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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
P.F. CHANG'S CHINA BISTRO, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 86-0815086
(State of incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
5090 NORTH 40TH STREET, SUITE 160
PHOENIX, ARIZONA 85018
(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
Not Applicable Not Applicable
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please 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), please check the following box. [X]
SECURITIES ACT REGISTRATION STATEMENT FILE NUMBER TO WHICH THIS FORM
RELATES:
333-59749
SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(g) OF THE ACT:
Common Stock, $0.001 par value
(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
The information contained under the headings "Description of
Capital Stock - Common Stock" in the Company's Registration Statement on Form
S-1 (No. 333-59749) (the "Form S-1") is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
The following exhibits are filed as part of this Registration
Statement:
Number Description of Document
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1. Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Form S-1.
2. Bylaws of the Company, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1.
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, the Company has duly caused this registration statement to be
signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
Date: November 30, 1998
P.F. Chang's China Bistro, Inc.
By: /s/ Robert T. Vivian
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Robert T. Vivian
Chief Financial Officer
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Number Description of Document
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1. Certificate of Incorporation of the Company,
incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to the
Form S-1.
2. Bylaws of the Company, incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 3.2 to the Form S-1.
