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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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CORINTHIAN COLLEGES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-0717312
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
6 Hutton Centre Drive, Suite 400, Santa Ana, California 92707-5765
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(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:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class which each class is to be
to be so registered registered
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NONE N/A
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to Be Registered.
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This Registration Statement relates to the Common Stock, $0.0001 par
value, of Corinthian Colleges, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant").
A description of such Common Stock is contained under the heading "Description
of Capital Stock" in Amendment No. 3 to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-1, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on January 11, 1999 (Registration No. 333-59505), which
description is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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3.3 Form of Third Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.3 to Amendment No. 3 of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1).
3.4 Bylaws of the Registrant, certified as of September 19, 1996
(incorporated by reference from Exhibit 3.4 to the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1).
4.9 Copy of Specimen Common Stock Certificate of the Registrant (incorporated
by reference from Exhibit 4.9 to Amendment No. 3 of the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1).
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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.
CORINTHIAN COLLEGES, INC.
Date: January 20, 1999 By: /s/ DAVID MOORE
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David Moore
President
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