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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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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
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REALNETWORKS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Washington 91-1628146
(State of Incorporation) (IRS Employer Identification Number)
1111 Third Avenue, Suite 2900
Seattle, WA 98101
(206) 674-2700
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of
Registrant's Principal Executive Offices)
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If this form relates to the registration of a If this form relates to the registration of a
class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of class of securities pursuant to Section 12(g) of
the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), check the following General Instruction A.(d), check the following
box. [ ] box. [X]
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.001 par value
(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The response to this item is incorporated by reference from the
information contained under the captions "Description of Capital
Stock" and "Shares Eligible for Future Sale," contained in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1, as filed by the Registrant
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26,
1997, under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.
Item 2. Exhibits.
3.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
filed September 19, 1997
3.2 Articles of Amendment to the Amended and Restated
Articles of Incorporation filed September 25, 1997
3.3 Form of Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation
3.4 Bylaws
Incorporated by reference from the exhibit of the same number in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission on September 26, 1997.
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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.
Dated: September 26, 1997
REALNETWORKS, INC.
By: /s/ Mark Klebanoff
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Mark Klebanoff, Chief Financial Officer
(Principal Financial and Accounting
Officer)
