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 (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Andrew Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 36-2092797
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
10500 West 153rd Street
Orland Park, Illinois 60462
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the If this form relates to the
registration of a class of securities registration of a class of securities
pursuant to Section 12(b) of the pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act and is effective Exchange Act and is effective
pursuant to General Instruction pursuant to General Instruction
A.(c), please check the following A.(d), please check the following
box. [X] box. [ ]
Securities Act registration statement
file number to which this form relates:
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(If applicable)
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
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share Chicago Stock Exchange
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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
The description of the Common Stock (and associated Common Stock
Purchase Rights) of Andrew Corporation (the "Company") to be registered
hereunder is set forth as Exhibit 99.(a) to the Company's Annual Report on Form
10-K for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1997 filed by the Company with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on December 23, 1998, which description is
incorporated herein by reference.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS
Not Applicable. The securities are to be registered pursuant to Section
12(b) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, on the Chicago Stock
Exchange, on which no other securities of the Company are registered.
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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, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: November 17, 1998 ANDREW CORPORATION
By:/s/ Charles R. Nicholas
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Charles R. Nicholas
Executive Vice President, Finance,
Administration and Chief Financial
Officer
