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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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
WIRED VENTURES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 94-3241954
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification no.)
520 Third Street, Fourth Floor, San Francisco, CA 94107
(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
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 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 57 of the Prospectus included in Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Form
S-1 Registration Statement, No. 333-04739, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on September 30, 1996, and is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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1. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant.(1)
2. Bylaws of the Registrant.(1)
3. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation to be
effective upon completion of the offering.(1)
4. Specimen stock certificate.(1)
5. Form of Investor Rights Agreement, dated May 28, 1996, among
the Registrant and certain of its stockholders.(1)
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(1) Filed as an exhibit to Registrant's Form S-1 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 caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
WIRED VENTURES, INC.
(Registrant)
Date: September 30, 1996 By: /s/ JEFFREY SIMON
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Jeffrey Simon
Chief Financial Officer
