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
ALLTEL CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 34-0868285
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Allied Drive, Little Rock, Arkansas 72202
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange on
Title of each class which each class is to be
to be so registered registered
Preferred Stock Purchase Rights New York Stock Exchange
Pacific Stock Exchange
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to 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(g) of the Act:
None
(Title of Class)
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Item 1. Description of Securities to be Registered.
A description of the Rights to be registered appears under
the heading "Item 5. Other Events" in Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K
dated January 30, 1997, which description is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
4 Rights Agreement, dated as of January 30, 1997, between
ALLTEL Corporation and First Union National Bank of North
Carolina, which includes the Form of Rights Certificate.
(This exhibit is incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to
the Company's Current Report on Form 8-K dated January 30,
1997 in 1-4996.)
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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.
ALLTEL CORPORATION
By: /S/ Francis X. Frantz
Francis X. Frantz
Senior Vice President -
External Affairs, Secretary
and General Counsel
Dated: February 3, 1997
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EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibits to Form 8-K
Number in
Exhibit Table Exhibit
4 Rights Agreement, dated as of January 30, 1997,
between ALLTEL Corporation and First Union National
Bank of North Carolina, which includes the Form of
Rights Certificate. (This exhibit is incorporated
by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to the Company's Current
Report on Form 8-K dated January 30, 1997 in 1-4996.)
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