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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
GO2NET, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 91-1710182
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer ID No.)
1301 Fifth Avenue, Suite 3320, Seattle, WA 98101
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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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Common Stock, $.01 per share Boston Stock Exchange
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1), please check the
following box.[ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instructions A(c)(2), please check the following box.[ ]
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The information set forth in the Section entitled "Description of Capital
Stock" in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (File No. 333-19051), as amended, including
any form of the prospectus contained therein filed by the Company pursuant to
Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registration
Statement"), which is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
a. Specimen Certificate for shares of Common Stock (Incorporated herein
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement).
b. Rights of Holders.
(i) Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Registrant, as
amended, to be effective on or about the effectiveness of
the Registration Statement (Incorporated herein by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement).
(ii) Amended and Restated By-Laws of Registrant to be effective
on or about the effectiveness of the Registration Statement
(Incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the
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 on this 9th day of
April, 1997.
Registrant:
go2net, inc.
By: /s/ MANUEL RUBIO
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Manuel Rubio
Secretary
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