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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
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS, INC.
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Nevada 87-0429198
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
2600 West Loop South, Suite 445, Houston, Texas 77054
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
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Title of Each Class Name of Each Exchange on Which
to be so Registered Each Class is to be Registered
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N/A N/A
If this Form relates to the If this Form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon securities and is to become effective
filing pursuant to General simultaneously with the effective-
Instruction A(c)(1) please ness of a concurrent registration
check the following box. [ ] statement under the Securities
Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A(c)(2) please check
the following box. [ ]
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common stock, par value $0.001 per share
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(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
This information is incorporated by reference to the section
"DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES" on page 37 of the Company's Registration Statement
on Form SB-2 (No. 333-15025) filed on October 29, 1996 with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, as amended.
Item 2. Exhibits.
The Articles of Incorporation, Bylaws and Specimen Common Stock
certificate filed as exhibits to the above-referenced Registration Statement,
as amended, are hereby incorporated by reference thereto.
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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 in Houston,
Texas, on this the 9th day of January, 1997.
ENVIRONMENTAL SAFEGUARDS,INC.
By: /s/ James S. Percell
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JAMES S. PERCELL
President and Chief Executive Officer
