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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
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ASIAINFO HOLDINGS, INC.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 752506390
(Jurisdiction of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification
Number)
4th Floor, Ligong Science & Technology Tower
11 Bashiqiao Road, Haidian District
Beijing 100081, China
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)
If this Form relates to the registration If this Form relates to the
of a class of securities pursuant to registration of a class of
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is securities pursuant to Section
effective pursuant to General 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
Instruction A.(c), please check the effective pursuant to General
following box [X] Instruction A.(d), please check
the following box [_]
Securities Act Registration Statement file number to which this form relates:
333-93199
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
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Common Stock Nasdaq National Market
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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Information with respect to the Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share, is
incorporated herein by reference to the sections captioned "Description of
Capital Stock" and "Shares Eligible for Future Sale" in the Registration
Statement on Form S-1, (File No. 333-93199), originally filed under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended through the date hereof, with the Securities
and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on December 21, 1999.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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The securities described herein are to be registered on the Nasdaq National
Market (the "Exchange"), on which no other securities of the Registrant are
registered. Accordingly, the following exhibits required in accordance with Part
II to the instructions as to Exhibits to Form 8-A have been or will be duly
filed with the Exchange.
1. Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-93199)
originally filed with the Commission on December 21, 1999, as amended
through the date hereof (the "Registration Statement").
2. Registrant's Articles of Incorporation (included as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement).
3. Specimen certificate for the Common Stock (included as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement).
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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.
Date: February 28, 2000
ASIAINFO HOLDINGS, INC.
By: /s/ James Ding
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James Ding
Chief Executive Officer
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