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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A/A2
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR 12(g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
American Retirement Corporation
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(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Its Charter)
Tennessee 62-1674303
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(State of Incorporation or Organization) (I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
111 Westwood Place, Suite 402
Brentwood, Tennessee 37027
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(Address of Principal Executive Offices) (Zip Code)
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If this Form relates to the registration of a If this Form relates to the
class of securities pursuant to Section 12(b) registration of a class of
of the Exchange Act and is effective securities pursuant to Section 12(g)
pursuant to General Instruction A.(c), of the Exchange Act and is
please check the following box. [X] effective pursuant to General
Instruction A.(d), please check
the following box. [ ]
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
Name of Each Exchange on
Title of Each Class Which Each Class is to be
to be so Registered Registered
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5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated New York Stock Exchange
Debentures due 2002
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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.
The Registrant incorporates by reference herein the description of the
Registrant's 5 3/4% Convertible Subordinated Debentures due 2002 (the
"Debentures") appearing under the caption "Description of Debentures" at pages
73 through 79 in the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form S-1 (No.
333-34339) (the "Registration Statement"), as such description may be amended in
any final prospectus relating to the Registration Statement subsequently filed
with the Securities and Exchange Commission.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
1. Form of Indenture, between the Registrant and IBJ Schroder Bank and
Trust Company as Trustee, relating to the Debentures (incorporated by reference
to Exhibit 4.3 to the Registration Statement.
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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.
American Retirement Corporation
Date: September 24, 1997 /s/ George T. Hicks
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George T. Hicks
Executive Vice President -- Finance
and Chief Financial Officer
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