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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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
BITSTREAM INC.
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(Exact name of issuer as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 04-2744890
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
215 First Street, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02142
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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
debt securities and is debt securities and is to
effective upon filing pursuant become effective
to General Instruction A(c)(1) simultaneously with the
please check the following effectiveness of a concurrent
box. / / registration statement under
the Securities Act of 1933
pursuant to General
Instruction A(c)(2) please
check the following box. / /
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 None
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SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
Class A Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
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(Title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The Securities being registered are the Registrant's Class A Common Stock a
description of which is included under the caption "Description of Capital
Stock" in Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No.
333-11519), including amendments thereto, filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 6, 1996 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
A. Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.[1]
B. By-laws of the Registrant.[1]
C. Specimen copy of Class A Common Stock certificate of the Registrant.[1]
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1 Incorporated by reference to the Registrant's Registration Statement
on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-11519), including amendments
thereto, filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
September 6, 1996.
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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.
BITSTREAM INC.
By: /s/ C. Raymond Boelig
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C. Raymond Boelig
President and Chief Executive
Officer
Dated: October 15, 1996
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