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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
SCIENT CORPORATION
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 94-3288107
(State of (I.R.S. Employer
Incorporation or Organization) Identification Number)
One Front Street, 28th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
(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), please 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), please check the following box. [X]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this
form relates: 333-74731
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(If applicable)
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
Not Applicable Not Applicable
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.0001 par value
(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
Incorporated herein by reference to the Description of Capital
Stock section of the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (File No. 333-74731).
Item 2. Exhibits.
Exhibit
Number Description
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3.1* Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant, as amended to date.
3.2* Form of Second Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation
of the Registrant to be filed after the closing of the offering
made pursuant to the Registration Statement.
3.3* Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant.
4.1* Amended and Restated Investor Rights Agreement, dated February
16, 1999.
4.2* Specimen Certificate of the Registrant's common stock.
*Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits of the same number in 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.
SCIENT CORPORATION
Date: April 28, 1999 By: /s/ William H. Kurtz
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William H. Kurtz
Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice
President, Treasurer and Secretary
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