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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Aviation Distributors, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 33-0715685
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(State of Incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1 Wrigley Drive
Irvine, CA 92618
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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 aclass 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:
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which each class
to be so registered is to be registered
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Common Stock $.01 par value Nasdaq SmallCap Market
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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
The Registration Statement on Form 8-A relates to the registration
with the Securities and Exchange Commission of shares of Common Stock, $.01 par
value (the "Common Stock"), of Aviation Distributions Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Registrant").
Incorporated herein by reference is the Registration Statement of the
Registrant on Form SB-2 (No. 333-8061) dated July 12, 1996, Amendment No. 1
thereto, filed August 29, 1996, Amendment No. 2 thereto, filed November 8, 1996,
Amendment No. 3 thereto, filed December 2, 1996, and Amendment No. 4 thereto,
filed December 17, 1996 (collectively, the "Registration Statement"), relating
to the offering of 1,000,000 shares of Common Stock (plus an over-allotment
option of up to 150,000 shares of Common Stock).
Reference is made to the caption "Description of Capital Stock" in the
Registration Statement for a description of certain attributes of the Common
Stock.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
The securities described are to be registered on the Nasdaq Stock
Market's SmallCap Market, on which no other securities of the Registrant are
registered. Accordingly, copies of the following exhibits will be supplied to
the Nasdaq Stock Market's SmallCap Market:
1. Registrant's Amendment No. 4 to Registration Statement on Form SB-2,
filed with the Commission on December 17, 1996;
2. Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant;
3. Amendment No. 2 to Amended & Restated Certificate of Incorporation of
the Registrant;
4. Bylaws of the Registrant; and
5. Specimen of the Registrant's 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, thereunto duly authorized.
AVIATION DISTRIBUTORS, INC.
a Delaware corporation
(Registrant)
By /s/Osamah S. Bakhit
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Osamah S. Bakhit
Chief Executive Officer
Date: December 17, 1996
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