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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 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934
HAWKER PACIFIC AEROSPACE
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
CALIFORNIA 95-3528840
(State of Incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
11240 SHERMAN WAY
SUN VALLEY, CALIFORNIA 91352
(Address, including zip code, of Registrant's principal executive offices)
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 None
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 Section 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: 333-40295
Securities to be Registered Pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE
(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The description of the common stock, no par value, of Hawker Pacific
Aerospace (the "Company") contained under the caption "Description of Capital
Stock" on page 51 of the Company's Preliminary Prospectus dated November 14,
1997, subject to completion, filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission ("SEC") on November 14, 1997 as part of the Company's Registration
Statement on Form S-1 (No. 333-40295) (the "Registration Statement"), as such
description may be amended in any prospectus included or deemed to be
included in the Registration Statement subsequently filed with the SEC, is
hereby incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
1. Specimen Common Stock Certificate.*
2.1 Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation of the Company,
filed as Exhibit 3.1 to the Registration Statement on Form S-1
(File No. 333-40295), and incorporated by reference herein.
2.2 Amended and Restated Bylaws of the Company, filed as Exhibit 3.2 to
the Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-40295), and
incorporated by reference herein.
3. Page 54 of the Preliminary Prospectus dated November 14, 1997,
subject to completion, contained in the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-40295), under the heading "Description of
Capital Stock" and incorporated by reference herein.
* To be filed by amendment.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Date: December 18, 1997 Hawker Pacific Aerospace
By: /s/ Brian S. Aune
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Brian S. Aune, Vice President
and Chief Financial Officer
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