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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
RIVIERA TOOL COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
MICHIGAN 38-2828870
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5460 EXECUTIVE PARKWAY, S.E.
GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN 49512
(Address of principal executive offices)
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 American Stock Exchange
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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(g) of the Act:
(Title of class)
(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Registrant's common stock, together with
dividend, voting rights, and classification of the board of directors, is
incorporated herein by reference from pages 29 through 31 of Registrant's Form
S-1 Registration Statement, Registration No. 333-14187, filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 1996.
Item 2. Exhibits.
I. Constituent Instruments--Exhibits 3-A, 3-B, and 9 the Amended
and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Registrant, Bylaws of the
Registrant, and Shareholder Agreement and related Stock Option Agreement
Between Riviera Holding Company and Motor Wheel Corporation, respectively, of
Registrant's Form S-1 Registration Statement, Registration No. 333-14187 filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission on October 15, 1996 are
incorporated herein by reference.
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.
RIVIERA TOOL COMPANY
Date: January 21, 1997 By: /s/ Kenneth K. Rieth
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Kenneth K. Rieth, President
