As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on May 8, 1996
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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PREMIER PARKS INC.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 73-6137714
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(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
11501 Northeast Expressway, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73131
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities
and is effective for 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(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange
Title of each class on which each class
to be so registered is to be registered
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
Common Stock, $.05 par value
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's
Securities to Be Registered.
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Reference is made to the caption "DESCRIPTION OF SECURITIES" on
pages 63 and 64 of the Registrant's Registration Statement (No. 333-02821)
on Form S-2 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 25,
1996, pursuant to rules promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended. The description of the securities contained therein shall be
deemed to have been incorporated by reference into this Registration
Statement on Form 8-A/A.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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Incorporated By
Reference From Exhibit No.
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1. Constituent Instruments
Defining Rights of Holders of
Registered Securities.
1.1 Registrant's Certificate (1) 3
of Incorporation, dated
March 24, 1981.
1.2 Plan and Agreement of (1) 3
Merger of Registrant and
Tierco, a Massachusetts
business trust, dated
March 31, 1981.
1.3 Registrant's Certificate (1) 3
of Amendment of
Certificate of
Incorporation dated
April 14, 1985.
1.4 Registrant's Certificate (1) 3
of Amendment of
Certificate of
Incorporation dated
May 8, 1987.
1.5 Registrant's Certificate (1) 3
of Amendment of
Certificate of
Incorporation dated
June 11, 1987.
1.6 Registrant's Certificate (2) 3(f)
of Amendment of
Certificate of
Incorporation dated April
30, 1991.
1.7 Registrant's Certificate (3) 3(g)
of Amendment of
Certificate of
Incorporation dated June
30, 1992.
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Incorporated By
Reference From Exhibit No.
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1.8 Registrant's Certificate (4) 3(a)
of Amendment of
Certificate of
Incorporation dated June
23, 1993.
1.9 Registrant's Certificate (5) 3(i)
of Amendment of
Certificate of
Incorporation dated
October 7, 1994.
1.10 Registrant's Certificate (6) 3(10)
of Designation of Series
A 7% Cumulative
Convertible Preferred
Stock.
1.11 Registrant's Certificate (7) 4(m)
of Amendment of
Certificate of
Incorporation.
1.12 Registrant's By-laws. (2) 3(g)
2. Specimen of security to be
registered hereunder.
2.1 Specimen of Common Stock (7) 4(l)
Certificate.
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(1) The Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1987.
(2) The Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1991.
(3) The Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1992.
(4) The Registrant's Form 10-Q for the quarter ended June 30, 1993.
(5) The Registrant's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1994.
(6) The Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No. 33-62225).
(7) The Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-2 (No. 333-02821)
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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.
PREMIER PARKS INC.
By: /s/ James F. Dannhauser
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James F. Dannhauser
Chief Financial Officer
Date: May 8, 1996
