FORM 8-A
Securities and Exchange Commission
Washington, D.C. 20549
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 73-0400345
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(State of incorporation (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
or organization)
Phillips Building, Bartlesville, OK 74004
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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
7.20% Notes due 2023 New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered
A description of the Registrant's 7.20% Notes due 2023 to be
registered hereby is contained in the "Description of Securities"
set forth in the prospectus dated March 19, 1993 and "Description
of Notes" set forth in the prospectus supplement dated October 18,
1993, each filed as a part of the Registrant's Registration
Statement No. 33-59020 under the Securities Act of 1933, and such
descriptions are incorporated herein by this reference.
Item 2. Exhibits
1. (a) Indenture dated as of September 15, 1990 between
the Registrant and Continental Bank, National
Association, as Trustee, relating to certain debt
securities (incorporated by reference to Exhibit
4(c) to the Registrant's Annual Report on Form 10-K
for the year ended December 31, 1990).
(b) Supplemental Indenture No. 1 dated as of May 23,
1991 supplementing the Indenture referenced in 2(a)
(incorporated by reference to Exhibit 4(b) to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
quarter ended June 30, 1991).
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.
PHILLIPS PETROLEUM COMPANY
Date: January 19, 1994 By T. C. Morris
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T. C. Morris, Vice President
and Treasurer
