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UNITED STATES
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
BUY.COM INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-0816584
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
85 Enterprise, Aliso Viejo, CA 92656
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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
None N/A
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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
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:
333-89737 (if applicable)
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share
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(Title of Class)
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(Title of Class)
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
This registration statement relates to the registration with the
Securities and Exchange Commission of shares of Common Stock, par value $0.0001
per share (the "Common Stock"), of BUY.COM INC., a Delaware corporation (the
"Registrant"). The description of the Common Stock to be registered hereunder
set forth under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" at page 74 of the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended, Registration No.
333-89737 (the "Registration Statement"), as filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, is incorporated herein by this reference.
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Item 2. Exhibits.
The following documents are included as Exhibits to Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-89737) and incorporated
herein by this reference:
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Exhibit Description Form S-1 Exhibit Number
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(a) Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant, as filed on
January 31, 2000 3.1
(b) Proposed Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant 3.2
(c) Bylaws of the Registrant 3.3
(d) Proposed Bylaws of the Registrant 3.4
(e) Specimen common stock certificate 4.2
(f) Fourth Amended and Restated Investors' Rights Agreement dated November 17, 1999 10.39
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: January 31, 2000 BUY.COM INC.
By: /s/ Mitch Hill
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Mitch Hill, Chief Financial Officer
