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
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PRIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
(FORMERLY PRIDE PETROLEUM SERVICES, INC.)
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
LOUISIANA 76-0069030
(State of incorporation or organization) (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
1500 CITY WEST BLVD, SUITE 400
HOUSTON, TEXAS 77042
(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Securities to be registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:
NAME OF EACH EXCHANGE ON WHICH
TITLE OF EACH CLASS TO BE SO REGISTERED EACH CLASS IS TO BE REGISTERED
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COMMON STOCK, NO PAR VALUE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
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
(title of class)
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ITEM 1. DESCRIPTION OF REGISTRANT'S SECURITIES TO BE REGISTERED.
The class of securities to be registered hereby is common stock, no
par value ("Common Stock"), of Pride International, Inc., a Louisiana
corporation (the "Company"), which previously had been registered pursuant to
Section 12(g) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the
"Exchange Act").
With respect to the securities registered hereunder, the Registrant
has filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") a
Registration Statement on Form S-3 (Registration No. 333-21385) (the
"Registration Statement"), including a Prospectus, under the Securities Act of
1933, as amended (the "Securities Act"), which was declared effective by the
Commission on April 4, 1997. The Common Stock was previously the subject of a
Registration Statement on Form 8-A filed by the Registrant with the Commission
on February 6, 1989 with respect to registration under Section 12(g) of the
Exchange Act.
Reference is made to the information set forth under the caption
"Description of Capital Stock" on pages 10-12 of the Prospectus dated April 4,
1997 (as filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) with a Prospectus Supplement dated May 1,
1997) for descriptions of the Common Stock, the other capital stock of the
Company and certain antitakeover provisions included in the charter of the
Company, which are incorporated herein by reference.
The Company has filed an application to list the Common Stock for
trading on the New York Stock Exchange. Upon approval of such application, the
Company intends to delist the Common Stock from the Nasdaq National Market.
ITEM 2. EXHIBITS.
No exhibits are filed as part of this Registration Statement on
Form 8-A.
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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.
PRIDE INTERNATIONAL, INC.
Date: August 18, 1997 By: /s/ EARL W. MCNIEL
Earl W. McNiel
Vice President and Chief
Financial Officer
