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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
LANTE CORPORATION
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-3322393
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
161 North Clark Street, Suite 4900, Chicago, Illinois 60601
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of
securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section
12(b) of The Exchange Act and 12(g) of The Exchange Act and
is effective pursuant to is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(c), General Instruction A.(d),
please check the following please check the following
box. [_] box. [X]
Securities Act registration statement file number to
which this form relates: 333-92373
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be Name of exchange on which each
registered class is to be registered
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None None
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Title of each class to be registered
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Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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The description of the Common Stock, $.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. 333-92373, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
December 8, 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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1* Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
2* Amended Bylaws of the Registrant
3* Specimen stock certificate representing Common Stock
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* Incorporated by reference to Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
File No. 333-92373 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on December
8, 1999, as amended from time to time.
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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.
LANTE CORPORATION
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(Registrant)
Dated: January 3, 2000 By: /s/ C. RUDY PURYEAR
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C. Rudy Puryear
President and Chief Executive Officer
