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FORM 8-A
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
DELAWARE 77-0518772
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
3000 Hanover Street, Palo Alto, California 94304
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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, $0.01 par value New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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. [ x ]
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. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
333-85249
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of class)
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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Incorporated by reference to the section entitled "Description of
Capital Stock" contained in Agilent Technologies, Inc.'s Registration
Statement on Form S-1 filed on August 16, 1999 (file no. 333-85249).
Item 2. Exhibits
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None.
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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.
Date: October 18, 1999 AGILENT TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
By: /s/ D. Craig Nordlund
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D. Craig Nordlund,
Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
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