SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
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FORM 8-A
FOR REGISTRATION OF CERTAIN CLASSES OF SECURITIES
PURSUANT TO SECTION 12(b) OR (g) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
A. P. Green Industries, Inc.
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(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware 43-0899374
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(State of incorporation or organization) (IRS Employer Identification
No.)
Green Boulevard, Mexico, Missouri 65265
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(Address of principal executive office) (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
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Preferred Stock New York Stock Exchange, Inc.
Purchase Rights with -----------------------------
Respect to Common
Stock, par value $1.00
per share
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If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is
effective upon filing pursuant to General Instruction A.(c)(1), please check the
following box.|_|
If this Form relates to the registration of a class of debt securities and is to
become effective simultaneously with the effectiveness of a concurrent
registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933 pursuant to General
Instruction A.(c)(2), please check the following box.|_|
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 description of the Registrant's preferred stock purchase
rights set forth under the caption "Description of A.P. Green Capital Stock" of
the Registrant's Registration Statement on Form 10 (File No. 0-16452) filed with
the Securities and Exchange Commission, is incorporated herein by this
reference.
Item 2. Exhibits.
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The following exhibits are included herewith:
Exhibit No. Description
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1, 2 Conformed copy of Rights Agreement dated as of December 22,
1987 between the Registrant and Harris Trust and Savings Bank,
which includes as Exhibit B the form of Right Certificate,
filed as Exhibit 4.2 to the Company's Registration Statement
on Form 10 (File No. 0-16452) filed with the Securities and
Exchange Commission, is incorporated herein by this reference
3 All additional exhibits required by Instruction II to Item 2
of Form 8-A will be supplied to the New York Stock Exchange,
Inc.
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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.
A. P. GREEN INDUSTRIES, INC.
Date: September 11, 1997 By:/s/Gary L. Roberts
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Gary L. Roberts
Vice President, Chief Financial
Officer and Treasurer
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