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UNITED STATES
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
Software.com, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 77-0392373
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
525 Anacapa Street, Santa Barbara, CA 93101
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(Address of principal executive offices) (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
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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:
333-76263
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, Par Value $.001
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Title of Class
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
Incorporated by reference to the information contained in the section
titled "Description of Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on April 14, 1999, as amended on June 4, 1999, (file
number 333-76263) (the "Form S-1 Registration Statement").
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration
statement:
3.1 *Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant.
3.2 *Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Registrant to be filed promptly after the closing of
the offering.
3.3 *Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.1 *Specimen Common Stock Certificate.
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*Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with the Form S-1
Registration Statement.
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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.
Date: June 15, 1999 Software.com, Inc.
By: /s/ Craig A. Shelburne
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Craig A. Shelburne
Vice President and General Counsel
