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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
US UNWIRED INC.
(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
LOUISIANA 72-0647424
(STATE OF INCORPORATION OR (I.R.S. EMPLOYER IDENTIFICATION
ORGANIZATION) NUMBER)
CM TOWER, SUITE 1900
ONE LAKESHORE DRIVE
LAKE CHARLES, LA 70629
(318) 436-9000
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
NONE
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:
CLASS A, COMMON STOCK, $.01 PAR VALUE
(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The information required by this item is incorporated by reference
from pages 60 through 63 of Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 of the Registrant, Registration No. 33-15783, under the heading
"Description of Capital Stock," a copy of which is included as Exhibit 3
hereto.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and
By-laws filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to Amendment No.
2 to the Registration Statement of Registrant, Registration No.
33-15783 and incorporated herein by reference.
2. Agreement dated as of December 26, 1996 among Mercury, Inc., a
Louisiana corporation, William L. Henning, Sr., William L. Henning,
Jr., John A. Henning, Thomas G. Henning, Hansen Evans Scobee, Renee
Scobee, Marie Scobee Williams, Henry Rice Scobee, Robert Piper, Thomas
G. Henning, as trustee of the William L. Henning, Jr. Exempt Class
Trust No. 1 U/A 9/20/96, Thomas G. Henning, as trustee of the John A.
Henning Exempt Class Trust No. 1 U/A 9/20/96, and Thomas G. Henning as
trustee of the Thomas G. Henning Exempt Class Trust No. 1 U/A 9/20/96
filed as Exhibit 4.79 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
of Registrant, Registration No. 15783 and incorporated herein by
reference.
3. Description of the Registrant's capital stock from pages 60 through 63
of Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the
Registrant, Registration No. 33-15783, under the heading "Description
of Capital Stock and incorporated herein by reference."
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Ace of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
US UNWIRED INC.
Date: January 17, 1997
By: /s/ William L. Henning, Jr.
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EXHIBIT LIST
1. The Registrant's Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation and
By-laws filed as Exhibits 3.1 and 3.2, respectively, to Amendment No.
2 to the Registration Statement of Registrant, Registration No.
33-15783 and incorporated herein by reference.
2. Agreement dated as of December 26, 1996 among Mercury, Inc., a
Louisiana corporation, William L. Henning, Sr., William L. Henning,
Jr., John A. Henning, Thomas G. Henning, Hansen Evans Scobee, Renee
Scobee, Marie Scobee Williams, Henry Rice Scobee, Robert Piper, Thomas
G. Henning, as trustee of the William L. Henning, Jr. Exempt Class
Trust No. 1 U/A 9/20/96, Thomas G. Henning, as trustee of the John A.
Henning Exempt Class Trust No. 1 U/A 9/20/96, and Thomas G. Henning as
trustee of the Thomas G. Henning Exempt Class Trust No. 1 U/A 9/20/96
filed as Exhibit 4.79 to Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement
of Registrant, Registration No. 15783 and incorporated herein by
reference.
3. Description of the Registrant's capital stock from pages 60 through 63
of Amendment No. 2 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1 of the
Registrant, Registration No. 33-15783, under the heading "Description
of Capital Stock" and incorporated herein by reference.
