1933, the
Registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that
it meets all 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 San
Diego, State of California, on the 17th day of March 1997.

                                     (Registrant)
                                     EXTEN INDUSTRIES INC.

                                     Gerald Newmin
                                     Chairman, Chief Executive    
                                     Officer, and President
                                     (Signature)

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed below by the following
person in the capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                   Title                      Date

W. Gerald Newmin         Chairman, President and       3-17-97
(Signature)              Chief Executive Officer

William R. Hoelscher     Vice-President and            3-17-97
(Signature)              Director