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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-A/A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Quaker State Corporation
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 25-0742820
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer
Identification No.)
Xerox Center, 222 West Las Colinas Blvd.,
Suite 1750, Irving, Texas 75039
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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 to Name of each exchange on which each
be so registered class is to be registered
Rights to Purchase
Capital Stock, $1.00 New York Stock Exchange
par value per share Pacific Stock Exchange
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Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(g) of the Act:
None
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(Title of Class)
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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 Amendment to the Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereto duly
authorized.
QUAKER STATE CORPORATION
(Registrant)
By /s/ CONRAD A. CONRAD
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Name: Conrad A. Conrad
Title: Vice Chairman and
Chief Financial Officer
DATE: December 4, 1995
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