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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, DC 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) or (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
SERVICE EXPERTS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its Charter)
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Delaware 62-1639453
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
111 Westwood Place, Suite 420, Brentwood, Tennessee 37217
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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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(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Names of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Common Stock, $.01 par value New York Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
For a description of the Registrant's Common Stock, $.01 par value per
share, reference is made to the information set forth under the caption
"Description of Capital Stock" in the Prospectus forming a part of
Post-Effective Amendment No. 3 to the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of the
Registrant filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (Registration No.
333-12319), which information is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The securities described herein are to be registered on the New York
Stock Exchange, on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered.
Accordingly, the following exhibits required in accordance with Part II of the
Instructions as to Exhibits on Form 8-A have been duly filed with the New York
Stock Exchange:
(1) Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended
December 31, 1996 of the Registrant
(2) Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the three-month
period ended March 31, 1997 of the Registrant
(3) 1997 Proxy Statement of the Registrant
(4) (i) Restated Certificate of the Incorporation of
the Registrant
(ii) Bylaws of the Registrant
(5) Specimen Common Stock Certificate
(6) 1996 Annual Report to Stockholders of the Registrant
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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.
SERVICE EXPERTS, INC.
Date: May 23, 1997 By: /s/ Alan R. Sielbeck
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Alan R. Sielbeck
Chairman and
Chief Executive Officer
