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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
VelocityHSI, Inc.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 94-3360232
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(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
2175 North California Boulevard, Suite 810
Walnut Creek, California 94596
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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If this form relates to the registration If this form relates to the registration
of a class of securities pursuant to of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is
effective pursuant to General Instruction effective pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), please check the following box. [ ] A.(d), please check the following box. [X]
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Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-36162
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: None.
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $0.01
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1.
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Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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The description of the Common Stock of the Registrant set forth under the
caption "Description of Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-36162) as originally filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on May 3, 2000 and as subsequently amended
(the "Registration Statement on Form S-1"), and in the prospectus included in
the Registration Statement on Form S-1, is hereby incorporated by reference in
response to this item.
Item 2.
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The following exhibits are filed as part of this registration statement.
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Exhibit Number Description
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3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation.*
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws.*
4.1 Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate.*
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* Filed as an exhibit to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No.
333-36162) and incorporated herein by reference.
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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 on Form 8-A
to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: August 7, 2000 VELOCITYHSI, INC.
By: /s/ Charles P. Wingard
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Name: Charles P. Wingard
Title: Senior Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer, Secretary and
Treasurer
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Exhibit Index
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Exhibit Number Description
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3.1 Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation. *
3.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws. *
4.1 Form of Specimen Common Stock Certificate. *
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* Filed as an exhibit to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-
1 (File No. 333-36162) and incorporated herein by reference.
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