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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
FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc.
(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in its Charter)
Delaware 88-0206732
(State of Incorporation) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
601 Brannan Street
San Francisco, California 94107
(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, par value $ .00001 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
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), check the following box.
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), check the following box.
Securities Act registration statement file number to which this form
relates: 333-75907 (if applicable).
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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The information contained in "Description of Capital Stock" in the
Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1, as amended (Commission File No.
333-75907), filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Form S-1
Registration Statement"), is hereby incorporated by reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
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1. All Exhibits required by Instruction II to item 2 will be supplied
to the New York Stock Exchange.
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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.
FirstAmerica Automotive, Inc.
Date: August 4, 1999
By: /s/ Thomas A. Price
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Thomas A. Price
Chief Executive Officer, President
and Director
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EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit
Number Exhibit
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1. All Exhibits required by Instruction II to item 2 will be supplied
to the New York Stock Exchange.
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