FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Thermedics Detection Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Massachusetts 04-3106698
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification Number)
220 Mill Road, Chelmsford, Massachusetts 01824
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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
American Stock Exchange, Inc.
Common Stock, par value
$.10 per share
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the following box. [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is to become effective simultaneously with the
effectiveness of a concurrent 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(g) of the
Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
None
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(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be
Registered.
Information concerning the Common Stock, par value $.10 per
share, to be registered hereunder was included in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 filed with
the Commission on January 3, 1997, Registration No.
333-19199, under the caption "Description of Capital Stock"
and in the Prospectus included in such Registration
Statement and is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
To be filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission:
Not applicable.
To be filed with the American Stock Exchange, Inc.:
a. Articles of Organization of the Registrant
b. By-Laws of the Registrant
c. Specimen Common Stock Certificate
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.
February 12, 1997
THERMEDICS DETECTION INC.
By: /s/ Jonathan W. Painter
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Jonathan W. Painter
Treasurer
