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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 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Healthworld Corporation
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Delaware 13-3922288
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
100 Avenue of the Americas, New York, NY 10013
(Address of principal executive offices) (zip code)
If this form relates to the If the form relates to the
registration of a class of debt registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing securities and is to become effec-
pursuant to General tive simultaneously with the
Instruction A(c)(1) please check effectiveness of a concurrent
the following box. |_| registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1993 pursuant to
General Instruction A(c)(2)
please check the following box. |_|
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
None ----------------------
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.01 par value per share
(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The securities of Healthworld Corporation (the "Registrant") to be
registered hereunder are shares of common stock, par value $.01 per share
(collectively, the "Shares").
Reference is made to the description of the Shares under the caption
"DESCRIPTION OF CAPITAL STOCK" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on
Form S-1 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 29, 1997,
File No. 333-34751 (the "Registration Statement"). The Registration Statement
and all amendments thereto are hereby incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
Exhibit 3.01. Form of Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the
Registrant (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.01
to the Registration Statement).
Exhibit 3.02. Form of Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Registrant
(incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 3.02 to the
Registration Statement).
Exhibit 4.01. Form of Common Stock Certificate (incorporated herein by
reference to Exhibit 4.01 to the Registration Statement).
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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.
HEALTHWORLD CORPORATION
By:/s/ Steven Girgenti
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Steven Girgenti
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 9, 1997
