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 1934
MDU Resources Group, Inc.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 41-0423660
(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer
or organization) Identification No.)
400 North Fourth Street, Bismarck, ND 58501
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
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, $3.33 par value Pacific 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.
The required information is incorporated by reference to
the information set forth under the caption "Description of
Securities" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-3
(Registration No. 33-66682), filed on July 29, 1993.
Item 2. Exhibits.
*3(i) Composite Certificate of Incorporation of MDU
Resources Group, Inc., filed as Exhibit 4(a)
in Registration Statement No. 33-13092
*3(ii) Bylaws of MDU Resources Group, Inc., filed as
Exhibit 3(b) in the Company's Annual Report on
Form 10-K for year ended December 31, 1993,
File No. 1-3480
*4 Rights Agreement dated as of November 3, 1988,
between MDU Resources Group, Inc. and Norwest
Bank Minnesota, N.A., as Rights Agent, filed
as Exhibit I.1,2 to the Company's Form 8-A,
dated November 17, 1988
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* Incorporated herein by reference.<PAGE>
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.
MDU RESOURCES GROUP, INC.
(Registrant)
By:/s/ John A. Schuchart
John A. Schuchart
Chairman of the Board and
Chief Executive Officer
Date: September 20, 1994.
