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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Vicinity Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 77-0414631
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
1135A San Antonio Road, Palo Alto, CA 94303
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-90253
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, par value $0.001
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1.
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Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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The description of the Common Stock of Registrant set forth under the
caption "Description of Capital Stock" in Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-90253) as originally filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on November 3, 1999 or as subsequently amended (the
"Registration Statement"), and in the prospectus included in the Registration
Statement, is hereby incorporated by reference in response to this item.
Item 2.
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The following exhibits are filed herewith or are incorporated by reference
as indicated below.
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Exhibit Number Description
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3.2* Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Vicinity Corporation, a Delaware
corporation.
3.4* Form of Restated Bylaws of Vicinity Corporation, a Delaware corporation.
4.1* Specimen common stock certificate.
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* Incorporated by reference to the identically numbered exhibit to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 of Vicinity Corporation filed by Vicinity
Corporation on November 3, 1999, as amended (Registration No. 333-90253).
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: February 7, 2000 Vicinity Corporation
By: /s/ Emerick Woods
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(corporate officer)
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