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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AUTOBYTEL.COM INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 33-0711569
(State of Incorporation or (I.R.S. Employer
Organization) Identification no.)
18872 MACARTHUR BOULEVARD 92612-1400
IRVINE, CALIFORNIA (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Exchange Act and is 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
effective pursuant to General effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please check the Instruction A.(d), please check the
following box. [ ] following box. [X]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-70621
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share
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(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The Registrant hereby incorporates by reference herein the description
of the Registrant's Common Stock, par value $.001 per share, appearing under the
caption "Description of Capital Stock" in the form of preliminary prospectus
contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-70621)
(the "Registration Statement"), as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on January 15, 1999, and amended on February 9, 1999 and March 5,
1999, and as may be amended at the time the Registration Statement is declared
effective. Any form of prospectus that constitutes part of the Registration
Statement and is subsequently filed by the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b)
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed incorporated by
reference herein.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The Registrant incorporates herein by reference the following Exhibits
to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant
under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, on January 15, 1999, and amended
on February 9, 1999 and March 5, 1999, as the same may be subsequently amended.
1. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of autobytel.com inc.
certified by the Secretary of State of the State of Delaware, filed as Exhibit
3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed on March 5, 1999.
2. Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant to be effective upon the
closing of the initial public offering, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed on March 5, 1999.
3. Form of stock certificate, filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement
on Form S-1 filed on March 5, 1999.
4. Amended and Restated Investors' Rights Agreement dated October 21, 1997, as
amended from time to time, filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 filed on January 15, 1998.
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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.
AUTOBYTEL.COM INC.
Date: March 5, 1999 By: /s/ Mark Lorimer
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Name: Mark Lorimer
Title: President and Chief Executive Officer
