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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 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
COMMERCIAL BANCSHARES, INCORPORATED
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
West Virginia 55-0622108
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(State of Incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification No.)
415 Market Street, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101
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(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
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Common Stock, Par Value $5.00 American 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
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Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
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This registration statement relates to the registration with the
Securities and Exchange Commission of shares of Common Stock, par value $5.00
per share (the "Common Stock"), of Commercial BancShares, Incorporated, a West
Virginia corporation (the "Registrant"). The description of the Common Stock to
be registered hereunder set forth under the caption "Description of Securities"
at page 20 of the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-4 (Registration
No. 33-35485), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on January 3,
1991, is incorporated herein by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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All exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2 will be supplied to
the American Stock Exchange.
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.
Commercial BancShares, Incorporated
(Registrant)
Dated: June 4, 1996 By: /s/ William E. Mildren, Jr.
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William E. Mildren, Jr.
Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer
