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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
WHITE PINE SOFTWARE, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 04-3151064
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
542 Amherst Street
Nashua, New Hampshire 03063
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(Address of principal (Zip Code)
executive offices)
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OF THE ACT:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on
to be so registered which each class is to be
registered
None None
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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(g) OF THE ACT:
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The information required by Item 202 of Regulation S-K is provided under
the heading "Description of Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form SB-2 (Registration No. 333-9525), as initially filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on August 2, 1996, as amended on September 6,
1996, and as the same may be subsequently amended (the "SB-2 Registration
Statement"). Such portion of the SB-2 Registration Statement is hereby
incorporated by reference and made a part hereof.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
1. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(included as Exhibit 3.1 to the SB-2 Registration Statement, Registration
No. 333-9525, and incorporated herein by reference).
2. Proposed form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant (to become effective immediately following the closing of the
offering described in the SB-2 Registration Statement) (included as
Exhibit 3.2 to the SB-2 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by
reference).
3. By-Laws of the Registrant, as amended (included as Exhibit 3.3 to the SB-2
Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference).
4. Proposed form of Amended and Restated By-Laws of the Registrant (to become
effective immediately following the closing of the offering described in
the SB-2 Registration Statement) (included as Exhibit 3.4 to the SB-2
Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference).
5. Specimen certificate for the common stock, $.01 par value, of the
Registrant (included as Exhibit 4.1 to Amendment No. 1 to the SB-2
Registration Statement and incorporated herein by reference).
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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.
WHITE PINE SOFTWARE, INC.
By: /s/ Richard M. Darer
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Richard M. Darer
Chief Financial Officer and
Vice President of Administration
Date: September 23, 1996
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