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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Universal Access, Inc.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-186543
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
100 North Riverside Plaza, Suite 2200
Chicago, IL 60606
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), check the following box. [ ]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [X]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333- (if applicable):
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The class of securities to be registered hereunder is Common Stock, $.01
par value per share, of Universal Access, Inc. (the "Registrant"). The
description of capital stock set forth under the caption "Description of Capital
Stock" in the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-93039), as originally filed or subsequently amended (the
"Registration Statement on Form S-1"), which Registration Statement on Form S-1
was originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December 17,
1999, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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Number Description
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3.1(1) Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.2(1) Bylaws of Registrant
4.1(2) Specimen Stock Certificate
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits of the same number in
the Registration Statement on Form S-1.
(2) To be filed by amendment.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities and
Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: December 17, 1999
UNIVERSAL ACCESS, INC.
By: /s/ DONNA M. SHORE
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Donna M. Shore, Chief Financial Officer
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Index to Exhibits
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Exhibit
No. Exhibit
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3.1(1) Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.2(1) Bylaws of Registrant
4.1(2) Specimen Stock Certificate
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(1) Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits of the same number in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1.
(2) To be filed by amendment.
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