SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ---------- 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 BLUESTONE SOFTWARE, INC. ------------------------ (Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter) Delaware 22-2964141 ---------------------------------------- ---------------- (State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.) 1000 Briggs Road Mount Laurel, NJ 08054 ---------------------------------------- ---------- (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 securities pursuant to Section securities pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General effective pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), please check the Instruction A.(d) please check the following box. [ ] following box. [X] Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates: 333-82213 - ---------------- (If applicable) 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 Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share Item 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED The Common Stock, $0.001 par value per share of Bluestone Software, Inc. (the "Registrant" or the "Company") is described under the Caption "Description of Securities" in Registration Statement No. 333-82213 (the "Registration Statement") on Form S-1 filed by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The section entitled "Description of Securities" in the form of prospectus included in the Registration Statement is incorporated herein by reference. Item 2. EXHIBITS Exhibit No. Description ----------- ----------- 1 Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bluestone, as amended - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement. 2 Bylaws of Bluestone - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement. 3* Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bluestone - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement. 4* Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bluestone - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement. 5* Specimen Stock Certificate of Bluestone - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement. 6 Second Restated First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999, between Bluestone and the investors and stockholders listed therein - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Registration Statement. 7 Second Restated Investors' Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999, between Bluestone and the investors and stockholders listed therein, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of June 16, 1999 - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Registration Statement. 8 Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of April 23, 1998, between Bluestone and the investors and founders listed therein, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of June 16, 1999 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Registration Statement. - ------------------------------- * To be filed by amendment. 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. BLUESTONE SOFTWARE, INC. Date: July 7, 1999 By: /s/ S. Craig Huke ---------------------------------- S. Craig Huke Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer EXHIBIT INDEX Exhibit No. Description 1 Third Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bluestone, as amended - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement. 2 Bylaws of Bluestone - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to the Registration Statement. 3* Form of Fourth Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of Bluestone - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.3 to the Registration Statement. 4* Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of Bluestone - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.4 to the Registration Statement. 5* Specimen Stock Certificate of Bluestone - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Registration Statement. 6 Second Restated First Refusal and Co-Sale Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999, between Bluestone and the investors and stockholders listed therein - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.34 to the Registration Statement. 7 Second Restated Investors' Rights Agreement, dated as of May 25, 1999, between Bluestone and the investors and stockholders listed therein, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of June 16, 1999 incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.35 to the Registration Statement. 8 Restated Voting Agreement, dated as of April 23, 1998, between Bluestone and the investors and founders listed therein, as amended by the First Amendment dated as of June 16, 1999 - incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.36 to the Registration Statement. - ---------------------------- * To be filed by amendment.