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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 22-3527763
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
500 University Court, Blackwood, NJ 08012
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Title of each class to be so registered Name of each exchange on which
each class is to be registered
None Not Applicable
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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), check the following box. [ ]
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities
pursuant to 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d),check the following box. [x]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-32859 (if applicable)
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, no par value
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(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the Registrant's Common Stock, no par value, set
forth under the heading "Description of Capital Stock" in Amendment No. 1 to the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (Registration No. 333- 32859)
dated September 16, 1997 (the "Registration Statement"), as such description may
be amended by any Amendment to such Registration Statement subsequently filed or
by the form of prospectus subsequently filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended is incorporated herein by reference. For a
description of the provisions of the Registrant's Articles of Incorporation and
the Registrant's Bylaws that may render a change in control of the Registrant
more difficult, reference is made to "Description of Capital Stock" in the
Registration Statement.
Item 2. Exhibits.
1. Articles of Incorporation (Incorporated by Reference from Exhibit
3.1 of the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.
333-32859).
2. Bylaws (Incorporated by Reference from Exhibit 3.2 of the
Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1, File No.
333-32859).
3. Specimen of Common Stock Certificate (Incorporated by Reference
from Exhibit 4.1 of the Company's Registration on Form S-1, File
No. 333-32859).
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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.
A.C. Moore Arts & Crafts, Inc.
Date: October 1, 1997 By: /s/ John E. Parker
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John E. Parker, President
and Chief Executive Officer
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