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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
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FORMA 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Rogue Wave Software, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 93-1064214
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
850 SW 35th Street, Corvalis, OR 97333
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the
of a class of debt securities and is registration of a class of debt
effective upon filing pursuant to securities and is to become
General Instruction A(c)(1) please check effective simultaneously with the
the following box. / / effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under
the Securities Act of 1993
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
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None
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.001 par value
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(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 5 of the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Form SB-2
Registration Statement, No. 333-_______, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on October 4, 1996 and is incorporated
herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
Exhibit
Number Description
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1.1 Specimen Certificate for Registrant's Common Stock. (1)
2.1 Form of Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.(1)
2.2 Form of Bylaws of the Registrant. (1)
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(1) To be filed as an exhibit to Amendment No. 1 to Registrant's
Form SB-2 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.
Rogue Wave Software, Inc.
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(Registrant)
Date: October 4, 1996 By: /s/ ROBERT M. HOLBURN, JR.
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Robert M. Holburn, Jr
Chief Financial Officer
