SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES PURSUANT TO
SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g)
OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
New York 16-0345235
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
One Bausch & Lomb Place, Rochester, New York 14604-2701
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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. [x]
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.
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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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6 3/4% Notes due December 15, 2004 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Registrant's 6 3/4% Notes due December 15, 2004 to
be registered hereby is contained in the "Description of Debt
Securities" set forth in the prospectus dated April 25, 1994 and in the
"Description of Notes" in the prospectus supplement dated December 10,
1997, filed as part of the Registrant's Registration Statement Number
33-51117 under the Securities Act of 1933, and such descriptions are
incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1-a Certificate of Incorporation of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (filed
as Exhibit (3)-a to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the
fiscal year ended December 29, 1985, File No. 1-4105, and incorporated
herein by reference).
1-b Certificate of Amendment of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (filed as
Exhibit (3)-b to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 31, 1988, File No. 1-4105, and incorporated herein
by reference).
1-c Certificate of Amendment of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated (filed as
Exhibit (3)-c to the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal
year ended December 26, 1992, File No. 1-4105, and incorporated herein
by reference).
2-b By-Laws of Bausch & Lomb Incorporated, as amended, effective
October 28, 1986 (filed as Exhibit (3)-b to the company's Annual Report
on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 28, 1986, File No. 1-
4105, and incorporated herein by reference).
3 Form of Indenture, dated as of September 1, 1991, between the
company and Citibank, N.A., as Trustee, with respect to the company's
Medium-Term Notes (filed as Exhibit 4-(a) to the company's Registration
Statement on Form S-3, File No. 33-42858, and incorporated herein by
reference).
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SIGNATURE
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, thereto duly
authorized.
Bausch & Lomb Incorporated
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(Registrant)
Date: April 22, 1998 By: /s/ Alan H. Resnick
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Alan H. Resnick
Vice President and Treasurer
