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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
INTERNET AMERICA, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
TEXAS 86-0778979
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
ONE DALLAS CENTRE
350 N. ST. PAUL, SUITE 3000
DALLAS, TEXAS 75201
(Address of principal executive offices, including 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 so registered each class is to be registered
NONE 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 to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The class of securities to be registered hereby is Common Stock, par
value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of Internet America, Inc., a Texas
corporation (the "Company"). For descriptions of the Common Stock, the other
capital stock of the Company and certain anti-takeover provisions included in
the charter of the Company, see the information set forth under the caption
"Description of Securities" in (i) the prospectus subject to completion included
in the Registration Statement on Form SB-2 (the "Registration Statement") of the
Company, originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Securities
Act"), on July 21, 1998, and (ii) the related final form of prospectus to be
filed with the Commission under Rule 424(b) of the Securities Act, which
descriptions are incorporated herein by reference. Any statement contained in a
document incorporated herein by reference shall be deemed to be modified or
superseded for purposes hereof to the extent that another document incorporated
herein by reference modifies or supersedes such previous statement.
Item 2. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement
on Form 8-A:
1. Internet America, Inc.'s Articles of Incorporation*
2. Internet America, Inc.'s Articles of Amendment to Articles of
Incorporation*
3. Internet America, Inc.'s Bylaws*
4. Internet America, Inc.'s Amendment to Bylaws*
5. Application for Certificate of Withdrawal of Internet America, Inc.*
6. Articles of Merger merging Internet America, Inc., an Arizona
Corporation, with and into INTRNTUSA, INC., a Texas corporation*
7. Specimen Common Stock certificate*
8. Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock of Internet
America, Inc.*
9. Amended Certificate of Designation of the Series A Preferred Stock of
Internet America, Inc.*
10. Certificate of Designation of the Series B Preferred Stock of Internet
America, Inc.*
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* Previously filed as an exhibit to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (no. 333-59527) originally filed on July 21, 1998, as
amended, and incorporated herein by reference.
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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, thereto duly authorized.
INTERNET AMERICA, INC.
By: /s/ Michael T. Maples
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Michael T. Maples
President and Chief Executive Officer
Date: December 5, 1998
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