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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
NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
DELAWARE 95-4700410
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
ONE CRANBERRY HILL 02421
LEXINGTON, MASSACHUSETTS (Zip Code)
(Address of Principal
Executive Offices)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of securities registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and is effective Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), please check the following A.(d), please check the following
[ ] [X]
Securities to be registered 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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None None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
Nextera Enterprises, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Company"),
will issue shares (the "Shares") of Class A Common Stock, par value $.001
per share, of the Company. A description of the Shares meeting the
requirements of this item appears under the caption "Description of Capital
Stock" in the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-63789) filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on September 18, 1998, as amended by Amendment No. 1 filed
with the Commission on December 4, 1998, Amendment No. 2 filed with the
Commission on January 21, 1999, Amendment No. 3 filed with the Commission
on February 24, 1999, Amendment No. 4 filed with the Commission on March
15, 1999, Amendment No. 5 filed with the Commission on April 16, 1999,
Amendment No. 6 filed with the Commission on May 5, 1999, and any
prospectus filed with the Commission in accordance with Rule 424(b) under
the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "Registration Statement"), and
is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Nextera
Enterprises, Inc. (1)
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of Nextera Enterprises, Inc. (1)
4.1 Form of Class A Common Stock Certificate. (1)
(1) Previously filed with the Commission and incorporated herein by
reference from the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-63789).
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SIGNATURE
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Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this Registration Statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: May 7, 1999
NEXTERA ENTERPRISES, INC.
By: /s/ GRESHAM T. BREBACH, JR.
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Gresham T. Brebach, Jr.
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
