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UNITED STATES
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
HILLS STORES COMPANY
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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DELAWARE 31-1153510
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation) (I.R.S. employer identification number)
15 DAN ROAD 02021
CANTON, MASSACHUSETTS (Zip Code)
(Address of principal executive offices)
If this Form relates to the registration of a If this Form relates to the registration of a
class of debt securities and is effectivce upon class of debt securities and is to become
filing pursuant to General Instruction A(c)(1) effective simultaneously with the effectiveness
please check the following box. / / of a concurrent registration statement under the
Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A(c)(2) please check the following
box. /X/
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of each exchange on which
Title of each class to be registered each class is to be registered
12 1/2% SENIOR NOTES DUE 2003, SERIES B NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
NONE
(Title of Class)
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INFORMATION REQUIRED IN REGISTRATION STATEMENT
ITEM 1. Description of Registrant's Securities to be Registered.
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The material set forth in the section captioned "Description of Series
B Notes" in the Registrant's Amendment No. 1 to Registration Statement on Form
S-4 (Registration No. 333-05003), filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on June 14, 1996, is incorporated by reference herein.
ITEM 2. Exhibits.
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1. Indenture, dated as of April 19, 1996 among the Company, as
issuer, and Hills Department Store Company, Canton
Advertising, Inc., Corporate Vision, Inc., C.R.H.
International, Inc., HDS Transport, Inc., and Hills
Distributing Company, as guarantors, and Fleet National Bank,
as trustee, is incorporated by reference herein from Exhibit
4.10 to the Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the
Quarterly Period Ended May 4, 1996.
2. Form of the 12 1/2% Senior Notes due 2003, Series B of Hills
Stores Company is incorporated by reference herein from
Exhibit A of the Indenture filed as Exhibit 4.10 to the
Registrant's Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the Quarterly
Period Ended May 4, 1996.
SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of Section 12 of the Securities Exchange
Act of 1934, Hills Stores Company has duly caused this registration statement to
be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly authorized.
HILLS STORES COMPANY
Date: June 19, 1996 By: /s/ William K. Friend
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William K. Friend
Vice President - Secretary
and Corporate Counsel
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