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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
Crown Cork & Seal Company, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Pennsylvania 23-1526444
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
9300 Ashton Road, Philadelphia, PA 19460
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration If this form relates to the
of a class of debt securities and is registration of a class of debt
effective upon filing pursuant to securities and is to become
General Instruction A(c)(1) please check effective simultaneously with
the following box. [X] 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(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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7 3/8% Debentures Due 2026 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
7 1/2% Debentures Due 2096 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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.
A description of the Registrant's 7 3/8 % Debentures Due 2026 and 7 1/2 %
Debentures Due 2096 is set forth under the caption "Description of Debt
Securities and Guarantees" in both the Prospectus and the Prospectus Supplement
constituting a part of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3 (No.
333-16869), as amended, and under the same headings in the Registrant's
Prospectus and Prospectus Supplement filed pursuant to 424(b)(1) on December 13,
1996, which description is hereby incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
Exhibit Number Description of Exhibit
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4.1 Form of Indenture among the Registrant, Crown Cork &
Seal Finance PLC, a public limited company organized
under the laws of England and Wales, Crown Cork & Seal
Finance S.A., a societe anonyme organized under the
laws of the Republic of France and The Bank of New
York, a New York banking corporation (previously filed
as Exhibit 4.1 to the Registrant's (Commission File
No. 1-2227) Current Report on Form 8-K, dated
December 17, 1996, and hereby incorporated herein by
reference).
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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.
CROWN CORK & SEAL COMPANY, INC.
By: /s/ Alan W. Rutherford
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Alan W. Rutherford
Executive Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
DATE: December 13, 1996
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