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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
Thermo BioAnalysis Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 85-0429899
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification Number)
504 Airport Road, Santa Fe, New Mexico 87504
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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
Common Stock, par value
$.01 per share American Stock Exchange, Inc.
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 $.01 per share, to be
registered hereunder was included in the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed with the Commission on July 24, 1996,
Registration No. 333-08697, 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. Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant
b. By-Laws of the Registrant
c. Specimen Common Stock Certificate
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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.
August 27, 1996
THERMO BIOANALYSIS CORPORATION
By: /s/ Jonathan W. Painter
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Jonathan W. Painter
Treasurer
