1 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 LENDINGTREE, INC. - -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 25-1795344 - --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification no.) 6701 Carmel Road, Suite 205 Charlotte, NC 28226 - --------------------------------------------- ------------------------ (Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code) 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 Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective upon filing pursuant and is effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please to General Instruction A.(d), please check the following box. [ ] check the following box. [x] Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-91839 ----------------- 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 Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share (Title of Class) Series A Junior Participating Preferred Stock (rights to purchase such stock are attached to the common stock) (Title of Class) 2 Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered For a description of the securities to be registered hereunder, reference is made to the information set forth under the heading "Description of Capital Stock" in the Registrant's Prospectus, which constitutes a part of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (File No. 333-91839) (the "Registration Statement"), filed under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, which information is hereby incorporated herein by reference. Item 2. Exhibits The following exhibits to this Registration Statement have been filed as exhibits to the Registration Statement and are hereby incorporated herein by reference. Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit - ------- ----------------------- 1. Form of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement) 2. Form of Amended and Restated By-laws of the Registrant (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement) 3. Amended and Restated Registration Rights Agreement, dated as of September 20, 1999, among the Registrant and stockholders named therein (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 to the Registration Statement) 4. Form of Registrant's Rights Plan (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to the Registration Statement) 5. Specimen Certificate for the Registrant's common stock (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement) 3 SIGNATURE Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has duly caused this Registration Statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized. Dated: January 28, 2000 LendingTree, Inc. By: /s/ Keith Hall ------------------- Name: Keith Hall Title: Senior Vice President & Chief Financial Officer