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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
Accelerated Networks, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 77-0442752
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
301 Science Drive, Moorpark, CA 93021
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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 file number to which this form relates: 333-31732
(if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share
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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 $0.001
per share (the "Common Stock"), of Accelerated Networks, 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 70 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended,
Registration No. 333-31732 (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. 333-31732) and incorporated
herein by this reference:
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Exhibit Description Form S-1 Exhibit Number
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(a) Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant 3.1
(b) Bylaws of the Registrant 3.2
(c) Specimen common stock certificate 4.2
(d) Second Restated Investors' Rights Agreement dated as of
February 18, 2000, as amended, by and among the Registrant
and certain of its stockholders 10.8
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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.
(Registrant) Accelerated Networks, Inc.
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Date June 1, 2000
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By /s/ Frederic T. Boyer
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Frederic T. Boyer, Chief Financial Officer and Vice President Finance and
Administration
