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UNITED STATES
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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PETROGLYPH ENERGY, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 74-2826234
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. employer
or organization) identification number)
6209 North Highway 61
Hutchinson, Kansas 67502
(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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None Not Applicable
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:
COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE
$.01 PER SHARE
(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 the common stock, par
value $.01 per share ("Common Stock"), of Petroglyph Energy, Inc., a Delaware
corporation (the "Registrant"). The authorized capital stock of the Registrant
consists of 25,000,000 shares of Common Stock and 5,000,000 shares of preferred
stock, par value $.01 per share ("Preferred Stock"). A description of the
Common Stock is set forth under the caption "Description of Capital Stock"
beginning on page 61 in the Prospectus contained in the Registrant's
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333-34251), initially filed
by the Registrant with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission")
on August 22, 1997, as subsequently amended (the "Registration Statement"). The
final form of such Prospectus will be subsequently filed by the Registrant
pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. The
Registration Statement (including the Prospectus), as it may subsequently be
amended, is incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement:
*1. Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1, Registration No. 333-34251).
*2. Bylaws of the Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit
3.2 to the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1,
Registration No. 333-34251).
*3. Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by reference to
Exhibit 4 to Amendment No. 1 to the Registrant's Registration
Statement on Form S-1, Registration No. 333-34251).
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* Incorporated by reference as indicated pursuant to Rule 12b-32.
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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.
PETROGLYPH ENERGY, INC.
Date: October 8, 1997 By: /s/ ROBERT C. MURDOCK
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Robert C. Murdock
President, Chief Executive Officer and
Chairman of the Board
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