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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
LHS GROUP INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 58-2224883
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
Six Concourse Parkway, Suite 2700, Atlanta, Georgia 30328
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box. [ ]
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:
Title of Each Class
to be so Registered
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Common Stock, Par Value $0.01 Per Share
(to be quoted on the Nasdaq National Market)
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ITEM 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share of LHS
Group Inc. (the "Registrant") registered hereby is set forth under the caption
"Description of the Capital Stock - Common Stock" on page 45 of the Preliminary
Prospectus filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-22195).
Such description will be included in a form of prospectus subsequently filed by
the Registrant pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended, which prospectus shall be deemed to be incorporated by reference into
this Registration Statement.
ITEM 2. Exhibits.
1. Certificate of Incorporation, as amended (filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-22195) and
incorporated by reference herein).
2. By-Laws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (File No. 333-22195) and incorporated by reference herein).
3. Specimen Stock Certificate (filed as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-22195) and incorporated
by reference herein).
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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 21st day of
April, 1997.
LHS GROUP INC.
By: /s/ Jerry W. Braxton
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Jerry W. Braxton
Chief Financial Officer
