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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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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ARVINMERITOR, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Indiana 38-3354643
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
2135 West Maple Road
Troy, Michigan 48084-7186
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of registration of a class of
securities pursuant to securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Section 12(g) of the Exchange
Act and is effective pursuant Act and is effective pursuant
to General Instruction A.(c), to General Instruction A.(d),
please check the following please check the following
box. |X| box. |_|
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: ______________________
(if applicable)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class to be registered which each class is to be registered
Preferred Share Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
ArvinMeritor, Inc. (the "Company") has entered into a Rights Agreement
dated as of July 3, 2000 with EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent
("EquiServe"), with respect to preferred share purchase rights (the "Rights
Agreement"). The purchase price for the rights will be $100. A description of
the Rights Agreement is contained in the Registration Statement on Form S-4 of
the Company (Registration No. 333-36448) filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Registration Statement"). The description is subject to the
detailed provisions of, and is qualified by reference to, the Rights Agreement,
a copy of which is filed herewith as Exhibit 1 and is incorporated herein by
reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. Rights Agreement dated as of July 3, 2000 between ArvinMeritor, Inc.
and EquiServe Trust Company, N.A., as Rights Agent.
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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.
ARVINMERITOR, INC.
By /s/ Vernon G. Baker, II
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Name: Vernon G. Baker, II
Title: Senior Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
Dated: July 10, 2000
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit Sequentially
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1. Rights Agreement dated as of July 3, 2000 between
ArvinMeritor, Inc. and EquiServe Trust Company,
N.A., as Rights Agent.
