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File No.
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 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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Ziff-Davis Inc.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 13-3987754
(State or other jurisdiction of (I.R.S. Employer
incorporation or organization) Identification No.)
One Park Avenue
New York, New York 10016
(212) 503-3500
(Address, including zip code, and telephone number
of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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If this form relates to the registration If this form relates to the registration
of a class of securities pursuant to of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
effective pursuant to General Instruction effective pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), please check the following box. [X] A.(d), please check the following box. [ ]
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-69447
(if applicable)
Securities to be registration 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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Ziff-Davis Inc. -- ZDNet The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Ziff-Davis Inc. -- ZD The New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of The Act: None
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Registrant's Securities is incorporated herein by
reference to the discussion under the headings "Description of Capital Stock"
and "Certain United States Tax Consequences" contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-69447) filed under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended. Copies of such description have been filed
with the New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Exhibit No. Description
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3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Company.*
3.2 Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Company*
3.3 By-laws of the Company.*
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* Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibit in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.333-69447).
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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.
ZIFF-DAVIS INC.
By: /s/ Timothy C. O'Brien
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Timothy C. O'Brien
Chief Financial Officer
Dated: March 4, 1999
