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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g)
OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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INTERNATIONAL HOME FOODS, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 13-337322
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification Number)
1633 LITTLETON ROAD
PARSIPPANY, NEW JERSEY 07504
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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 it so be registered
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COMMON STOCK, PAR NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
VALUE $0.01 PER SHARE
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective upon filing
pursuant to General Instructions A.(c), check the following box. [ ]
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to
General Instruction A.(d), check the following box. [ ]
SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NUMBER TO WHICH THIS FORM RELATES:
333-36249
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
NONE
(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
For information with respect to the common stock, par value $0.01 per
share (the "Common Stock"), of International Home Foods, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Company"), see the information under the caption "Description
of Capital Stock" contained in the prospectus to be filed by the Company
pursuant to Rule 424(b) and deemed a part of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (the "Registration Statement") filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, on September
24, 1997, as such Registration Statement may be amended from time to time. The
prospectus is deemed to be incorporated herein by reference. The Company has
filed an application with respect to the Common Stock with, and delivered
copies of the Registration Statement to, the New York Stock Exchange.
Item 2. Exhibits
The required exhibits need not be filed because the Common Stock will
be registered on the New York Stock Exchange, on which no other securities of
the Company are registered.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, as amended, the registrant has duly caused this registration
statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized.
INTERNATIONAL HOME FOODS, INC.
Date: October 27, 1997 By: C. DEAN METROPOULOS
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C. Dean Metropoulos
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
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