UNITED STATES
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
Celanese AG
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Federal Republic of Germany Not Applicable
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(State of Incorporation or Organization (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
Industriepark Hoechst
Building F-821
D-65926 Frankfurt am Main
Germany
011-49 (69) 305 14000
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(Address and Telephone Number 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
Shares, without nominal value New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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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. [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 file number to which this form relates:
Securities Act File No. 333-87889, initially filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on September 27, 1999 (the "Registration Statement").
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act: None
Item 1. Description of the Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
The description of the securities to be registered that appears
under the caption "Description of Securities to Be Registered" in the
Prospectus, included in the Registration Statement, is hereby incorporated
by reference in answer to this Item.
Item 2. Exhibits
3.1 Articles of Association for Celanese AG: included as an exhibit to the
Registration Statement, and incorporated herein by reference.
4.1 Form of Redistribution Agreement between Celanese AG. and Credit
Suisse First Boston, Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Bayerische
Landesbank, Deutsche Morgan Grenfell, DG Bank, Goldman Sachs,
Hessische Landesbank and JP Morgan, as Redistribution Managers:
included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement, and
incorporated herein by reference.
4.2 Specimen certificate for shares, without nominal value, of
Celanese AG: included as an exhibit to the Registration Statement,
and incorporated herein by reference.
SIGNATURES
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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.
Celanese AG
Dated: October 21, 1999 By:/s/ Perry W. Premdas
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Perry W. Premdas
Principal Financial Officer
