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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Ditech Communications Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 94-2935531
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
825 East Middlefield Road,
Mountain View, CA 94043
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities Act Registration Statement and Number to which the form relates:
333-75063
If this form relates to the registration If this form relates to the
of a class of securities pursuant to registration of a class of securities
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
effective pursuant to General Exchange Act and is effective
Instruction A.(c), please check the pursuant to General Instruction
following box. / / A.(d), please check the following
box. /X/
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class to Name of Each Exchange on Which
be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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None
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
A description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder is
contained in the section entitled "Description of Capital Stock," commencing
at page 59 of the Prospectus included in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-75817 (the "Registration
Statement") filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the
"Commission") on March 25, 1999, as amended by Amendment No. 1 thereto filed
April 7, 1999, Amendment No. 2 thereto filed May 12, 1999 and Amendment No. 3
thereto filed May 28, 1999, and is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
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Exhibit
Number Description
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3.1 Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.(1)
3.2 Form of Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant to be effective upon the closing of the
offering.(1)
3.3 Form of Bylaws of the Registrant.(1)
4.2 Specimen Stock Certificate.(1)
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(1) Filed as the like-numbered exhibit to the Registration
Statement and incorporated herein by reference.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this registration statement to be signed
on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Ditech Communications Corporation
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(Registrant)
Date: May 28, 1999 By: /s/ WILLIAM TAMBLYN
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William Tamblyn
Chief Financial Officer
