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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 (G) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
DEPUY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 35-1989795
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
P.O. Box 988
700 Orthopaedic Drive
Warsaw, Indiana 46581-0988
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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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 effectiveness
Instruction A(c)(1) please check the of a concurrent registration
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(b) of the Act:
Common Stock, par value $.01 per share
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 description of the Registrant's Common Stock set forth under the
caption "Description of Capital Stock" contained in the prospectus included in
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-09345) is
incorporated by reference herein.
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, all exhibits required by Instruction II of the Instructions As to
Exhibits will be duly filed with each copy of this registration statement filed
with the New York Stock Exchange.
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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.
DEPUY, INC.
Date: September 26, 1996 By: /s/ James A. Lent
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James A. Lent
Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
