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UNITED STATES
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
NEWGEN RESULTS CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 33-0604378
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.)
12680 HIGH BLUFF DRIVE, SUITE 300,
SAN DIEGO, CA 92130
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(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of securities registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and is effective upon Exchange Act and is effective pursuant
filing pursuant to General Instruction to General Instruction A.(d), check
A.(c), check the following box. / / the following box. /X/
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-62703
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(If applicable)
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
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, $0.001 PAR VALUE
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
Incorporated by reference to the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock"
on page 55 of the preliminary prospectus contained in Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on September 2, 1998
(No. 333-62703), as amended.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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1. Specimen Common Stock Certificate.(1)
2. Registrant's Certificate of Incorporation.(2)
3. Registrant's Amended and Restated Bylaws.(2)
4. Registrant's Restated Certificate of Incorporation.(2)
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(1) To be filed as an Exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to the Registration
Statement and incorporated herein by reference.
(2) Filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as an exhibit
to Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement, No. 333-62703,
as amended, 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.
NEWGEN RESULTS CORPORATION
(Registrant)
Date: September 2, 1998 By: /s/ Samuel Simkin
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Samuel Simkin
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Secretary