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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
POET Holdings, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 94-3221778
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
999 Baker Way, Suite 100, San Mateo, California 94404
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
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:
333-87267
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
The class of securities to be registered hereunder is Common Stock,
$0.001 par value per share, of POET Holdings, Inc. (the "Registrant"). The
description of capital stock set forth under the caption "Description of Capital
Stock" in the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-87267), as originally filed and subsequently amended (the
"Registration Statement on Form S-1"), which Registration Statement on Form S-1
was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September
17, 1999, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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Number Description
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3.1* Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.2* Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
4.1* Form of Registrant's common stock certificate
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*Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits of the same number in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-87267).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: November 10, 1999
POET HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ Dirk Bartels
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Dirk Bartels
President, Chief Executive Officer
and Director
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