SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-A/A
AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO REGISTRATION STATEMENT ON FORM 8-A
FILED WITH THE COMMISSION ON MAY 1, 1967,
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
HON INDUSTRIES Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Iowa 42-0617510
(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
414 East Third Street
P. O. Box 1109
Muscatine, Iowa 52761-7109
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is effective upon filing pursuant to the General
Instruction A(c)(1), please check the following box. ______
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt
securities and is to become effective simultaneously with 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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None.
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $1.00 par value
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(Title of Class)
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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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The information required by this item is set forth under
the caption "Description of Capital Stock of the Company" in the
Registration Statement on Form S-3 Registration No. 333-36433, of
HON INDUSTRIES Inc., an Iowa corporation (the "Company"), as filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") on
September 26, 1997 (as supplemented and amended through the date
hereof) (the "S-3"). Any prospectus related to the S-3 and
subsequently filed by the Company pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, shall be deemed to be
incorporated herein.
Item 2. Exhibits
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2.1 Articles of Incorporation, as amended, incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 3(a) to the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year
ended December 31, 1988.
2.2 By-Laws, as amended, incorporated by reference to
Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form S-8 filed May 14, 1997.
2.3 Rights Agreement, dated as of July 7, 1988 between
the Company and First Chicago Trust Company of New
York, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to
Registration Statement or Form 8-A filed July 12,
1988, as amended by amendment dated as of May 1,
1990, incorporated by reference to Exhibit 1 to
Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form 8
filed May 29, 1990.
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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, on October 6, 1997.
HON INDUSTRIES Inc.
By: /S/ James I. Johnson
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James I. Johnson
Vice President, General Counsel
and Secretary
