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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
WEB STREET, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-4212401
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
510 Lake Cook Road, Deerfield, Illinois 60015
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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If this form relates to the registration of a If this form relates to the registration of
class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) a class of securities pursuant to Section
of the Exchange Act and is effective 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), effective pursuant to General Instruction
please check the following box. [ ] A.(d), please check the following box. [X]
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this from related:
333-85849
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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The description of the Common Stock, $0.01 par value per share, of the
Registrant to be registered that is contained in the "Description of Capital
Stock -- Common Stock" section of the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1, File No. 333-85849, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission
on August 25, 1999, as amended from time to time (the "Registration Statement"),
is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Any form of prospectus that
constitutes part of the Registration Statement and is filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be
deemed incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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Exhibit
Number Description of Document
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3.1* Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant.
3.2* Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant.
4* Specimen stock certificate representing the Common Stock.
* Incorporated by reference to the corresponding exhibit filed with Amendment
No. 1 to the Registration Statement.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934, as amended, the Registrant has duly caused this registration statement
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
WEB STREET, INC.
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(Registrant)
Dated: October 15, 1999 By: /S/Stuart A. Cohn
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Stuart A. Cohn
Executive Vice President
and General Counsel
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