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
VALLEY NATIONAL GASES INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 23-2888240
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
67 43rd Street, Wheeling, West Virginia 26003
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(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 is to be registered
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Common Stock, $.001 Par Value American Stock Exchange
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
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Common Stock, $.001 Par Value
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The securities of Valley National Gases Incorporated (the "Company") to
be registered on the American Stock Exchange, Inc. (the "Exchange") are the
Company's Common Stock, par value $.001 per share. A description of the Common
Stock, contained under the caption "Description of Capital Stock" in the
Prospectus included in Amendment No. 1 to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-1 dated March 13, 1997 (the "S-1 Registration Statement"), is
incorporated by reference herein.
Item 2. Exhibits
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I. The following Exhibits have heretofore been filed with the
Commission and are incorporated herein by reference.
a) Specimen certificate representing the Common Stock
(filed as an Exhibit to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, as filed with the Securities
and Exchange Commission on March 27, 1997)
b) Registrant's Articles of Amendment (filed as Exhibit
3.1 to the S-1 Registration Statement and
incorporated herein by reference).
c) Registrant's By-laws (filed as Exhibit 3.2 to the S-1
Registration Statement and incorporated herein by
reference).
2. All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be supplied
to the Exchange.
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SIGNATURES
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.
Valley National Gases Incorporated
By: /s/ Robert Scherich
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Name: Robert Scherich
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Date: July 26, 1999
