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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
THE NETHERLANDS NONE
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
P.O. BOX 74658
1070 BR AMSTERDAM
THE NETHERLANDS NONE
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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 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(b) of the Act:
Title of each class Name of each exchange on which
to be so registered each class is to be registered
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Common Stock, NLG .01 Par New York Stock Exchange
Value
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED
The class of securities to be registered hereby is Common Shares, par
value NLG .01 per share (the "Common Shares"), of Chicago Bridge & Iron Company
N.V., a Netherlands corporation (the "Company"). For descriptions of the Common
Shares, see the information set forth under the caption "Description of Share
Capital" in (i) the prospectus subject to completion, included in Part I of the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-18065) (the
"Registration Statement") of the Company, as amended, originally filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") under the Securities Act
of 1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), on December 17, 1996 and (ii) the
related final form of prospectus to be filed with the Commission under Rule
424(b) of the Securities Act, which descriptions are incorporated herein by
reference. Any statement contained in a document incorporated herein by
reference shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes hereof to
the extent that another document incorporated herein by reference modifies or
supersedes such previous statement.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
1. Pursuant to Instruction II to Form 8-A, all exhibits required by
Instruction II will be filed with the New York Stock Exchange.
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SIGNATURES
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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.
CHICAGO BRIDGE & IRON COMPANY N.V.
By /s/ Robert F.X. Fusaro
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Robert F.X. Fusaro
Managing Director
Dated: March 17, 1997
