As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on July 22, 1998
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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
MERISTAR HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 15-0379982
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(State of incorporation (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
1010 WISCONSIN AVENUE, N.W., WASHINGTON, D.C. 20007
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(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
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COMMON STOCK, PAR VALUE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
$0.01 PER SHARE
RIGHTS TO PURCHASE SERIES A PREFERRED NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
STOCK
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. []
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. []
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
(Title of Class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
Information with respect to the Common Stock of the Registrant and the
rights to purchase Series A Preferred Stock of the Registrant is incorporated
herein by reference to the section captioned "Description of Capital Stock" in
the Company's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 333-49881), as such
may be amended (including by any prospectus filed by the Company pursuant to
Rule 424(b) promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended).
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
The securities to be registered are to be registered on the New York
Stock Exchange, on which no other securities of the Registrant are registered.
In accordance with Part II of the instructions as to exhibits on Form 8-A, the
following shall be filed with the New York Stock Exchange:
1. The Registrant's Amendment No. 4 to the Registration Statement on
Form S-1 (File No. 333-49881) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on June 22, 1998.
2. The Restated Certificate of Incorporation of the Registrant.
3. The By-Laws of the Registrant.
4. Specimen certificate for the Registrant's Common Stock.
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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.
MERISTAR HOTELS & RESORTS, INC.
By: /s/ James A. Calder
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Name: James A. Calder
Title: Chief Financial Officer
Dated: July 22, 1998
