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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Blount International, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 63-0780521
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
4520 Executive Park Drive, Montgomery, Alabama 36116-1602
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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
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Class A Common Stock, $.01 Par Value New York Stock Exchange
Class B Common Stock, $.01 Par Value New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
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This Registration Statement on Form 8-A under the Securities Exchange Act
of 1934 (the "Act Registration Statement") is being filed by Blount
International, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "Registrant"). The Registrant
also has filed under the Securities Act of 1933 a Registration Statement on Form
S-4 dated October 3, 1995 as amended October 4, 1995 (Reg. No. 33-63141),
including the Proxy Statement/Prospectus contained therein (the "Proxy
Statement/Prospectus"), relating to the issuance by the Registrant of up to
11,922,377 shares of Class A Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, and
1,721,241 shares of Class B Common Stock, par value $.01 per share, (the "1933
Act Registration Statement").
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
Reference is made to the caption "Description of Capital Stock," as set
forth in the Proxy Statement/Prospectus forming a part of the 1933 Act
Registration Statement, which 1933 Act Registration Statement is incorporated
herein by reference, for a description of the capital stock of the Registrant,
including the Class A Common Stock and Class B Common Stock to be registered
hereby.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be supplied to
the New York Stock Exchange.
2. The Form of Registration Rights and Stock Transfer Restriction
Agreement to be entered into by the Registrant and Winton M. Blount,
Carolyn S. Blount, Winton M. Blount III, Samuel R. Blount, Joseph W.
Blount, Thomas A. Blount, and Katherine Blount Miles and The Blount
Holding Company L.P., a Delaware limited partnership, set forth as
Exhibit IV to Appendix A to the Proxy Statement/Prospectus forming a
part of to the 1933 Act Registration Statement is incorporated herein
by reference.
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SIGNATURE
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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.
Blount International, Inc.
By: /s/Winton M. Blount
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Winton M. Blount
Chairman of Board and President
Dated: October 16, 1995
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