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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
VA Linux Systems, Inc
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
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Delaware 77-0399299
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1382 Bordeaux Drive, Sunnyvale, California 94089
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
None
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:
333-88687
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
The class of securities to be registered hereunder is Common Stock, $0.001
par value per share, of VA Linux Systems, 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. 333-88687), as originally filed and 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 October 8,
1999, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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Number Description
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3.1* Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
3.2* Bylaws of the Registrant
4.1* Specimen Common Stock Certificate
10.6* First Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement
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* Incorporated herein by reference to the exhibits of the same number in the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-88687).
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 3, 1999
VA LINUX SYSTEMS, INC.
By: /s/ John T. Hall
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John T. Hall, Vice President, Support and
Professional Services
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