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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Brocade Communications Systems, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 77-0409517
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
1901 Guadalupe Parkway
San Jose, CA 95131
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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:
333- (if applicable):
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The class of securities to be registered hereunder is Common Stock,
$.001 par value per share, of Brocade Communications Systems, Inc. (the
"Registrant"). The description of capital stock set forth under the caption
"Description of Capital Stock" in the Prospectus included in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-74711), as originally filed or
subsequently amended (the "Registration Statement on Form S-1"), which
Registration Statement on Form S-1 was originally filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on March 19, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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Number Description
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3.2(1) Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.4(1) Bylaws of Registrant
4.1(1) Specimen Stock Certificate
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits of the same number in
the Registration Statement on Form S-1.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: March 19, 1999
BROCADE COMMUNICATIONS SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ B. CARL LEE
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B. Carl Lee, Chief Financial Officer
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Index to Exhibits
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Exhibit
No. Exhibit
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3.2(1) Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.4(1) Bylaws of Registrant
4.1(1) Specimen Stock Certificate
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits of the same number in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1.
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