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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
Award Software International, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
California 94-2893462
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
777 East Middlefield Road, Mountain View, CA 94043-4023
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
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(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class to Name of Each Exchange on Which
be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
A description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is
contained in the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock," commencing at
page 39 of the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Form S-1 Registration
Statement, No. 333-05107, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on June 3, 1996 and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number Description
1.1 Specimen Certificate for Registrant's Common Stock. (1)
2.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the
Registrant. (2)
2.1.1 Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of
the Registrant to be effective upon the completion of the
Offering. (1)
2.2 Bylaws of the Registrant. (2)
2.2.1 Form of Bylaws of the Registrant to be effective upon the
completion of the Offering. (1)
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(1) To be filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to Registrant's
Form S-1 Registration Statement and incorporated herein by
reference.
(2) Filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration
Statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on June 3, 1996 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 caused this registration statement to be signed on
its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
AWARD SOFTWARE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: June 4, 1996 By: /s/ Kevin J. Berry
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Kevin J. Berry
Chief Financial Officer
