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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF
THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Hadco Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Massachusetts 04-2393279
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(State of Incorporation (IRS Employer
or Organization) Identification No.)
12A Manor Parkway, Salem, New Hampshire 03079
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(b) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c), please check the following box: /X/
If this form relates to the registration of a class of securities pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act and is effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), please check the following box: / /
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form relates:
Not applicable
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 New York Stock Exchange
Purchase Rights
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
N/A
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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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Information concerning the Registrant's Common Stock Purchase Rights is
contained under the caption "Description of Registrant's Securities to be
Registered" in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 8-A, File
No. 0-12102, filed on August 23, 1995 pursuant to Section 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.
Item 2. Exhibits
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Exhibit No. Exhibit
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1. Rights Agreement, dated as of August 22, 1995,
between Hadco Corporation and The First National Bank
of Boston (filed as Exhibit 1 to the Registration
Statement on Form 8-A, File No. 0-12102, filed on
August 23, 1995 and incorporated herein by
reference).
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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.
HADCO CORPORATION
By: /s/F. Gordon Bitter
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F. Gordon Bitter
Senior Vice President and
Chief Financial Officer
Date: September 28, 1999
